Gender Rebels of Ancient Greece and Rome: Eunuchs (Part 1)
Eunuchs were perhaps the most visible queer people in the ancient Roman and Greek world. No study of queer history in that time would be complete without them.
Ancient History Fangirl · Jenny Williamson and Genn McMenemy
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Show Notes
In ancient Rome, there were a lot of eunuchs. Some were enslaved, some were free; some were members of religious cults, some were not. No study of queer history in ancient Greece and Rome would be complete without them.
Today, we’re going to take a look at the history of people who underwent castration in the Roman Empire—why they did it, when they did and didn’t have a choice, and what their lives were like.
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