Top 10 Naughty S3x Stories From History

3 The Bona Dea Affair3-caesar

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Ancient Rome was full of s3x and scandal. Case in point: the Bona Dea festival which was only open to women. In 62 BC, it became a hotbed of controversy when tribune Publius Clodius Pulcher (commonly referred to simply as “Clodius”) dressed as a woman to infiltrate the festival. It was rumored that he went there to seduce Julius Caesar’s wife Pompeia, although no one seemed to know why.Clodius wronged Caesar on two accounts: by disturbing the sacred ceremony that was held at Caesar’s house and by raising the suspicion that Clodius had an affair with Caesar’s wife. How much of this actually happened, though, remains a bone of contention. According to Plutarch, Clodius was acquitted of all charges. However, this didn’t stop Caesar from divorcing Pompeia because, as the proverb says, “Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion.”The main reason we can’t be sure what really happened is Cicero. He provided testimony against Clodius, but they were mortal enemies. Even after Clodius’s acquittal, the scandal had a huge negative impact on his political career.Interestingly enough, some modern historians believe that Cicero’s motivation might have been personal, not political. His wife, Terentia, also had cause to dislike Clodius—either because she was jealous of his sister Clodia or because Clodius prosecuted Terentia’s half-sister, Fabia, on charges of incest. It’s possible that Terentia might have been pulling the strings behind this s3x scandal all along.