THE SCENE: This medical “fact” could be useful for people who are seeking to resolve disputes between different parts of their body.
THE TEXT: We divide the body into four parts: head, stomach, belly, and bladder. The head is an empire, the stomach a kingdom, the belly a hovel, but the bladder is a hired hand.
– The Wisdom of the Art of Medicine, 6th Century AD
“As the slave cut off the horse’s member, and was about to throw it away, the farmer’s son ran by laughing, caught it, and took it into the parlour. There, his mother was sitting, accompanied by her daughter and the slave-woman. He shook the phallus at them, shouting mocking remarks.” […]
“Then Thorir said, “All of our lives, Sigmundur, we’ve been together. You’ve been my only family, and I’ve been yours. But now it seems likely that our dear partnership is coming to an end. I’ve swam as far as I can. I want you to save yourself … save your own life, and forget about me. Because you’ll die, my brother, if you try to save me too.”” […]
“All the Spaniards had been summoned to an assembly at Tarraco and were “jokingly expressing reluctance” – to use Marius Maximums’ actual words – over conscription. ” […]
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