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Lakhmids Pleasure Houses Level 3

Hetaera's Court

Sin is no more than a word.

Every man needs respite, be it at the bottom of a glass or in the arms of another. Sex sells, and this was no less true in antiquity than now. In the pagan cultures of the ancient world, many prostitutes - male and female - worked under official sanction at temples and, although condemned under the Jewish law of Halakha, the "oldest profession" is even mentioned in the Bible - and in a comparatively positive light. For instance, the Book of Genesis contains the story of Judah's widowed daughter-in-law, Tamar, who poses as a roadside prostitute to trick him into making her pregnant after he cruelly withholds consent for her marriage to his youngest son. Amongst other entries, there is also mention in the Book of Joshua of a prostitute who helped the Jews capture Jericho from the Canaanites in return for legitimacy via conversion and honourable marriage. Generally, however, prostitution was strictly forbidden by both the religious and the secular laws of many ancient states, with those found guilty frequently put to death for the crime.

Effects

Wealth: 2500 from industry (building_to_building_own)
Public order: +3 (province_to_province_own)
Religious influence: -11 state religion (region_to_region_own)
Squalor: +6 (region_to_region_own)

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Recruitable Units

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