A Ballsy History of Dick Pics

From ancient Greece to today, we can understand sexuality through penis art

Medieval nuns needed big hands. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 25526, f. 160r Roman de la Rose | Public Domain

If we were to travel back in time to ancient Greece, half of humanity would suddenly get a hell of a lot sexier.

That half would be the men.

In ancient Athens, men were viewed as sex objects, not women. Consequently, in most Greek art…