Aphrodisia, 9781800963214
Paperback
Uncover the hidden history of women’s desire in Ancient Greece and Rome.
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Aphrodisia

women, sex and pleasure in the classical world

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    4 May 2026

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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-13:9781800963214
ISBN-10:1800963211
Author:Jean Menzies
Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint:Monoray
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:4 May 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
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 and she is also the author of adult fantasy novel, The Flames of Albiyon, published in 2021. She has a PhD in ancient history with a specialism in the history of women in Classical Greece. She also produces the podcast That’s Ancient History.

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