Roman Civ

Essentialism

People have properties that are essential (like sexual orientation)

Constructivism

sexuality determined by culture, not biology (Michel Focault)

Which body part wards off evil?

Penis

What kind of man could a roman man have sexual relationships with?

Slave boy or young freedmen

What did Romans think about oral sex?

Filthy, men could recieve it only

Original cinaedus

eastern hip shaking dancer

Cinaedus characteristics

curled hair, perfume, feminine walk, colored clothing, unbelted tunic, dancer

What does Encolpius do in the Satyricon?

Name means crotch, lusts over young boy, offended god priapus

Quartilla Episode from Satyricon

During ordgy, 2 cinaedi molest Encolpius, first sexual encounter, they are active.

Who was Nero’s submissive boy toy?

Sporus

Who was Nero’s top boy toy?

Doryphorus

Hadrian’s boy toy

Antonous

tribas/tribades

women who enjoy penetrating other women (from greek word to rub)

Which woman led a muder investigation?

Turia

Who was Fulvia married to?

Mark Antony

What two big things did Fulvia do?

Helped proscribe Cicero, started was against octavian in battle of perusia

Ludi

Public games

Munera

private shows (gladiators)

Which position arranged the ludi?

aedile

Main reason for Ludi?

Celebrate emperor

Theatre of pompey date

55 BC

Greek inspired performers

Mime (improvised or scripted) and pantomine (music and dancing)

Common mime plotline

Adultery

Popular final event of ludi

chariot race

Abduction of sabine women setting

Chariot race

Four chariot race colors

Red, white, blue, green

Quadriga

4 Horse chariot

Arena floor

sand

Were animal hunts ludi or munera?

Ludi

Which emperor built the first amphitheater in rome?

Augustus

Amphitheater of pompey date

70 bc

retiarius vs secutor

net fighter vs heavily armed fighter

Heartthrob gladiator

Celadus the Thracian, Crescens