In ancient Rome, the higher your status, the more people you were allowed to bone without consequence. For example, the emperor would get it on with anyone he wanted. A general could make a move on a lieutenant or a common citizen, and soldiers could go after common citizens.
Climbing up the social ladder was forbidden. If a common citizen decided to penetrate an unwilling soldier, the punishment was
public castration. If the soldier willingly allowed the common citizen to penetrate him, he would be publicly disemboweled.
These rules, coupled with true love between men, really muddied up the waters. It was easy for anyone to accuse a man of breaking rank or willingly giving in to penetration by a man of lesser status.
7 Or Tied Off
Tiberius was one of the most feared and hated emperors in Roman history and for good reason. He was almost always in a foul mood and enjoyed devising excruciating tortures.
The victim’s penis was often the target of his cruelty, and he was known to invite his enemies to drink wine with him. As his victims got their fill of drink, he would have the tops of their members tied shut, so they couldn’t urinate. From there, the real tortures began—and the victims were
unable to empty their bladders.