CLAS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Signifer, Civic Crown, Cup-Bearer
15 Dec 2016
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Writer who used dirty words like prick (metula) and the big asparagus. Loved to gossip about sexual escapades, affairs and mishaps. Writes in a matter of fact manner about the lovemaking positions and how to achieve. When phallic (penis) imagery is placed on jewelry or amulets: only with spouse, only at night, woman mustn"t enjoy only prostitutes and low class women do. An example of one of these objects was the phallus (a big penis statue) The romans believed the phallus was able to attract or deflect the evil eye through this. Sex for men outside marriage with a non-citizen women was acceptable. A man accused of being unmanly could defend his manhood by claiming to have had sex. Sex and sexuality was a gift and nothing to be ashamed of. Men who were super public with their sexuality so were considered unmanly and thus. Do not follow the manly norms of society (curled hair, perfumed, bright colored clothes,
