Emperor Tiberius in his obscene gardens on Capri. Men and women dressed as nymphs and satyrs perform sex acts and Priapic rites in grottos. Tibere est dans son jardin, entoure de petites grottes remplies d’hommes et femmes habilles en Nymphes et en Satyres, qui lui donnent mille spectacles obscenes et varies. Copperplate engraving from Pierre-Francois d'Hancarville’s Monumens de la Vie Privee des Douze Cesars, Chez Sabellus, Capri (Monuments of the Private Lives of 12 Caesars, Leclerc, Nancy) 1780. From imaginary Spintria, medals and cameos.

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