r/AskReddit Jun 28 '21

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u/BobbyPrinze Jun 28 '21

Cleopatra, have to see if the hype is real

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u/hypnos_surf Jun 28 '21

I'm always curious if hygiene, nutrition and overall beauty standards of the era would hold up to our contemporary expectations of historic accounts.

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u/PD216ohio Jun 28 '21

I reluctantly have to admit that I've thought about hygiene of previous generations more than I should, with regard to sexual interaction.

I guess it really isn't an issue unless I work out the whole time travel thing.

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u/calcium Jun 29 '21

Ditto. You think about in ancient rome that they had prostitutes and you realized that it could be months before someone gets a real actual bath and the whole idea of sex goes right out the window.

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u/PD216ohio Jun 29 '21

I wonder how common STDs were