Now that we're heading for 20.000 views on this site, let's go back in time to the Byzantine Empire around AD 500. Flavius Belisarius was an army general. According to Wikipedia, one of the defining features of Belisarius' career was his success despite the little or no support he received from Justinian. He is also among a select group of men considered by historians to be the "Last of the Romans". Belisarius is often characterized as a cuckold husband, who was emotionally dependent on his debauched wife, Antonina. According to some historians, Antonina cheated on Belisarius with their godson, the young Theodosius. The love affair was well known in the imperial court and the general was regarded as weak and ridiculous. Empress Theodora reportedly helped and saved Antonina when Belisarius tried to charge his wife at last.
Cheating in Roman times is worth a 6 on the cuckold scale.
There's been a lot of famous cuckolds in history. And many cuckolds tortured and killed their cuckoldress wives and their manstresses. In addition, it was said that Belisarius was blind as well. Women have a tendency to cuckold their disabled husbands.
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