Verstraete and Provençal opine that this perspective was simply a Christian interpretation: 'The sexuality of the Romans has never had good press in the West ever since the rise of Christianity. It has sometimes been assumed that 'unlimited sexual license' was characteristic of ancient Rome.
Sexual attitudes and behaviors in ancient Rome are indicated by art, literature, and inscriptions, and to a lesser extent by archaeological remains such as erotic artifacts and architecture. Male–female couple on the back of a bronze mirror ( ca.
