Roman Sex Roles:
Priapus: guardian of the garden who had an enormous phallus and threatened to penetrate or rape any thieves; often seen holding a fruit basket, club, or sickle.
Pederasty: known as sex with a boy (12-18 years old) by an older man; was very normal and legal in Rome; normally occurred until their beard began to show
Cinaedus/Mollis: term for adult males who want to be penetrated; these men often became victim of civil disabilities because this was non-normative
Tribas/Tribades: term for sexually perverse “butch” women who used uncommon orifices of their bodies for sex; often dressed and acted inappropriately
Said that rape was done to the adult male (bearded thief) orally, Female vaginally, and young boy anally.
Women and young boys were normal sex objects for Roman men.
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