Sexuality in greek and roman culture surveys in less than 300 pages the role of sex and gender from homer to imperial rome of the late second century ce judiciously assessing along the way influential scholarship skinner explicitly states that she will be concentrating on the past ten to fifteen years. Sexuality in greek and roman culture marilyn b skinner 4199 4199 publisher description this agenda setting text has been fully revised in its second edition with coverage extended into the christian era it remains the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sexual cultures of ancient greece and rome covers a wide range of subjects including greek pederasty and the . Sexual attitudes and behaviors in ancient rome are indicated by art literature and inscriptions and to a lesser extent by archaeological remains such as erotic artifacts and architectureit has sometimes been assumed that unlimited sexual license was characteristic of ancient rome verstraete and provencal opine that this perspective was simply a christian interpretation the sexuality . This agenda setting text has been fully revised in its second edition with coverage extended into the christian era it remains the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sexual cultures of ancient greece and rome covers a wide range of subjects including greek pederasty and the symposium ancient prostitution representations of women in greece and rome and the public