ANALYSIS OF HUMAN EROTIC ENJOYMENT HISTORY

Assignment 14

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Instances of homosexual love and sexuality has been recorded within almost all ancient civilizations in forms of relics, paintings, sculptures, scriptures and beyond. As I look into the long history of records, I begin to realize that sex and sexuality as being such an ancient yet evergreen topic. One can only imagine the complexity of natural causes and reasons to how the instinct has been suppressed and continued in time.

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1500 B.C.; Ancient Rome

the first condom

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800- 146 B.C.; Ancient Greece

erotic arts

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79 A.C.; Pompeii

pennis-shaped pattern on architecture

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200 A.C.; Tibet

Buddism: mural and sculpture of sex for religious practice

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217 A.C.; Roman Bath

the Terme di Caracalla, where people naked bating in public

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266- 420 A.C.; Jin Dynasty

the Emperor invented a goat carriage to help decide which wife's room to sleep

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618- 907 A.C.; Tang Dynasty

sex toy for lesbians

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1600; Qing Dynasty

The Plim in the Golden Vass, is the most influencial erotic Chinese classic.

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1750; Japan

 "Nanshoku* the relationships between samurai and their boyfriends.

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1880; Britain

The first vibrator was invented to help ladies with their "female hysteria*.

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1896; France

The earliest known pornographic film, Le Coucher de la Mariée, is screened in Paris.

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1908; Germany

The first recorded blow up doll appeared in psychiatrists Iwan Bloch's book. "The Sexual Life of Our Time*

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1953; USA

The first issue of Playboy is published. The premier issue featured Marilyn Monroe on the cover.

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2000; Netherlands

Amsterdam Red Light District, was prostitution legalized.