That's lovely but
by
Isonomist
06/26/2008, 3:25 PM
In reality, Athens had a whole body of law restraining homosexuality. Take a look at Douglas MacDowell's work on the subject, as well as Dover and Cohen. Even the average college level reading of Aristophanes, Xenophon, and other original authors, will tell you at least that there was, shall we say, at the very least, heated debate on the topic at the time. That's not to pass judgment one way or the other, but let's not corrupt history for the sake of a point.