A New Skeleton and an Old Debate About Syphilis

Atlantic ^ | February 18, 2016 | Cari Romm

[C19fan]

In June 1495, the Italian historian Niccolo Squillaci wrote a letter describing a horrific disease that was sweeping through Europe.

“There are itching sensations, and an unpleasant pain in the joints; there is a rapidly increasing fever,” he wrote. “The skin is inflamed with revolting scabs and is completely covered with swellings and tubercules, which are initially of a livid red color, and then become blacker.” And, tellingly, “It most often begins with the private parts.”

[C19fan]

One night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury. The ability to cure syphilis is as much responsible for the sexual revolution as the pill.

[CGASMIA68]

So what

[Snickering Hound]

They’ve known about this for sometime. There was actually a PBS “Secrets of the Dead” show back around 2000 that was a rebroadcast of a BBC channel 4 documentary which had skeletons buried in the 1300’s in England showing signs of syphilis.

[Snickering Hound]

So what

The story of the origin of the Syphilis epidemic in Europe is that it was contracted by European explorers of the New World, this contradicts that.

[Mr Apple]

Obviously, Bill Clinton has not heeded the advice in articles like these.

[DiogenesLamp]

One night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury. The ability to cure syphilis is as much responsible for the sexual revolution as the pill.

I identify three primary pillars of the "sexual revolution."

Antibiotics, Gender demographic changes caused by World War II, and the invention of the birth control pill.

But yes, antibiotics are what keep Homosexuals alive. There is a reason why the Homosexual population and behavior has surged since the 1960s.

[Mr. K]

The dark ages were around this time too, weren’t they?

I recently read an article that The Dark Ages could be DIRECTLY related to muslim invasion and subsequent loss of civilization.

Then The Enlightenment was shown to have been almost directly related to kicking muzzie ass out of Europe

[Snickering Hound]

Nope, the Early Middle Ages ended around AD 1000.

This would be in the High Middle Ages or even Renaissance if you’re going by the University course labels.

[9422WMR]

“This would be in the High Middle Ages or even Renaissance if you’re going by the University course labels.”

I thought they just mentioned “back then” in University courses now. There is no actual teaching of history. It’s all fluid and subject to “interpretation”./S

[bkopto]

The skin is inflamed with revolting scabs and is completely covered with swellings and tubercules, which are initially of a livid red color....

[Covenantor]

Don’t know how old you are. I can tell you the invention of panty hose played a big part in the sexual revolution. Eliminated all the armor of younger women’s undergarment. Easier to give in to the passion of the moment. Readily available women’s birth control followed shortly there after. Reflected in the huge change in women’s fashion, mini skirts etc. Good times good times...

[Politicalkiddo]

I watched a documentary on Pompeii once and archeologists found a pair of twin skeletons which they believed to show signs of congenital syphilis.

[Foundahardheadedwoman]

I recently read an article that The Dark Ages could be DIRECTLY related to muslim invasion and subsequent loss of civilization.

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We is rapidly passing the time for a new Crusade.

[SunkenCiv]

Syphilis widespread in Central Europe even before Columbus' voyage to America