Sex in the Ancient World(2009)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2009-03-08
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 7.5
Votes: 2
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
In the beginning was sex. To the ancient cultures, sexuality, love and sex were inextricably connected with the creation of the earth, the heavens and the underworld. To the citizens of the ancient civilizations that gave birth to ours, sensuality and sexuality were an integral part of society. This series exploration of Egyptian and Roman sexual practice allows viewers the opportunity to see how attitudes and beliefs about sexuality functioned in the early civilizations, and how those attitudes reveal the unspoken rules that defined public and private behavior. Episodes cover human sex and sexuality from a historical perspective, and examines in detail different texts and images which provide us with evidence about sexual practices, beliefs and ideologies in the ancient world – from erotica on pots to legal texts, phallic votive objects, fertility ceremonies, prostitution, female and hermaphroditic creator deities, from religious rituals to sex manuals.
Keywords
prostitutionsex
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 2E01
Prostitution in Pompeii
Air Date: 2009-03-08
The oldest known brothel in the world is discovered in Pompeii. A startling system is revealed that includes widespre...
E02
Egyptian Erotica
Air Date: 2009-08-08
For centuries, the sex lives of the Ancient Egyptians have been hidden away from history. Even today, some sexual ima...
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