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    Strange Superstitions and Curious Customs of the Ancient World

    By Alicia Chrysostomou and Matheos Chrysostomou

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    When husbands from the oriental province of Pem left home on a journey of longer than twenty days duration, their wives were entitled to take another husband in the interim. According to the ancient Irish Brehon laws, a wife could annul her marriage if her husband was obese, or if he was a gossip who would brag of his bedroom antics. Spartans going into battle ensured their hair was combed and well groomed as they considered it improper to die with untidy hair. The Romans used a plaster composed of spiders’ webs soaked in oil and vinegar to staunch the flow of blood from minor gashes. In one ancient Ethiopian tribe, the wives of tribal members were shared. Anyone committing adultery with the wife of the tribal chief, however, was fined a sheep. A compilation of the oddest, most eccentric and truly bizarre customs, laws and superstitions of our forefathers. Alicia and Matheos Chrysostomou have combed the planet to bring you the very best of the very odd.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMercier Press
    Release dateFeb 28, 2006
    ISBN9781856359054
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    Alicia Chrysostomou

    Alicia Chrysostomou is a Senior University Lecturer at London Metropolitan University on polymer materials. She has lived and worked in various places around the world including Hollywood and New Zealand. She has published a number of journals, and has been consulted by numerous BBC series. She has published unrelated books ‘Strange Superstitions and Curious Customs of the Ancient World’ and ‘The Chronicles of Cerberus’ Alicia currently resides in London with her family.

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      A fun collection of various laws from medieval times and earlier, a light funny read.