Ancient Civilizations: History Of Sex

The episode, "History of Sex", from the collection of Ancient Civilizations which we watched on February 2, 2006 is a summary of how men and women acted in response to each other and also how much sex was a component in their lives. How we think about sex and why we think about sex has influenced who we are today. The question that was given throughout this episode was "How did these people love?" In thirty-two hundred B.C. Mesopotamia which is the earliest written history of sex was the land of exoticism and barbarism. Husbands were not allowed to be with only one female. These men were able to have multiple wives and girlfriends because it was believed that the woman's body was the property of the man. In 1600 B.C. if a man caught his
It is believed man was derived from their god who masturbated in which gave life to all. Egyptians believed that even when you are dead you could have sensuality. Sex was not only used for procreation but also as a recreational activity. Even though sex was recreational activity adultery was still frowned upon. If a woman is found guilty of adultery she would be thrown to the dogs or burned alive. Also, if a man was caught he could be executed or
Romantic love was not the norm back then,moreover, marriages were used as economic ways to keep the blood lines going. In this land women were more sexually driven than the men. These women were not allowed to go out by themselves and get sex from men so they invented the dildo which was made from a local shoemaker. A woman who goes by the name of Mitilini who lived on the island of Lesbos was very talented in sex and oral pleasures. Another woman named Sapho who was born one hundred years after Homer wrote erotic poems of women. She wrote that style of poetry because the language of love,praise are very closely blended in greek poetry. In the old county homsexual relations usually dealt with a older man and and younger man and penetration was not involved. A remarkable cultural change happened after Thebes fought Alexander the Great in 338 B.C. When the fighting ended between both parties female nudity gained more popularity than male