Sexuality in Greek and Roman culture

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Sexuality in Greek and Roman culture

Marilyn B. Skinner

（Ancient cultures）

Wiley Blackwell, 2014

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This agenda-setting text has been fully revised in its second edition, with coverage extended into the Christian era. It remains the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sexual cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. Covers a wide range of subjects, including Greek pederasty and the symposium, ancient prostitution, representations of women in Greece and Rome, and the public regulation of sexual behavior Expanded coverage extends to the advent of Christianity, includes added illustrations, and offers student-friendly pedagogical features Text boxes supply intriguing information about tangential topics Gives a thorough overview of current literature while encouraging further reading and discussion Conveys the complexity of ancient attitudes towards sexuality and gender and the modern debates they have engendered

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Maps xi Preface to the Second Edition xiii Preface to the First Edition xv Acknowledgments xviii Abbreviations xix Chronological Charts xxvii Maps xxxii Introduction: Why Ancient Sexuality? Issues and Approaches 1 Thinking about Sexuality 3 Sex Changes 4 Checking the Right Box 8 Davidson and his Critics 12 The Language and Ethos of Boy-love 13 Foul Mouths 19 Conclusion 23 Discussion Prompts 24 Notes 24 References 25 Further Reading 27 1 The Homeric Age: Epic Sexuality 29 The Golden Goddess 30 Dynamics of Desire 35 The Baneful Race of Women 37 Love under Siege 40 Receptions of Helen 43 The Beguilement of Zeus 45 Alternatives to Penelope 46 Achilles in the Closet? 51 Conclusion 53 Discussion Prompts 54 Notes 55 References 55 Further Reading 57 2 The Archaic Age: Symposium and Initiation 58 When the Cups are Placed 59 Fields of Erotic Dreams 62 Singing as a Man ... 67 ... and Singing as a Woman 71 Boys into Men 74 Girls into Women 84 Sappho on the Lips of Men 89 Conclusion 91 Discussion Prompts 92 Notes 93 References 96 Further Reading 99 3 Late Archaic Athens: More than Meets the Eye 101 Out of Etruria 102 Lines of Sight 106 Birds of a Different Feather 108 Flirtation at the Gym 109 Party Girls 118 In the Boudoir 127 Bride of Quietness 129 Conclusion 131 Discussion Prompts 133 Notes 134 References 136 Further Reading 138 4 Classical Athens: The Politics of Sex 139 More Equal than Others 141 Pederasty and Class 146 Interview with the Kinaidos 154 In the Grandest Families 161 What the Neighbors Might Think 166 Criminal Proceedings 167 His and Hers (or His) 170 Conclusion 176 Discussion Prompts 177 Notes 177 References 179 Further Reading 182 5 The Early Hellenistic Period: Turning Inwards 184 Court Intrigues 188 Who Is Buried in Philip's Tomb? 192 Medicine and the Sexes 194 From Croton to Crete 198 Safe Sex 203 Athenian Idol 208 Conclusion 214 Discussion Prompts 215 Notes 215 References 217 Further Reading 220 6 The Later Hellenistic Period: The Feminine Mystique 221 Disrobing Aphrodite 222 Hellenes in Egypt 226 Love among the Pyramids 230 New Gods for Old 236 To Colchis and Back 238 Desiring Women - and their Detractors 241 Conclusion 245 Discussion Prompts 247 Notes 247 References 249 Further Reading 252 7 Early Rome: A Tale of Three Cultures 253 The Pecking Order 256 Imported Vices 259 Bringing Women under Control 261 Butchery for Fun 269 What a Piece of Work is a Man! 270 Conclusion 274 Discussion Prompts 274 Notes 275 References 277 Further Reading 279 8 Republican and Augustan Rome: The Soft Embrace of Venus 280 Only Joking 282 Young Men(?) in Love 286 Sulpicia unveils Herself 291 Mother of All Empires 293 Domestic Visibility 303 Going too Far 306 Conclusion 309 Discussion Prompts 310 Notes 311 References 312 Further Reading 314 9 Elites in the Empire: Self and Others 315 Risky Business 317 Boys named Sue 322 Them 324 Roads to Romance 329 Rock-star Rhetoric 329 'Greek Love' under Rome 334 Roads to Nowhere 338 Conclusion 344 Discussion Prompts 345 Notes 345 References 347 Further Reading 349 10 The Imperial Populace: Toward Salvation? 350 The 99% 353 Gravestones and Walls 355 In the Eye of the Beholder 361 The Warren Cup 368 "O Isis und Osiris ..." 370 Christian Continence 377 Things Fall Apart 380 Conclusion 383 Discussion Prompts 385 Notes 386 References 389 Further Reading 392 Afterword: The Use of Antiquity 393 Glossary of Terms 398 Index 411

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