03-19-2004, 02:37 AM
Asked about the same question a friend of mine, archaeology student, said so:<br>
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1) The sex-with-beasts show in the Colosseum was a reality but, in his opionion, had no symbolic meaning: it was something like snuff-movies in our era. In the era of gladiators, it sounds me possible. But he did'nt remember where he read this.<br>
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2) Sex-with-beasts show with male prisoners is something he had never heard of. But he said some older cultures maybe did it.<br>
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3) Cleopatra and triumph: he confirmed the first parte, the intention to parade her nude & in iron chains, but not the Colosseum story. He said an interesting thing: romans sometimes paraded nude and chained any prisoner, female and male, but without the kind of sadistic-pleasure which could be possible in our times: it was only to mean submission and they made no differences between men and women.<br>
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What do you think about it?<br>
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Germanicus <p></p><i></i>
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1) The sex-with-beasts show in the Colosseum was a reality but, in his opionion, had no symbolic meaning: it was something like snuff-movies in our era. In the era of gladiators, it sounds me possible. But he did'nt remember where he read this.<br>
<br>
2) Sex-with-beasts show with male prisoners is something he had never heard of. But he said some older cultures maybe did it.<br>
<br>
3) Cleopatra and triumph: he confirmed the first parte, the intention to parade her nude & in iron chains, but not the Colosseum story. He said an interesting thing: romans sometimes paraded nude and chained any prisoner, female and male, but without the kind of sadistic-pleasure which could be possible in our times: it was only to mean submission and they made no differences between men and women.<br>
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What do you think about it?<br>
<br>
Germanicus <p></p><i></i>
