Roman male homosexualities: a study in the Satyricon, of Petronius

• Grant number: 15/12101-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2015
• End date: August 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - Ancient and Medieval History
• Principal Investigator: Norberto Luiz Guarinello
• Grantee: Fabrício Sparvoli Godoy
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project intends to reflect about the male homosexualities in first century C.E. Collecting the Petronian representations in the Satyricon, this project aims to think these representantions in relation with the specific bibliography. Thus, one seeks to comprehend better both Ancient and Contemporary homosexualities.