Rape has always hinged on whether the other party consented or not.
Eh, no it hasn't.
Historically, rape was simply sex with an unmarried woman. The concept of 'consent' had nothing to do with it: you nail her before marriage, you've committed a crime. Women could not commit rape because men couldn't be raped, consent or no.
It was a property crime, either way. It's also true that rape wasn't initially symmetric. Men were supposed to have been willing. At times, so were women. In the latter case, it wouldn't matter whether the incident were what we today call rape or consensual. Both parties would be held guilty (though not necessarily punished symmetrically)
Eh, no it hasn't.
Historically, rape was simply sex with an unmarried woman. The concept of 'consent' had nothing to do with it: you nail her before marriage, you've committed a crime. Women could not commit rape because men couldn't be raped, consent or no.
Where did you get that information? That's called "adultery"
It was a property crime, either way. It's also true that rape wasn't initially symmetric. Men were supposed to have been willing. At times, so were women. In the latter case, it wouldn't matter whether the incident were what we today call rape or consensual. Both parties would be held guilty (though not necessarily punished symmetrically)