At Roman stage plays, “eye and ear alike saw and heard indecencies, ” wrote one historian,“ and the lewdest scenes were the most applauded. ”
فَإِنْ كَانَتْ عَيْنُكَ ٱلْيُمْنَى تُعْثِرُكَ ،‏ فَٱقْلَعْهَا وَأَلْقِهَا عَنْكَ » .‏