Pliny's Guide to Menstrual Magic – Vespasian #25

This episode we go deep on the hilltop fortresses still holding out in Judaea after the fall of Jerusalem, which turns into a very long detour through Pliny the Elder’s chapter on menstrual blood…. which is, it turns out, absolutely packed with practical tips you can use at home. Don’t let your pregnant horses anywhere near a menstruating virgin, obviously. We also get to Machaerus, the fortress where John the Baptist allegedly lost his head, and a magic root that will kill your dog but cure demonic possession, so swings and roundabouts.