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CLEOPATRA’S QUAFFING PART 2

THIS ALL STARTED yesterday with private investigator George Valentine (of SiriusXM “Radio Classics” Let George Do It) reading Pliny’s account of Cleopatra downing a pearl dissolved in vinegar. Today in … Continue reading →

September 6, 2018 · 3 Comments

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