What Made You Ugly In The Ancient World?
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
11/01/24
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When we think about Greek and Roman beauty, we think of marble statues of huge men with tiny...feet.
But what did it mean to be a beautiful woman? What role did their ideas of ugliness play in these ideas? And how did Christianity throw a curveball in all of this?
Taking us back to this world is Caroline Vout, author of Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body, to give us a learned glimpse beneath the togas.
This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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This podcast was edited by Freddy Chick. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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