Contents:
- WHY THE ROMANS ARE IMPORTANT THE DEBATE ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
- A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.
WHY THE ROMANS ARE IMPORTANT THE DEBATE ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
Homosexualy ancient Rome was a large part of society and of sexualy general. The ancient Romans also had a very different unrstandg of homosexualy than we do morn society.
There was no real ncept of homosexualy or of heterosexualy. Male wh male relatns were the most mon and prevalent type of homosexualy ancient Rome. The homosexualy of women was viewed a pletely different light then that of men ancient Rome.
As a rult of this women who engaged homosexual activy were ually portrayed as participatg mascule activi such as bodybuildg and drkg and eatg excsive amounts. Overall the view of homosexual women was a negative one the ancient world. It has even been rerd that some hbands would murr their wiv for homosexual affairs.
A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.
9) Makg a Man His WifeI'm not talkg about gay marriage here, at least not really. This practice was lled irmat and Romans didn’t nsir gay sce they were the on dog the peratg. In honour of LGBTQIA+ history month, Ancient History alumni Ollie Burns tak a closer look at the social, polil, and cultural implitns of homosexualy ancient Rome.
Trigger Warng: sexual vlence, homophobia, paedophilia, nudy.