The Spartans were also gay.
And practiced child rape as a core part of their social structure… Same as Americans.
Well its not gay if youre on top, according to sources at the time. Giving a fucking was manly, but taking a fucking was feminine.
Simpler times

all that tradition, destroyed by one innovation:

THE POWER BOTTOM

I think that was Rome?

Rome came much later.

The mindset is actually still alive today. A lot of central and south american countries still have this mindset due to Portuguese and Spanish influence over the centuries. I watched a documentary years back talking about the history and origins of machismo in Latin culture.