About Uncovering Sex Lives of the Romans | With Honor Cargill-Martin
From popular TV series to kinky paintings, there is a recurring image today of Romans as lust-filled, mad degenerates. But the reality is a lot more...complicated. Join Tristan Hughes and historian Honor Cargill-Martin as they explore the sex lives of ancient Romans living c.2,000 years ago - Emperors, statesmen, freedmen, slaves and more. Sorting fact from fiction, they explore why erotic imagery could be found all across the Roman Empire, acceptable vs deplorable marriage partners and just why gladiators became such sex symbols.
Uncovering Sex Lives of the Romans | With Honor Cargill-Martin is presented by History Hit. Its listed runtime is 33 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Uncovering Sex Lives of the Romans | With Honor Cargill-Martin
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