To: DallasBiff
In China, men would castrate themselves to gain position in the palace. Better food and lifestyle. Sadly, not everyone who did this got a job and were left to be a eunuch peasant.
2 posted on
04/27/2023 3:33:29 PM PDT by
BipolarBob
(I was going to start procrastinating this year, I just haven't got around to it.)
To: BipolarBob
To: BipolarBob
Why did Brittanica leave out the Romans?
Vestal virgins and all.
9 posted on
04/27/2023 3:51:11 PM PDT by
DallasBiff
(Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
To: BipolarBob
Some rose to become bodyguards, confidential advisers, and even ministers, generals, and admirals....
Sure, sure, but as a group, they're losing members.
16 posted on
04/27/2023 5:02:40 PM PDT by
golux
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