![]() ![]() ![]() Pudor, "shame, modesty", was a regulating factor in behavior, as were legal strictures on certain sexual transgressions in both the Republican and Imperial periods. ![]() Sexuality was not excluded as a concern of the mos maiorum, the traditional social norms that affected public, private, and military life. In the popular imagination and culture, it is synonymous with sexual license and abuse." Verstraete and Provençal opine that this perspective was simply a Christian interpretation: "The sexuality of the Romans has never had good press in the West ever since the rise of Christianity. It has sometimes been assumed that "unlimited sexual license" was characteristic of ancient Rome. Sexual attitudes and behaviors in ancient Rome are indicated by art, literature, and inscriptions, and to a lesser extent by archaeological remains such as erotic artifacts and architecture. Above the two people is a picture with an erotic scene. Exterior of hand mirror showing sex between a man and a woman. ![]()
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