Prostitution in ancient Rome

"Nuda in litore stetit ad fastidium emptoris; omnes partes corporis et inspectae et contrectatae sunt. Vultis auctionis exitum audire? vendit pirata, emit leno, excipit fornix. [...] Ita raptae pepercere piratae ut lenoni venderent; sic emit leno ut prostitueret."

"Lascivam tota possedi nocte puellam, Cuius nequitias vincere nulla potest. Fessus miile modis illud puerile poposci: Ante preces totas primaque verba dedit. Improbius quiddam ridensque rubensque rogavi: Pollicita est nulla luxuriosa mora. Sed mihi pura fuit; tibi non erit, Aeschyle: si vis, Accipe et hoc munus conditione mala."

"Naked she stood on the shore at the pleasure of the purchaser; every part of her body was examined and felt. Would you hear the result of the sale? The pirate sold, the pandar bought. [...] For this the pirates spared their captive, that she might be sold to a pandar; for this the pandar bought her, that he might employ her as a prostitute."

"Intrasti quotiens inscriptae limina cellae, Seu puer arrisit, sive puella tibi, Contentus non es foribus veloque seraque, Secretumque iubes grandius esse tibi. Oblinitur minimae si qua est suspitio rimae Punctaque lasciva quae terebrantur acu. Nemo est tam teneri tarn sollicitique pudoris, Qui vel paedicat, Canthare, vel futuit."

"Utere femineis complexibns, utere, Victor, Ignotuniqne sibi mentula discat opus. Flammea texuntur sponsae, iam virgo paratur, Tondebit pueros iam nova nupta tuos. Paedicare semel ciipido dabit ilia marito, Dum metuit teli volnera prima novi. Saepius hoc fieri nutrix materque vetabunt Et dicent: "Uxor, non puer, ista tibi est." Heu quantos aestus, quantos patiere labores. Si fuerit cunnus res peregrina tibi! Ergo Suburanae tironem trade magistrae. Ilia virum faciet; non bene virgo docet."

"I passed a whole night with a lascivious girl, whose wickednessNequitias, wickedness," so we say playfully of an accomplished performer, "a wicked little devil," meaning that she was up to every dodge; in a word, an accomplished prostitute. no one could surpass. Tired of a thousand pranks, I begged that boyish favour,Boyish favour, i.e., I asked her to let me have her a lItalienne. before my prayer was finished, my first utterance, twas granted. Smiling and blushing I asked for something worse,Something worse or literally more "shameless," i.e., I asked her to gamahuche me. she voluptuously promised it at once.She made no objection on the score of filthiness, but promised to do it; however, she wanted so much extra that I couldnt afford it, and consequently she was quoad her mouth, chaste to me. But you, Aeschylus, wont grudge your money on your favourite vice; go to her then and be gamahuched. But she was chaste to me. She will not be so to you, Aeschylus: if you want it, take this boon, but she will attach a condition.Conditio mala, literally "take this boon under an evil condition," similar to this use of mala is the phrase "to levy black mail."Last night the soft charms of an exquisite whore Fulfilled every whim of my mind, Till, with fucking grown weary, I begged something more, One bliss that still lingered behind. My prayer was accepted; the rose in the rear Was opened to me in a minute; One rose still remained, which I asked of my dear,— Twas her mouth and the tongue that lay in it. She promised at once, what I asked her to do; Yet her lips were unsullied by me. Theyll not, my old friend, remain virgins for you, Whose penchant exceeds een her fee."