The History of Sex

hy vital part of life. In the 5th century Heredotus an ancient world conservative historian was shocked when it came to sensuality and sex, he felt that marriage was extremely important and that there were very few prohibitions.
             The Romans like the Greeks had sexual slaves; they were looked upon as property. Women on the other hand owned property, were opinionated and expected fidelity. But it was not uncommon to find men and women in graveyards and cemeteries which were common places for affairs. Like the Egyptians and Greeks before them the Romans also had effective contraceptives, they used things such as spermicide, gum and an herb called silpshium that was as popular as well as successful it became extinct. In 410 the Roman Empire came to an end and the views on sex began to change. Saint Augustus like Heredotus before him was a conservative man, he began to write about marital sex and felt that people were to shameless.(this is were the missionary position originated from)
             In the beginning of the 20th century there were many changes. One of these was the invention of the television; movies now functioned as means of sexual education and gumstuck like saint Augusts and Heredotus was a conservative man that fought for the suppression of vice. Any obscene mate
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