The Truth About the Roman Orgy (And More!)
The Ancients
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Roman Emperors and Their Sex Lives
When does it seem that the orgy loses its religious association and why? It's really about the eighteenth century that i think we start to see the transition from the orgy being problematic because s of pagan religious right. And so theyre throwing these kind of elaborate parties, which have the slight frisont of being anti clerical but also have this idea of being promiscuous in sexville. This legacy is endured down to this day, down to the 20 first century.
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