You cannot study ancient Roman culture without running into all of their sexual beliefs and practices. In fact, sex was always on the Roman mind for both the men and women.
How Thrusting Affects the Baby’s Gender
Producing sons was important to the ancient Romans because sons carried on the family line whereas daughters were used for political and social advancement. Because of this, Roman men were instructed to thrust into the wives, hard and rapid at the end of her menstrual cycle in order to produce a son. Daughters were made by gentler thrusts.
Doggy Style
In order to impregnate their wives as many times as possible, Roman men were instructed to perform sex like the animals do. That is, to ensure reproduction, men must have sex with their wives in the doggy style position.
Phallus Worship
Worshiping the penis was a huge thing in ancient Rome. People would wear little phallus amulets for good luck and to protect them from the evil eye. The phallus symbol was carved into the walls of the home to protect the occupants from evil. Phalluses were also worshipped as symbols of fertility.
Sex Slaves
Slaves in ancient Rome were essential to good living. When children and youths were captured or abducted and brought to Rome, nearly all of them served one purpose: to attend to the urges of an adult male.
Slaves had no rights in ancient Rome. They were on par with animals and were treated as objects instead of as people. Slaves could not say no to their owners and their owners had the right to do whatever they desired with their property.
In Their Literature
Sex was featured in most of their literature. In fact, sexual position books were created for the upper class. Even the emperors looked through the books and their graphic pictures for ideas.
The poetry of ancient Rome was shocking:
I had this really horny broad all night,
A girl whose naughty tricks are unsurpassed.
We did it in a thousand different ways.
Tired of the same old thing, I asked to butt fuck –
Before I finished speaking, she said Yes.
Emboldened, I then blushed a bit, and laughed,
And asked for something even dirtier.
Women Go Insane Without It
With all of the focus on sex and women during this time period, it is not surprising that the doctors of ancient Rome believed that women would go insane if they abstained from sex. Hippocrates, for example, advised young virgins to go out and have sex as soon as possible to avoid madness. Widows were also instructed to have sex before their wombs dried up and caused them illnesses.
Naughty Graffiti
Archaeologists have discovered all sorts of wild graffiti dating back to ancient Rome, and much of it has to do with sex. Some graffiti mentions love, such as “X loves Y.” Some of it was rather sweet: “If anyone does not believe in Venus, they should gaze at my girlfriend.”
Then there were the naughty messages scribbled in the walls:
“Weep, you girls. My cock has given up on you. Now it penetrates men’s behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!”
