Sex on Show

Sex on Show
Author: Caroline Vout
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Erotic art
ISBN: 9780520280205

The ancient Greeks and Romans were not shy about sex. Phallic imagery, sex scenes, and the lively activities of their promiscuous gods adorned many objects, buildings, and sculptures. Drinking cups, oil-lamps, and walls were decorated with scenes of seduction; statues of erect penises served as boundary-stones and signposts; and marble satyrs and nymphs grappled in gardens. Caroline Vout examines the abundance of sexual imagery in Greek and Roman culture. Were these images intended to be shocking, humorous, or exciting? Are they about sex or love? How are we to know whether our responses to them are akin to those of the ancients? The answers to these questions provide fascinating insights into ancient attitudes toward religion, politics, sex, gender, and the body. They also reveal how the ancients saw themselves and their world, and how subsequent centuries have seen them. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this lively and thought-provoking book not only addresses theories of sexual practice and social history, it is also a visual history of what it meant and still means to stare sex in the face.

The Sleep of Reason

The Sleep of Reason
Author: Martha C. Nussbaum
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2013-08-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0226923312

Sex is beyond reason, and yet we constantly reason about it. So, too, did the peoples of ancient Greece and Rome. But until recently there has been little discussion of their views on erotic experience and sexual ethics. The Sleep of Reason brings together an international group of philosophers, philologists, literary critics, and historians to consider two questions normally kept separate: how is erotic experience understood in classical texts of various kinds, and what ethical judgments and philosophical arguments are made about sex? From same-sex desire to conjugal love, and from Plato and Aristotle to the Roman Stoic Musonius Rufus, the contributors demonstrate the complexity and diversity of classical sexuality. They also show that the ethics of eros, in both Greece and Rome, shared a number of commonalities: a focus not only on self-mastery, but also on reciprocity; a concern among men not just for penetration and display of their power, but also for being gentle and kind, and for being loved for themselves; and that women and even younger men felt not only gratitude and acceptance, but also joy and sexual desire. Contributors: * Eva Cantarella * Kenneth Dover * Chris Faraone * Simon Goldhill * Stephen Halliwell * David M. Halperin * J. Samuel Houser * Maarit Kaimio * David Konstan * David Leitao * Martha C. Nussbaum * A. W. Price * Juha Sihvola

Love, Eternally

Love, Eternally
Author: Morgan O'Neill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-01-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780986193668

An ancient curse propels talented flutist Gigi Perrin back to A.D. 408, to the court of the depraved Roman Emperor Honorius and his admirable sister, Princess Galla Placidia. There, Gigi grapples with her disbelief about what has happened, and with the strange, new world of violent politics, social upheaval and barbarians straining at the very gates of an empire. Through it all, she must struggle with her powerful attraction to a pagan senator and military commander, Quintus Magnus, a man exotically different from anyone she has ever known. On the brink of a dark and war-torn age, Gigi joins forces with Magnus, battling to save a princess and her people, and ultimately finding love amid the chaos, before the fall of Rome.

Games of Venus

Games of Venus
Author: Peter Bing
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN: 0415902614

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities

A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities
Author: Thomas K. Hubbard
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 637
Release: 2013-11-21
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1118610687

A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities presents a comprehensive collection of original essays relating to aspects of gender and sexuality in the classical world. Views the various practices and discursive contexts of sexuality systematically and holistically Discusses Greece and Rome in each chapter, with sensitivity to the continuities and differences between the two classical civilizations Addresses the classical influence on the understanding of later ages and religion Covers artistic and literary genres, various social environments of sexual conduct, and the technical disciplines of medicine, magic, physiognomy, and dream interpretation Features contributions from more than 40 top international scholars

Sex Or Symbol?

Sex Or Symbol?
Author: Catherine Johns
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2000
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780415925679

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Hera's Life as a Sex Slave in Ancient Greece

Hera's Life as a Sex Slave in Ancient Greece
Author: Selene Thaleia
Publisher: Erotic BDSM Books
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

My owner is a military commander and shield maker. (Our shields are called “hoplons" or “aspis”.) He is very demanding and strict. He controls my life in almost every way. Master took me prisoner when his small army of 200-400 men (called a "tagma") conquered my village. Both my mother and father had passed away several years ago, my mother from an illness and my father in battle. My aunt had taken care of me. I was 20 at the time and I, like whoever else they wanted, became a slave to the conquering warriors from Corinth. It is the standard way of doing things in my time. My aunt always warned me that if Corinth ever wanted to conquer us, as I was so pretty, I would certainly be taken as a sex slave. She was right. Master believes that when it comes to a naughty slave girl in need of discipline, nothing gets the point across like hard, bare-bottom spankings. Master believes in discipline and punishes me bare bottom quite often. He has a big collection of paddles, slappers, straps, whips and more. I pleasure my master quite often. I’m also available to any of his friends if he wishes. Us folks here in Greece have a lot of sex though mostly oral and anal! This publication contains 2 bonus ebooks which are normally sold separately. Your three ebooks are presented in this order: 1) Hera’s Life as a Sex Slave in Ancient Greece 2) Bed Arrest, the Punishment for BDSM Enthusiasts (This is the original book about Bed Arrest.) 3) 14 Male-Female Anal Sex Stories (These 14 sexy stories get right to the point.) Publisher's note: parts of this publication contain sexually explicit content.

Images of Ancient Greek Pederasty

Images of Ancient Greek Pederasty
Author: Andrew Lear
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2009-06-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1135235996

Sexual relations between men and adolescent boys were a social institution in ancient Greece.€ This book presents the history of Greek pederasty and the scholarship on the topic, with a large number of illustrations.

Sexual Culture in Ancient Greece

Sexual Culture in Ancient Greece
Author: Daniel H. Garrison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780806132372

Providing a comprehensive overview of nine successive stages of Greek sexual culture, this illustrated book serves as a guide to the origins of our complex attitudes regarding marriage, the rights of women, homosexuality, and the role of eroticism in culture. 115 illustrations.