Lex Scantinia
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Lex Scantinia (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Lex Scantia) was an ancient Roman law (named after aedile Scantinius Capitolinus who had lived around 225 BC) and introduced in 149 BC during the Roman Republic that regulated sexual behavior, including pederasty, adultery and passivity, potentially legislating the death penalty for same-sex behavior among free-born men. Allegations exist that even before Lex Scantinia such laws existed in Rome, but direct evidence of these laws has been lost.
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See also
- Homosexuality in ancient Rome
- Exoletus
- Fustuarium, sometimes thought to apply to sex acts between fellow soldiers
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