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TIL Gracchus, a roman of noble birth, married his male lover(a flute player) in a public ceremony, presenting him a dowry of 4000 sestertii. Although this caused a stir, the poet Juvenal was more offended about the fact that Gracchus once volunteered to be a gladiator but run away mid fight

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