(October 4, 2011 at 11:08 pm)Epimethean Wrote: They were far more prudish in public than the Greeks. Rather little of their art is as pornocentric as that of the Hellenes. Even with regard to homosexuality (unless you were Maecenas), they tended to keep it behind closed doors far more than did the Spartans.
BTW, I thought Lawless's character was dead, too.
Compared to the Greeks and especially the Spartans I would agree with you. I was meaning compared to our present society. For example I cannot see a political leader today parading with their same sex lovers like the emperor Hadrian did or nudity* to be acceptable in gyms and public swimming pools.
Although we are now not far off the Spartans in one respect, they positively encouraged lesbian relationships.
* There was quite a furore recently in Melbourne about some group having nude swimming nights at a local pool. After "concerned" citizens found photos of these events with children being a part of these nude swimming clubs.
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