LGBT Meets SPQR

LGBT Meets SPQR is a collection of authentic Greek and Latin texts that explore gender and LGBTQIA+ topics in ancient Greece and Rome.

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Showing posts with label eunuch. Show all posts

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Eutropius, Killed By Enemies of the State: Zosimus, Historia 5.18.5

Author : Zosimus Region : Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey) Date : late 5th / early 6th century CE Citation : Historia , 5.18.5, tran...

Saturday, December 11, 2021

M/M: In Love With Love: Charinus the Iambic Poet, Photius, Bibl. 153b

Charinus was an iambic poet who loved Eupator’s eunuch cupbearer Erotos [Love] to the point of desperation. Relying on the power of the Le...

Sunday, September 5, 2021

M/M: Alexander and Bagoas: Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae XIII.lxxx

Please note that even though Bagoas was free and able to consent to Alexander's affection, many eunuchs were not so lucky, and spent the...

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Luxorius XII: Gender Roles of Eunuchs

The role of the eunuch ( spado ) in Roman society was a complicated one; in this poem of Luxorius, we see that eunuchs were bound by strict ...

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

W/W: Happily Ever After: Berenice and Mesopotamia, Iamblichus' Babyloniaca

Happily Ever After for All: Iamblichus’ Babyloniaca Name : Iamblichus Date : 2nd century CE Region : Syria [modern Syria] ...

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