from Part IV - Culture and Sport
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 March 2021
Drawing on textual and material evidence, this chapter sketches the topography of different kinds of sex within the built environment of classical Athens. It also examines the role that the social and political structures of the city played in the sex lives of its citizens.
The bibliography on ancient Greek sexual behavior is vast. Halperin et al. 1990 provides the standard constructionist view. Robson 2013 gives a readable and insightful overview, along with Ormand 2018, which also considers Roman sexual practices. The collections of Masterson, Rabinowitz, and Robson 2015 and Hubbard 2013 include excellent essays on a wide range of topics. The best recent work on the archaeological remains for Athenian sex work is the collection of Glazebrook and Tsakirgis 2016 (with references to earlier work). For perceptive essays on vases and sculpture, see the collection of Cohen 2000. Kilmer 1993 is the standard work on Attic red-figure erotica.
Additional resources to accompany this chapter can be found at: www.cambridge.org/NeilsRogers
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