10Strange and Absurd Things That Ancients Did in the Middle Ages
Scientists have not been able to come up with all the secrets of our ancient ancestors, however, despite the development they have reached, they have been doing some strange things, and you will be surprised when you know them, some of these things are very strange by our modern standards and for any standards, get ready to know the 10 strange things used The ancients would do it.
1. Parents had the right to sell their children but only a maximum of 3 times!
The father in ancient Rome had unrestricted authority over all members of his family. The father had the right to decide the fate of the newborn children in the family in terms of whether or not they survived, and he could sell his children, and if the child’s owner sought help from him, here the child must return to his father’s house But a maximum of 3 times or else he is considered a bad parent.
2. The ladies used to use lead and sulfur to dye their hair!
It turns out that the process of hair coloring has existed since ancient times. Women used wrong chemicals (caused by lack of knowledge) which sometimes led to harm to their health. They also experimented with plant materials to dye hair, but these methods were not proven in hair, and for this reason resorted The Greeks and Romans dyed their hair permanently by using various chemicals including sulfur, and by the 1700s, the Italians tended to soak their long hair in a corrosive solution of lye to obtain a golden color, and many Europeans also used saffron and sulfur powder to obtain the desired results. It was believed by the Afghans that dyeing hair cures headaches.
3. Doctors made holes in patients' heads to release evil spirits!
Of course, we do not deny that modern medical devices have enabled us to discover the human body more and thus identify many diseases and reach a treatment for them, and this was not present in ancient times, and that is why the ancient doctors believed that to treat many diseases such as convulsions, headaches and infection, they had to He made holes and holes in the head, thinking that the evil spirit would find its way out and leave the injured person, and some research resulted in the discovery of the skulls of some patients who were able to survive after applying these strange methods of treatment.
4. Doctors used garlic to test for pregnancy
Many methods have emerged to speculate about whether there is a pregnancy or not, and among these speculations is placing wheat seeds in the urine of the woman to be tested, and if the seeds float, it means that she is pregnant. There is another way, which is to put a clove of garlic or onions in the penis, and the next morning the doctor comes to smell the woman’s breath. If he finds the smell of her breath mixed with the smell of garlic, this is evidence of her pregnancy. Thank you for the medical advances that exist today that eliminate these strange methods.
5. Women were not allowed to cry at funerals
Some women were hired at funerals to fabricate crying and screaming, but later on, this tradition was considered too negative, and hence women were forbidden to cry at funerals.
6. There were public toilets in ancient Rome
It is known that ancient Rome used all possible means of personal hygiene, they regularly went to public baths to shower and used toilets and scrubbers, and since few people were able to own a private toilet so you find that 95% of the other population were using public toilets that were made Long rows of stone or wood.
7. Fathers had the right to legally end the lives of their daughters lovers
There is no doubt that the existence of an illegal relationship is a crime, but the matter at that time was without control or the presence of witnesses, which opens the door to the abuse of this law, and the father must end the lives of both lovers, otherwise he will be accused of murder if he ends the life of one of them Just.
8. People used to shave their eyebrows to show grief over the death of cats in ancient Egypt
People in ancient Egypt worshiped cats as their favorite animals and believed that cats brought good luck to the families that lived with them. Indeed, there is one of the ancient Egyptian gods called Bastet, so this alleged deity was depicted in the form of either a cat or a woman with a cat's head, and cats were so sacred that those who Damage to her may be condemned to end his life, and the ancient Egyptian families shaved their eyebrows in grief over the death of the cat.
Interesting fact: Commander Alexander the Great, former Roman Dictator Julius Caesar, Emperor of the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan, King of Italy Napoleon and Hitler all had a fear of cats!!!
9. Glass and rubber balls are used for organ augmentation
The problem of enlargement has bothered many women throughout the ages, and some of them have resorted to using topical treatments such as tropical treatments or applying coconut oil to make the size appear larger. However, the first surgery was performed in 1895 by the surgeon Vincennes Czerny, and the operation was performed after removing a tumor, and from here that process began to develop, it passed through several stages where ivory, glass balls, rubber, and other fillings were used until it developed and reached what I got it now.
10. Animal excrement has been used in medical treatments
In ancient Greece, women believed that crocodile dung was effective in preventing pregnancy, so they put it in the penis. In ancient Egypt, warriors used animal dung to dress their wounds, and sheep's droppings were used in Scottish folk medicine to treat smallpox.
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