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In Bed with the Romans
Paul Chrystal
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Description for In Bed with the Romans
Paperback. An entertaining and intriguing account of sex in Rome and the exploits of some of Rome's celebrated exponents of sexual permissiveness and perversion Series: In Bed with the .. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
One way or another the Romans spent quite a lot of time in bed, in between conquering and civilising the known world. The men were intent on demonstrating their power and virility; the women were busy conceiving, delivering and raising as many children as possible, in order to keep Rome topped up with soldiers, politicians and workers. In Bed with the Romans takes the clothes off Roman society to reveal the truth about sex and sexuality. It describes love and marriage; the role of the wife in the family and in religion, as well as in bed; ... Read more
One way or another the Romans spent quite a lot of time in bed, in between conquering and civilising the known world. The men were intent on demonstrating their power and virility; the women were busy conceiving, delivering and raising as many children as possible, in order to keep Rome topped up with soldiers, politicians and workers. In Bed with the Romans takes the clothes off Roman society to reveal the truth about sex and sexuality. It describes love and marriage; the role of the wife in the family and in religion, as well as in bed; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
In Bed with the ...
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445666730
SKU
V9781445666730
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-14
About Paul Chrystal
Paul Chrystal was educated at the Universities of Hull and Southampton where he took degrees in Classics and wrote his MPhil thesis on attitudes to women in Roman love poetry. He appears regularly on BBC local radio the World Service as well as publishing features for national newspapers and history magazines. He has been history advisor for a number of ... Read more
Reviews for In Bed with the Romans
`Drawn from an impressive range of sources ... racy and enlightening'
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