Homosexuality in Greece and Rome
Subtitle: A Sourcebook of Basic Documents
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: May 12, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 575
ISBN-13: 9780520234307
Subjects: European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Gay studies (Gay men); BCE to c 500 CE; Homosexuality; Gender Studies; Social Science; Sociology; Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome; Rome; Ancient - General; Gay Studies; Social Science / Gender Studies; Ethnic Studies - General; Greece; History; Social life and customs; Sources
First sentence: Homoerotic themes abound in Greek lyric poetry from the seventh to the early fifth centuries B.C.E., and this material provides our earliest literary evidence.