It was perfectly acceptable for a Roman man to have sex with another man, as long as he was the top of the relationship. There was a lot of prejudice in the submissive and the feminine. Photo: ITV2 BromansĪlthough there was no punishment for homosexuality, it was not well regarded who played the bottom role.
History suggests that Roman society did not even see sexuality as a spectrum as we do today in Rome people were essentially indifferent to sexual orientation. Gay sex in ancient Rome was accepted even among the military. For the Romans, homosexuality wasn’t seen as something bad or sinful – but it was also not a cause for admiration and pride.
