Gender Roles In Ancient Rome

Roman Sex Roles: Priapus: guardian of the garden who had an enormous phallus and threatened to penetrate or rape any thieves; often seen holding a fruit basket, club, or sickle. Pederasty: known as sex with a boy (12-18 years old) by an older man; was very normal and legal in Rome; normally occurred until their beard began to show Cinaedus/Mollis: term for adult males who want to be penetrated; these men often became victim of civil disabilities because this was non-normative Tribas/Tribades: term for sexually perverse “butch” women who used uncommon orifices of their bodies for sex; often dressed and acted inappropriately Said that rape was done to the adult male (bearded thief) orally, Female
He is defeated and killed at the Metaurus River in N. Italy by the troops led by the two consuls, M. Livius Salinator & C. Claudius Nero and his head is catapulted into Hannibal’s camp - Hannibal flees to Bruttium where he stays for four years. Further Roman raids on African coast 206: Scipio destroys the last Carthaginian forces in Spain. 205: Scipio elected consul 204: Mago is defeated in northern Italy attempting to reinforce Hannibal; Moors and Numidian Prince Massinissa to take the war to Africa.; Scipio lands in Africa and defeats a Carthaginian army and captures Tunis. Carthage backs rival Numidian Syphax who along with Hasdrubal Gisco is defeated by Scipio in two successive battles. 203: Hannibal and Mago are recalled to Carthage. Hannibal's convoy slips through carrying about 15,000 men 202: Carthaginians attack on Roman convoy which has run aground re-opens the war; Hannibal Returns to Africa ; Defeat of Carthage at Zama 201: War Against Hannibal ends - Peace granted to Carthage at the cost of Spain. Masinissa made king of Greater Numidia; Rome unites with Attalus I of Pergamum and Rhodes against Philip V of Macedonia; Massinissa becomes King of
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