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Abortion Rights Takeover: Silphium
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This episode is part of our abortion rights takeover series. It was originally dropped on our Patreon.
It deals with the miracle plant of ancient Greece and Rome: Silphium. The people of Cyrene printed it on their money. It was considered a delicacy throughout the Greek and Roman world, as well as a powerful medicine that could be used to cure everything from baldness to epilepsy to poisonings.
And it may have even functioned as a contraceptive--and an abortifacent.
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306 episodes
Manage episode 328978758 series 2094124
This episode is part of our abortion rights takeover series. It was originally dropped on our Patreon.
It deals with the miracle plant of ancient Greece and Rome: Silphium. The people of Cyrene printed it on their money. It was considered a delicacy throughout the Greek and Roman world, as well as a powerful medicine that could be used to cure everything from baldness to epilepsy to poisonings.
And it may have even functioned as a contraceptive--and an abortifacent.
Get ad-free episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/ancienthistoryfangirl
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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