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Roman sexual terms

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Roman fresco showing sex
Roman fresco showing sex

Naturally, ancient Romans also had their own expressions for all sexual activities. For example, the word cinaede meant a person who was anally penetrated.

Pedicabo is the word for penetration and the verb irrumare is the act of putting a penis in your partner’s mouth for oral sex.

More about sex life in ancient Rome

Sources
  • Grimal Pierre, Miłość w starożytnym Rzymie, Warszawa 2005

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