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Sexual Life in Ancient Rome - Hardcover

Kiefer, Otto

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9780710016836: Sexual Life in Ancient Rome
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0710016832 ISBN 13: 9780710016836
Publisher: G. Routledge & Kegan paul, ltd., 1934

Synopsis

No greater difference can be imagined than the difference between the sexual habits of the Greeks and the Romans.

The Greeks, capable of appreciating the higher ends of civilization, fulfilled themselves by the creation of great works of art and a socially perfect state.

The Romans expressed their will to power in a cruder manner, and carried their crudeness into their sexual activities. Otto Kiefer argues in Sexual Life in Ancient Rome that this power expressed itself among the mass of the people as sadism in sex as well as enjoyment of the savage spectacles of the games.
This Roman cruelty is shown to be manifested throughout a wide range of Roman life.

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About the Author

Dr. Otto Kiefer was a German scholar in the early part of the twentieth century.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

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Publisher
G. Routledge & Kegan paul, ltd.
Publication date
1934
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0710016832
ISBN 13 
9780710016836
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
390
Rating
  • 3.12 out of 5 stars
    24 ratings by Goodreads