From ancient Mesopotamian love curses to the syphilitic nobles of the Renaissance Era, history proves that what happens in the brothel definitely doesn’t stay in the brothel. STDs have shaped empires, inspired some truly terrifying "cures," and left their mark (sometimes literally) on history’s most powerful figures. Tune in to Macabre: A Dark History Podcast, where we unwrap the itchy, oozing truth about history’s most infamous infections—no penicillin required!

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Sources:

https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/13/stis-through-the-centuries/

Celsus, De Medicina (On Medicine)

Galen, On the Power of the Drugs and On the Therapeutics of the Arts

Richlin, Amy. The Garden of Priapus: Sexuality and Aggression in Roman Humor (Oxford Studies in Roman Literature and Culture)

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