Being Gay in Ancient Rome: Emperors and Soldiers
Added 2022-06-30 19:21:42 +0000 UTCNEW VIDEO: Being Gay in Ancient Rome
Cultural ideas of sexuality have evolved over the centuries and were very different in the ancient world. For the Romans, records show that they were less concerned with the gender of partners so much as they were worried about who played the active role. Therefore, free male citizens were expected to be dominant in all relations, be they with men or women, to preserve their virtue.
In this episode, we seek to explore these ancient ideas of sexuality through the lens of the most powerful figures of the Roman Empire, Rome's Gay Emperors. We examine the cases of Nero, Trajan, Hadrian, and Elagabalus. Each of their stories helps shed light on this topic.
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Sheds a light on the whole culture at the time
Vytko Icaro
2022-07-08 22:32:16 +0000 UTC
