March 29, 2024

Ancient tomb may have belonged to a courtesan with Alexander the Great’s army, archeologists reveal

Israeli archeologists may have discovered the first-ever tomb of a woman known as a “hetaira” to Alexander the Great’s army in Ancient Greece.  A hetaira, or courtesan, was an “esteemed escort,” said the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.  More specifically, hetaira were “one of a class of professional independent courtesans of Ancient Greece who, besides developing physical […]

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