Apart from measures to protect the liberty of citizens, the prosecution of male—male sex as a general crime began in the 3rd century when was banned by | Out of several hundred objects depicting images of sexual contact — from wall paintings and oil lamps to vessels of various types of material — only a small minority exhibits acts between males, and even fewer among females |
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I got scared I was in shock that I couldn't say anything I just shrugged him away and got up | Kelly, A History of Exile in the Roman Republic Cambridge University Press, 2006 , pp |
I love my mom and she was molested by her grandpa and her mom by her brother so its happened in the family and so my mom always tells me to tell her if my stepdad ever does anything to me but I can't tell her | 22, as cited by Williams, Roman Homosexuality, p |
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also appear in Roman art, typically with two men and two women, sometimes in same-sex pairings | Williams, Roman Homosexuality Oxford University Press, 1999 , p |