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The Archaeology of Gender, Love and Sexuality in Pompeii

The Archaeology of Gender, Love and Sexuality in Pompeii

Paperback

Series: BAR International, Book 2533

ArchaeologyAncient Rome

ISBN10: 1407311514
ISBN13: 9781407311517
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports
Published: Aug 15 2013
Pages: 63
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.21 Width: 8.27 Depth: 11.69
Language: English

The city of Pompeii, or Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeiorum, the stage of the action that takes place here, is seen by the author from the perspective of its integration in the macro-economic system of the Roman Empire. The characters that take the centre stage here are slaves, freed slaves and free citizens of low social status, distinguished from others by the place they occupy within relations of oppression and exploitation. In the pages that follow, the author brings the popular Pompeian soul to life, through its manifestations of love, sexuality, anguish and sadness. The work examines particular linguistic expression of popular Latin and, most specifically, through the graffiti written on the walls of a Roman colonial city, rendered there for the attention of the local community.

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