CHAPTER I. THE JEWS.
Prostitution coeval with Society.--Prostitutes in the Eighteenth Century B.C.--Tamar and Judah.--Legislation of Moses.--Syrian Women.--Rites of Moloch.--Groves.--Social Condition of Jewish Harlots.--Description by Solomon.--The Jews of Babylon. Page 35
CHAPTER II. EGYPT, SYRIA, AND ASIA MINOR.
Egyptian Courtesans.--Festival of Bubastis.--Morals in Egypt.--Religious Prostitution in Chaldæa.--Babylonian Banquets.--Compulsory Prostitution in Phoenicia.--Persian Banquets. 40
CHAPTER III. GREECE.
Mythology.--Solonian Legislation.--Dicteria.--Pisistratidæ.-- Lycurgus and Sparta.--Laws on Prostitution.--Case of Phryne.--Classes of Prostitutes.--Pornikon Telos.--Dress.-- Hair of Prostitutes.--The Dicteriades of Athens.--Abode and Manners.--Appearance of Dicteria.--Laws regulating Dicteria.--Schools of Prostitution.--Loose Prostitutes.--Old Prostitutes.--Auletrides, or Flute-players.--Origin.--How hired.--Performances.--Anecdote of Arcadians.--Price of Flute-players.--Festival of Venus Periboa.--Venus Callipyge.--Lesbian Love.--Lamia.--Hetairæ.--Social Standing.--Venus and her Temples.--Charms of Hetairæ.-- Thargelia.--Aspasia.--Hipparchia.--Bacchis.--Guathena and Guathenion.--Lais.--Phryne.--Pythionice.--Glycera.-- Leontium.--Other Hetairæ.--Biographers of Prostitutes.-- Philtres. 43
CHAPTER IV. ROME.
Laws governing Prostitution.--Floralian Games.--Registration of Prostitutes.--Purity of Morals.--Julian Law.--Ædiles.-- Classes of Prostitutes.--Loose Prostitutes.--Various Classes of lewd Women.--Meretrices.--Dancing Girls.--Bawds.--Male Prostitutes.--Houses of Prostitution.--Lupanaria.--Cells of Prostitutes.--Houses of Assignation.--Fornices.--Circus.-- Baths.--Taverns.--Bakers' Shops.--Squares and Thoroughfares.--Habits and Manners of Prostitutes.--Social standing.--Dress.--Rate of Hire.--Virgins in Roman Brothels.--Kept Women.--Roman Poets.--Ovid.--Martial.--Roman Society.--Social Corruption.--Conversation.--Pictures and Sculptures.--Theatricals.--Baths.--Religious Indecencies.-- Marriage Feasts.--Emperors.--Secret Diseases.--Celsus.-- Roman Faculty.--Archiatii. 64