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Ancient Roman sexuality is a vast and interesting topic. Male sexuality was a free practice; it was commonly accepted for men to have sex with both male and female prostitutes, and also slaves. In these situations, however, it was given that the Roman man was the one performing sexual activities. Adultery, however, was not permitted, and the punishments varied from severe to rather lax, depending upon things like social status and the gender of the individual. Concubinage was permitted, as long as the man was not cohabiting with or married to the woman while he had a wife. Most concubines, however, held the same position as a wife, but she was held in a different sort of regard. Prostitutes in ancient Rome held a shameful position in society, hence why Roman men had to be the one performing the activities and in control of the situation. Surprisingly, oral sexual activity between any persons was seen to be more controversial than anal sex or sex between two men. Sex during pregnancy was seen as acceptable.

There are many aspects to Roman sexuality. What is most important to me at this point is that I be able to tie in my topic with everyone else's on a coherent level.