To Endure: An Exploration of Male Rape in the Declamatory Cases of Pseudo-Quintilian and Seneca the Elder

<b>This thesis explores the declamatory works of Pseudo-Quintilian and Seneca the Elder (specially Major Declamations 3 and Controversiae 5.6) with particular attention being placed upon the representation of the male victims of sexual assault. </b><p>These explorations are then paralleled with modern sensibilities towards the same subject. </p> <p>The goal of this writing is to illustrate the purpose of declamation as a literary source, the way in which said declamation reveals key characteristics of Roman society and how these characteristics compare to modern approaches towards this topic. </p>