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This chapter provides a historical analysis of romantic love among ancient civilizations. It explores how a few of the first human civilizations of Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome experience, expressed, and conceptualized love. This analysis within each of these civilizations takes a look at love’s relationship with sex and marriage. Therefore, this chapter highlights the differences between the ancient civilizations discussed in the context of these three concepts.
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Karandashev, V. (2017). The Ancients Were Open to Love. In: Romantic Love in Cultural Contexts. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42683-9_3
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