did the Romans have it right?

[Krinaia]

So I've been reading Pompeii (a novel) and there are all these really nonchalant sexual quips and references... it's a little disconcerting when you've become accustomed to a Bushie America. But also totally enjoyable - maybe. It's a little creepy too.

So did they have it right with their wild abandon and lack of gender orientation or age discrimination? Or was the lead poisoning going to their heads and making them total sluts. And if so, how do we get more lead in our lives?

Has anyone else read this book - either recently or not so recently and do you know what I'm talking about... or have I become unkinky due to a self-imposed chastity.

 

[leeroy jenkins]

So I've been reading Pompeii (a novel) and there are all these really nonchalant sexual quips and references... it's a little disconcerting when you've become accustomed to a Bushie America. But also totally enjoyable - maybe. It's a little creepy too.

So did they have it right with their wild abandon and lack of gender orientation or age discrimination? Or was the lead poisoning going to their heads and making them total sluts. And if so, how do we get more lead in our lives?

Has anyone else read this book - either recently or not so recently and do you know what I'm talking about... or have I become unkinky due to a self-imposed chastity.

The lead would be ingested in the form of less judgement and more acceptance even if you dislike or hate what others are doing. As long as you try to be as safe as possible and you can stand to try something then why not experience it. And if you can handle the consequences be they positive or negetive then you have a freedom that others lack.

 

[Krinaia]

The lead would be ingested in the form of less judgement and more acceptance even if you dislike or hate what others are doing. As long as you try to be as safe as possible and you can stand to try something then why not experience it. And if you can handle the consequences be they positive or negetive then you have a freedom that others lack.

I am totally not certain what you're saying.

There are child prostitutes mentioned in the book pretty nonchalantly and also - incest at one point. And of course, there are real slaves being mistreated. It raises a lot of questions.

But my post was somewhat in jest, somewhat serious.

Have you read the book? Or were you just commenting in general?

 

[leeroy jenkins]

I am saying that a little understanding and compassion helps alot. If we use both of those and hold back our judgement of thinks we don't like and understand life for most of us would be more pleasant.

Life is unfair no matter what time you live, but today we just have it so easy compared to just a few generations ago.

No I have not read the book, so my comment are more in a general sense.

 

[O'Mac]

Well, I haven't read the book but I am a history buff- and I have been long fascinated with the Roman Empire as well. Personally, while I am definitely a big fan of what the Romans did on various technological, military, or political levels, I wouldn't think they had things "right" when it came to some of the more social matters of their civilisation.

As mentioned, slavery wasn't such a hot thing- and let's remember that many of those under subjegation don't really want to be slaves, unlike some of us here. And obviously with so much uninhibited sex going around, STDs were a very major issue. I can think of a few Emperors in particular that are believed to have suffered from syphilus and likely died very terrible deaths due to the illness.

Also, people can say what they want about such things as incest from a social-acceptance point of view, but they likely don't understand the very real medical risks involved with the offspring of said relations.

Romans? Yeah, they had their shit together with regards to a lot of stuff, but I wouldn't call their society all that socially progressive in most instances.