In one of Heather's posts.....

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In one of Heather's posts.....

Submitted by 194 on March 1 2002 15:34:21

....I see there is an implication that while sex between free Roman men was condemned, that there is no record of condemnation of a Roman man having sex with his (male or female) slaves.[Correct me, Heather, if I have got this wrong, please:-)].

If so, I get the impression that it may not have been homosexuality per se which was being condemned, otherwise it would have been condemned with slaves as well.

I get the impression that perhaps, since slaves would be of a lower social status, that it was the social meaning of sexual behaviour was an issue; I get the impression that perhaps the socio-sexual meaning of sexual behaviour didn't matter when it came to slaves; that it didn't matter if the Roman freeman's sexual motivation was exploitative of the slave.

Regards
194............

Heather's Post

Follow ups:

Classical views of homosexuality - Heather March 2 2002 14:16:54 (16)
- Thanks for this informative post - 194 March 2 2002 15:14:03 (15)
  - Re: Thanks for this informative post - Heather March 2 2002 19:43:07 (7)
    - Re: Thanks for this informative post - 194 March 3 2002 15:49:26 (0)
    - I think that's too simplistic - A.I. Watcher March 2 2002 21:13:06 (5)
      - Let me refine what I was saying - Heather March 2 2002 23:41:31 (4)
        
        To diddle or not to diddle? - A.I. Watcher March 3 2002 11:28:03 (3)
        
        You make me eager to plunge right into Rome :) - Heather March 4 2002 20:11:34 (2)
        
        Be prepared for befuddlement - A.I Watcher March 5 2002 18:19:40 (1)
        
        It's hard to say which values predominate today - Forgiven March 6 2002 17:02:25 (0)
  - According to Cato the Elder - A.I. Watcher March 2 2002 15:42:22 (6)
    - Ah! - Heather March 2 2002 19:27:02 (5)
      - Soldiers weren't allowed to keep slaves - A.I. Watcher March 2 2002 20:49:22 (3)
        
        Re: Soldiers weren't allowed to keep slaves - Heather March 3 2002 00:07:53 (2)
        
        I know almost nothing about Rome after ... - A.I. Watcher March 3 2002 18:12:17 (0)
        
        Whoops forgot the link - Heather March 3 2002 00:08:56 (0)
      - Sleepwalking - Heather March 2 2002 19:28:47 (0)

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