400 Pages
by
Routledge
400 Pages
by
Routledge
400 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 2001. The psychological basis of the Roman Empire was a ruthless, frequently sadistic 'will to power'. This impulse is highly manifest in Ancient Roman attitudes towards sex. After describing women’s position in Roman society, Keifer skilfully surveys the crypto-sexual satisfaction derived by Romans from a range of activities.
Chapter 1 Woman in Roman Life; Chapter 2 The Romans and Cruelty; Chapter 3 Roman Religion and Philosophy in Relation to Sexual Life; Chapter 4 Physical Life; Chapter 5 Love in Roman Poetry; Chapter 6 Men and Women of the Imperial Age; Chapter 7 The Fall of Rome and its Causes; Conclusion;
Biography
DR. OTTO KIEFER was a German Scholar in the early part of the twentieth century.
