Oh, those crazy Romans...

[lukon_idein]

Just minding my own business, trying to research ancient uses of lead, and what should I find?

"Leaden plates are applied to the region of the loins and kidneys for their comparative chilly nature to check the attacks of venereal passions, and the libidinous dreams that cause spontaneous emissions to the extent of constituting a kind of disease. It is recorded that the pleader Calvus used these platses to control and to preserve his bodily strength for laborious study."

Wow. Um. Great. Thanks for the info, Pliny. I take it there's no Latin word for OVERSHARE?? And no matter how much I might want this masters, there is no way I'm strapping lead plates to my nether parts for it!!!
:P

Comments

[raletha.livejournal.com]

Fabulous! These are the fun parts parts of history - forget Kings-n-Swords.

[lukon-idein.livejournal.com]

So glad you got a kick out of that! It is a bit more entertaining interesting than a tally of legions being sent to Gaul and all that, but, WOW, so unexpected! Now I just need to figure out a way to work it into the thesis (which, no doubt, will need a bit of jazzing up with human interest). ;p

[(Anonymous)]

And do you then walk around with said strapped apparatus - or is this something for the night time?

mmmm coool refreshing lead

- Edrie

[lukon-idein.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if one is expected to walk around with these things strapped on - I would think they'd clunk together and give you away mighty quick (assuming they're on the inner thigh)! Not to mention lugging all that extra weight around. Perhaps it's designed to make you so tired you don't have the energy for naughty dreams. :)

So great to hear from you!!!!!!!!!!!