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26Jan/23

Pompeii’s House of the Vettii reopens: a reminder that Roman sexuality was far more complex than simply gay or straight

January 26, 2023Human InterestAncient Roman art, Craig Williams, Creative Commons, Culture, Deities, House of the Vettii, Human sexuality, I Modi, João Florêncio, Karl Otfried Müller, Phallus, Pompeii, Priapists, Priapus, Rome, Secret Museum, Naples, Sexuality in ancient Romeadmin

João Florêncio, University of Exeter

As Pompeii’s House of the Vettii finally reopens after a long process of restoration, news outlets appear to be struggling with how to report on the Roman sex cultures so well recorded in the ruins of the city.

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