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Bad Fetishes Make Bad Leaders
Suetonius was a second century C.E. historian who wrote biographies about the first twelve Roman emperors (Hubbard, 2003). As part of this he described the worst of the sexual habits of Emperors Caesar, Tiberius, and Nero. Romans harshly judged men … Continue reading
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Sexual Habits of the Emperors
Suetonius describes the sexual habits of the emperors in his anecdotes primarily to discredit their actions as a ruler and to mock their desires. He also does this to assert that a lack of sexual control on their parts would … Continue reading
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