Bisexuality in the Ancient World

In this readable and thought-provoking history of bisexuality in the classical age, Eva Cantarella draws on the full range of sources-from legal texts, inscriptions, and medical documents to poetry and philosophical literature-to reconstruct and compare the bisexual cultures of Athens and Rome. She analyzes the link between social class and homosexuality, discusses love between women and the response of women to male homosexuality, and assesses the impact of homosexual relations on heterosexual ones.