02-09-2009, 06:42 AM
There are some signs that such behaviour was discouraged. Perhaps the most famous example is in Marcus Aurelius, when he praises Antonius Pius for “putting a stop to the pursuit of boys.” (Meditations, I.16)
Doubtlessly he didn't put a complete stop to it, but the passage shows that Marcus disliked the practice and praised his predecessor for taking some sort of action to stop it.
(Some people wonder if the statement pertains to stopping himself or others, but it seems that most scholars now believe that the Greek verb means putting a stop to others.)
Doubtlessly he didn't put a complete stop to it, but the passage shows that Marcus disliked the practice and praised his predecessor for taking some sort of action to stop it.
(Some people wonder if the statement pertains to stopping himself or others, but it seems that most scholars now believe that the Greek verb means putting a stop to others.)
David J. Cord
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