Sex in Ancient Rome

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

How sexually depraved were the Romans?

Whilst they were a civlised, stoic and innovative bunch, they were also a promiscuous bunch with very questionable morals.

Joining us today is friend of the show Emma Southon, author of A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women.

How did the Romans view incest? What fate awaited the Vestal Virgins? And what went on at the debauched festivals of Bacchus? Let's find out.

This podcast was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Between To Betwixt the Sheets, the History of Sex Scandal and Society from History Hit.
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0:29.0	Hello, my lovely betwixters, I'm so pleased that you're here. We do have fun together, don't we?
0:31.0	But we have safe and sensible and well protected fun. have fun,
0:35.0	around here, and in order to do that, to have safe podcasting fun.
0:39.0	I need to give you your fair dues warning, and here it is.
0:41.0	This is an adult podcast spoken by adults to other adults
0:43.9	about adult things covering a range of adult subjects and you should be an adult too.
0:48.3	Phew! And now we've managed to get through that on with the show.
0:54.0	The torches are lit, the songs are being sung, the wine is a plenty,
0:59.0	well we are in ancient Rome and what would ancient Rome be without the wine?
1:04.4	We are all set to worship the god Bacchus, the god of wine and, well, debauchery
1:12.2	really.
1:13.6	What starts out as fun and games with men and women
1:16.5	from all different walks of life coming together
1:19.2	swiftly becomes an orgy.
1:22.2	The men are with the men, the men are and with the women and though it might not be documented
1:25.9	you can bet your bottom dollar that the women got with the women too. It was an absolute
1:30.7	free-for-all. This was the Bacchanalia. These drunken rowdy parties
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