Finding Love in Ancient Rome

Like so many other aspects of daily life in the ancient world, love in ancient Rome was both strikingly familiar and deeply strange... Check out FOREO Bear: https://foreo.se/w5rp Get 20% OFF Bear with code: STONE20 Check out my other YouTube channels, @scenicroutestothepast and @toldinstonefootnotes Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/toldinstone If you liked this video, you might also enjoy my book “Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans.” https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Statues-Fat-Gladiators-Elephants/dp/1633887022 If you're so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/profiles/toldinstone https://www.instagram.com/toldinstone/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20993845.Garrett_Ryan Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:42 Cupid 1:20 Platonic love 2:04 Love in literature 2:45 Ovid's Art of Love 3:35 FOREO 4:40 Ovid's love advice 5:48 Sulpicia and Petronius 6:35 Severus and Successus 7:17 Roman marriage 8:03 Marriages, arranged and otherwise 9:22 Love in the army 9:43 Prostitution