Take a hit of history and discover the crazy, weird, and bizarre ancient roman laws.

In this short, we explore:
1. Wine or Die: In Ancient Rome, there was a law stating that a husband could kill his wife if he found her drinking wine. Roman women were absolutely forbidden to drink wine, because it was thought to encourage indecent behavior. The men even had techniques to determine if a women had been drinking, almost like an ancient breathalyzer. Under a similar law, a father was allowed to kill his daughter's lover if he ever caught her committing adultery.
2. Another law banned common civilians from wearing the color purple. The color Purple was viewed to be the most dignified and majestic color by the romans. Because of this, wearing purple was reserved only for the emperor.
3. Another colorful law required prostitutes to dye their hair blonde. You see, Ancient Roman woman were typically naturally brunettes. Having blonde hair was associated with barbarian culture and was undesirable. So, in an effort to humiliate sex workers and separate them from the so-called dignified women in society, prostitutes were legally required to dye their hair blonde.

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