Ten years after its original publication, Roman Homosexuality remains the definitive statement of this interesting but often misunderstood aspect of Roman cultu

Introduction 1. Roman Traditions: Slaves, Prostitutes, and Wives 2. Greece and Rome 3. The Concept of Stuprum 4. Effeminacy and Masculinity 5. Sexual Roles and

This groundbreaking study, among the earliest syntheses on female homosexuality throughout Antiquity, explores the topic with careful reference to ancient conce

Ten years after its original publication, Roman Homosexuality remains the definitive statement of this interesting but often misunderstood aspect of Roman cultu

How have major civilizations of the last two millennia treated people who were attracted to their own sex? In a narrative tour de force, Louis Crompton chronicl