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071 Love, Sex, and Prostitution

The History of Ancient Greece

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Athenaeus and Franny

Aspasia was a lover of the famous sculptor Praxitalis. She is said to have been the model for his Aphrodite of Kinitos, which was the first nude statue of a woman from ancient Greece. The best known event in Friti's life though is her legal trial. Her name has been found inscribed on a lead-curse tablet.

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