The political rupture caused by the ascension of Augustus Caesar in ancient Rome, which ended the centuries-old Republic, had drastic consequences for the perfo
This book looks at a contemporary concept - toxic masculinity - and considers its usefulness for understanding the ancient Mediterranean world. By concentrating
Volume III provides in-depth analyses of specific times and places in the history of world sexualities, to investigate more closely the lived experience of indi
This volume explores the role that republican political participation played in forging elite Roman masculinity. It situates familiarly "manly" traits like mili
The age of Augustus has long been recognized as a time when the Roman state put a new emphasis on `traditional' feminine domestic ideals, yet at the same time g
