"I passed a whole night with a lascivious girl, whose wickedness no one could surpass. Tired of a thousand pranks, I begged that boyish favour, before my prayer was finished, my first utterance, 'twas granted. Smiling and blushing I asked for something worse, she voluptuously promised it at once. But she was chaste to me. She will not be so to you, Aeschylus: if you want it, take this boon, but she will attach a condition.Last night the soft charms of an exquisite whore Fulfilled every whim of my mind, Till, with fucking grown weary, I begged something more, One bliss that still lingered behind. My prayer was accepted; the rose in the rear Was opened to me in a minute; One rose still remained, which I asked of my dear,— 'Twas her mouth and the tongue that lay in it. She promised at once, what I asked her to do; Yet her lips were unsullied by me. They'll not, my old friend, remain virgins for you, Whose penchant exceeds e'en her fee."
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Martial, Book IX, LXVII. To Aeschylus.
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Prostitution in ancient Rome
was legal and licensed. Men of any social status were free to engage prostitutes of either sex without incurring moral disapproval, as long as they demonstrated self-control and moderation in the frequency and enjoyment of sex. Brothels were part of the culture of ancient Rome, as popular places of entertainment for Roman men.
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