In Ancient Greece and the Roman empire homosexual relationships were an accepted and common practice. In this hyper-masculine society the male form was revered for its physical perfection while women’s virtue was jealously guarded to ensure the legitimacy of children. In Greece romantic and sometimes sexual relationships between older and younger men was see ... Show More
Jul 21
10 Historic Royal Thrones from Around the World
If you want to be a monarch, you need three things: ultimate power over your domain, a brilliant gold crown to impress the peasantry, and the best seat in the palace. The idea of giving the most important person in a given space a special place to sit is near-universal. Many anci ... Show More
32m 25s
Dec 2021
Homosexuality & Ancient Greece
Frederick the Great, Marie Antoinette and Oscar Wilde. Each of them have talked about, or been talked about in terms of, Ancient Greek ideas of homosexual love. From men taking on young apprentices, to Sappho’s yearning poetry, the Ancient Greek traditions have long been called u ... Show More
47m 59s
Feb 2022
Same-Sex Marriages in Renaissance Rome
<p>All this month on the <em>History Hit </em>family of podcasts, we've been marking LGBT+ History Month. To round off the month, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates an extraordinary episode, long denied by scholars. In 1578, a same-sex community that gathered in a ... Show More
48m 21s
Jun 2020
The Twisted History of Roman Emperors
Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Ottoman Empire, Elagabalus, Earliest gangbang, Sexual deviance, Pedophilia, Cow Vagina.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit ba ... Show More
50m 19s