Homosexuality in ancient Rome is a subject of research and scholarly debate. Conceptions of homosexuality in ancient Rome differed from the contemporary West. Latin lacks words that would precisely tr
Statue of Antinous (Delphi), polychrome Parian marble depicting Antinous, made during the reign of Hadrian (r. 117–138 AD), his lover
A drawing based on a fragment of an ancient Roman glass vessel. 1826 - 1827 British Museum, London
A fragment of a glass vessel showing a homosexual scene. Cameo. Around 15 BCE - 1st Century CE. British Museum, London
Heroic portrayal of Nisus and Euryalus (1827) by Jean-Baptiste Roman: Vergil described their love as pius in keeping with Roman morality
Lex Scantinia
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The Lex Scantinia is a poorly documented Roman law that penalized stuprum against a freeborn male minor. The primary use of the Lex Scantinia seems to have been harassing political opponents whose lif
Roman boy wearing a bulla, which marked him as sexually off-limits
