Domitian gay

Yet he never took any pains to become acquainted with history or poetry, or even to acquiring an ordinarily good style. He read nothing except the memoirs and transactions of Tiberius Caesar; for his letters, speeches and proclamations he relied on others' talents.

Here, Have A List Of Bisexual Roman Emperors

Julius Caesar is not on this list because he is not considered a roman emperor. The empire truly began with the formation of the Principate by Augustus. Caesar predates this. Similarly, there are a number of emperors after this list that engaged in sexual or romantic relationships with males Hadrian springs to mind , but I needed to narrow down the search and this time period has the greatest density.

LGBT Roman Emperors – the facts!

Some say it happened after the death of her husband Titus Sabinus. Then she lived in the palace. Julia died very young, less than 26 years old. Historians cite complications after abortion as the cause. It was the child of Domitian. An interesting fact is that after the death of Caesar, the nurse of the Flavian family mixed his ashes with those of Julia.

Demystifying Domitian: Rome’s Most Misunderstood Emperor?

The Roman historian Suetonius was convinced the twenty year old Caesar shared a bed with the king and that — horror of horrors — he was the passive partner. Something an elite Roman would find unforgivable. By all means have a dalliance with another man — but always be the dominant party.