Giguntur et utriusque sexu quos hermaphroditos vocamus, olim androgynos vocatos et in prodigiis habitos, nunc vero in deliciis*.
-- Pliny the Elder, Nat. Hist. 7.3.34
We call those born with characteristics of both sexes "intersex," [formerly called "androgynes"]. They were once considered bad omens, but now are used for entertainment.
* the phrase 'in deliciis' is often used to denote exploitation or enslavement
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Name: Gaius Plinius
Secundus
Date: 23 – 79 CE
Works: Naturalis
Historia*
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Pliny was an Italian-born
Roman statesman and author who lived during the reigns of the early Roman
emperors. He spent most of his life in service of his country; he ultimately
gave his life in arranging the evacuation of the regions devastated by the
eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. His work, the Natural History, is a
37-volume collection of art, history, and science of the ancient world.
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