For his sake, you retired from Rome's army; for
his sake, you bestowed freedom upon him; for
his sake, you wonder what such a beautiful
boy of fourteen years finds to love in you whose
years are forty-two.
Author's Notes/Comments:
The prudish reader must keep in mind that the moral and legal customs of ancient Rome were radically different from the restrictions we place on young Homosexuals regarding who they may or may not love, often based on a difference in ages. Clodhoppers elected to a state's legislature are hardly qualified to comprehend the Romances of Homosexual Love.