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Using literary and feminist methodology, this study argues that an attitude of sexual aggressiveness in defence served as a model for Roman satire. The author suggests that aggressive sexual humour reinforced Roman aggressive behaviour on both the individual and societal levels.

Latin wit and humor --- Erotic poetry, Latin --- Aggressiveness in literature. --- Satire, Latin --- Sex in literature. --- Invective. --- Abuse, Verbal --- Insults --- Insults, Verbal --- Verbal abuse --- Vituperation --- Satire --- Aggressiveness (Psychology) in literature --- Latin literature --- History and criticism. --- Priapus --- Priape --- Πρίαπος --- Priapos --- Πριηπος --- Priēpos --- Прыяп --- Pryi︠a︡p --- Prijap --- Príapo --- Priapas --- Priaposz --- Пријап --- プリアーポス --- Puriāposu --- Приап --- Priap --- Пріап --- 普里阿普斯 --- Puliapusi --- In literature. --- Rome --- Priapus (Greek deity) in literature. --- Language and languages