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SPQR: A Roman Miscellany
334 printed pages
- Copyright owner
- Head of Zeus
- Publication year
- 2014
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
Quotes
- Антон Терещукhas quoted7 years ago
Sexual virility in a man was something to be proud of. Caesar had a reputation as a sexual omnivore, and both sexes were on the menu. When it was quipped that he was ‘the husband of all women and the wife of all husbands’, there was as much envy as criticism in the remark. - Антон Терещукhas quoted7 years agoobject of desire or in one kind of sexual practice was suspect. There was nothing wrong with sodomy, but you shouldn’t specialize in it (or anything else): a varied diet was best.
- Антон Терещукhas quoted7 years agoNor did the Romans have any idea of sexual status, of being gay or straight. Sex was what one did, not what one was; in Rome it didn’t matter much whom you fancied—man or woman, boy or girl. Homosexual behaviour was widespread and generally acceptable. However, taking pleasure exclusively in one
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