Book review by A.M. Keith examines a work by John Winkler entitled "The Constraints of Desire," which studies sex and gender in ancient Greece.

Fabris ibn Malik studies the practice of castration in the ancient world and looks at the sexual practices of eunuchs.

Read an English translation of a Church of Greece statement on fraternization, or the close bond between men in ancient Greece.

Translation of a text from Egypt shows there may have been a gay subculture in ancient times. There's no guarantee the spell works today.

Paul Halsall provides a list of the many gay Greek couples found in ancient texts.

Provides a review of and purchasing details for a K.J. Dover book that examines the hierarchy of homosexuals in ancient Greek society.

Presents mythological tales that involve the admiration of male youth. Link to tales from other cultures.

Read a translation of Plato's "Phaedrus," which is a classic example of the famed Greek's views of homosexual eros.

Contains an excerpt and purchasing information for a book entitled "Lysis, Phaedrus and Symposium: Plato on Homosexuality."

Furnishes a content summary and purchasing information for a book by Craig Williams that examines ideologies of masculinity in ancient Rome.

Read an excerpt from the ancient historian Plutarch's work entitled "Life of Pelopidas" which describes the Sacred Band of male lover warriors.

Read Burton's essay on pederasty from a translation of his 1885 work, "The Arabian Nights."

One of the world's oldest and smallest religions has a long history of opposition to homosexuality. Read a passage from an ancient law book.