IN HEROD'S COURT Quotes

“On the contrary, the main vice that I noticed in Augustus was his fondness for deflowering virgins. The young women were brought to him by various people, including his wife Livia.”
― David Mandel, IN HEROD'S COURT: The memoirs of Nicholas of Damascus

“I asked him if he knew of any brothel of ephebes in the neighborhood. He answered that there was one within walking distance of the inn,”
― David Mandel, IN HEROD'S COURT: The memoirs of Nicholas of Damascus

“allowed myself a few hours of love and cuddling with the boy that I had met on my first night in Alexandria.”
― David Mandel, IN HEROD'S COURT: The memoirs of Nicholas of Damascus

“On the way I bumped into a boy and talked to him. In exchange for a few coins he agreed to accompany me to my house for a few hours to share my bed and my solitude.”
― David Mandel, IN HEROD'S COURT: The memoirs of Nicholas of Damascus