Aphrodisia
women, sex and pleasure in the classical world
$48.10
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
17 August 2026
Summary
Was Ovid a surprising champion of women’s sexual pleasure? Or did he just want them to fake it? Where did the British Museum curators hide the most pornographic of frescoes? And what exactly was the phallic wooden object excavated in 90’s Northumberland?
In APHRODISIA, Dr Jean Menzies dives into the hidden history of women’s sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome. The classical world stretched across the Mediterranean for more than a millennium, its people and cultures …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800963207 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1800963203 |
| Author: | Jean Menzies |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Monoray |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 17 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Jean Menzies
Dr. Jean Menzies is an author and presenter. In 2020, she won the BAMB Breakthrough Author award for her first book, Greek Myths: Meet the heroes, gods, and monsters of ancient Greece. She is also the author of the adult fantasy novel, The Flames of Albiyon, published in 2021. She holds a PhD in ancient history with a specialization in the history of women in Classical Greece. Dr. Menzies also produces the podcast That’s Ancient History.
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