Conquest and continence: Roman sexual politics at the dawn of empire

Michael J. Taylor

doi:10.1163/9789004524774_007

Conquest and continence: Roman sexual politics at the dawn of empire

Michael J. Taylor

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University at Albany

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This paper examines discourses around male sexuality from the Middle Republic (c.300-100 BCE), arguing that sexual restraint was an ideal for Roman men even as imperial expansion offered new temptations abroad and triggered new anxieties at home. While the integrity of endogamous marriages was critical to the aristocratic political class, elite behavior was further constrained by public opinion and the Roman electorate.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Gendering Roman Imperialism
Publisher	Brill
Pages	128-145
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9789004524774
ISBN (Print)	9789004524767
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004524774_007
State	Published - Oct 24 2022

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