The Roman courtesan : archaeological reflections of a literary topos / editors Ria Berg & Richard Neudecker.
Contributor(s): Berg, Ria
| Neudecker, Richard.
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BookSeries: Acta Instituti Romani Finlandiae: 46.Publisher: Roma : Institutum Romanum Finlandiae, 2018Description: 248 p. : ill., plans ; 30 cm.ISBN: 9788871409276.ISSN: 05382270.Subject(s): Excavations (Archaeology) -- Italy -- Congresses | Courtesans -- Rome -- Congresses | Rome -- Social life and customs -- Congresses | 305.4093 -- Social sciences Women Ancient world| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due |
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"The nucleus of this volume consists of a set of papers delivered on May 30th, 2014, at the Institutum Romanum Finladiae, Rome, at the International Symposium ... organized in collaboration with the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Rom."--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [7]-40) and index.
Introduction: Unveiling Roman courtesans / Ria Berg. Courtesans in the Roman legal sources / Thomas A.J. McGinn. Historical Roman courtesans / Alison Keith. Pupa, puella, domina. Tracce di cortigiane nella documentazione pompeiana? / Antonio Varone. The life course of the Roman courtesan / Sharon L. James. The image of a well-born lady as a prostitute. The cases of Clodia, Julia and Messalina / Maria-Leena Hänninen. Influential mistresses in the imperial dynasties of first-century Rome: Clauda Acte and Antonio Caenis / Pia Mustonen. Quadretti con coppie su "klinai" dalla Villa della Farnesina / Irene Bragantini. Beauties from a distant world. On portrait galleries of Hellenistic "hetairai" in several houses of Pompeii / Richard Neudecker. Pitture di banchetto con presenze femminili nelle case di Pompei: alcune considerazioni / Luciana Jacobelli. A perfect scenery for male courtesans? Ganymede in two Pompeian wall paintings / Ville Hakanen. Instrumentum con scene erotiche da tombe femminili di età romana / Anna Fedele, Donato Labate. Furnishing the courtesan's house. Material culture and elite prostitution in Pompeii / Ria Berg. Prostitutes and entertainers at Rome. Did they leave memories of themselves? / Siri Sande.
Contributions in English and Italian.
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