1st Edition

Sexual Life In Ancient Rome

By Otto Kiefer Copyright 2001
    400 Pages
    by Routledge

    400 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 2001. The psychological basis of the Roman Empire was a ruthless, frequently sadistic 'will to power'. This impulse is highly manifest in Ancient Roman attitudes towards sex. After describing women’s position in Roman society, Keifer skilfully surveys the crypto-sexual satisfaction derived by Romans from a range of activities.

    Chapter 1 Woman in Roman Life; Chapter 2 The Romans and Cruelty; Chapter 3 Roman Religion and Philosophy in Relation to Sexual Life; Chapter 4 Physical Life; Chapter 5 Love in Roman Poetry; Chapter 6 Men and Women of the Imperial Age; Chapter 7 The Fall of Rome and its Causes; Conclusion;

    Biography

    DR. OTTO KIEFER was a German Scholar in the early part of the twentieth century.