Sex On Show: Seeing The Erotic In Greece And Rome

The Greeks and Romans were not shy about sex. In classical Greece, statues of erect penises served as boundary-stones and signposts. In Rome, marble satyrs and nymphs grappled in gardens. How are we to make sense of this abundance of sexual imagery? Were these images seductive, shocking, humorous? This title answers these questions.

• | By (Author): Caroline Vout
• | Publisher: British Museum Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 04, 2013
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0714122785
• | ISBN-13: 9780714122786