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Sex in Suetonius: Sexual Material as a Characterisation Device for Tyrannical Emperors
… Suetonius precisely because it was so emotive to Roman readers. Deviant sexual behaviour served as ‘proof’ that a man lacked the necessary masculine virtues to rule others. As sexual encounters in Roman society were usually constructed around a power imbalance, Suetonius’ tales of deviant sexual …