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and sanctuaries were occupied by temple prostitutes. These prostitutes were known to practise sexual rituals in different cities which included Corinth

prostitutes called amrads. Brothels are mentioned but it was more common for prostitutes to meet clients on an individual basis, and male prostitutes

and punters in Britain and Ireland. These slang terms are used among both prostitutes and law enforcement for persons who solicit prostitutes. The term

Cocottes (or coquettes) were high class prostitutes (courtesans) in France during the Second Empire and the Belle Époque. They were also known as demimondaines

which is two coat hangers wrapped together, in order to subdue unruly prostitutes. Although prostitutes can move between pimps, this movement sometimes

Latin literature makes frequent reference to prostitutes. Historians such as Livy and Tacitus mention prostitutes who had acquired some degree of respectability

looking to fulfill their sexual needs. Male prostitutes have been far less studied than female prostitutes by researchers. Even so, male prostitution has

disguises: Brothels: Buildings in which prostitutes are available. Streetwalkers/Street prostitution: Prostitutes who stand or walk in the streets, roads, highways

been noted that the prostitutes themselves were known to drink in order to withstand the violence they so often faced. Prostitutes were also recorded to

prostitution exists in 10 Dutch cities and involves on average some 320 prostitutes daily. Between 3,500 and 4,000 prostitutes are employed daily in 600–700 clubs