The Roman courtesan : archaeological reflections of a literary topos / editors Ria Berg & Richard Neudecker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Neudecker, Richard, editor.

Berg, Ria, editor.

Series:

Acta Instituti Romani Finlandiae ; v. 46.

Acta Instituti Romani Finlandiae, 0538-2270 ; vol. 46

Language:

English

French

Italian

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Courtesans--Rome--History.

Courtesans.

Prostitutes--Rome--History.

Prostitutes.

Rome (Empire).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

248 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.

Place of Publication:

Roma : Institutum Romanum Finlandiae, 2018.

Language Note:

In English, Italian and French.

Summary:

From the contents: Ria Berg, Introduction : Unveiling Roman courtesans -- Thomas A.J. McGinn, Courtesans in the Roman legal sources -- Alison Keith, Historical Roman courtesans -- Antonio Varone, Pupa, puella, domina. Tracce di cortigiane nella documentazione pompeiana? -- Sharon L. James, The life course of the Roman courtesan -- Marja-Leena Hänninen, The image of a well-born lady as a prostitute. The cases of Clodia, Julia and Messalina -- Pia Mustonen, Influential mistresses in the imperial dynasties of first-century Rome- Claudia Acte and Antonia Caenis -- Irene Bragantini, Quadretti con coppie su klinai dalla Villa della Farnesina -- Richard Neudecker, Beauties from a distant world. On portrait galleries of Hellenistic hetairai in several houses of Pompeii -- Luciana Jacobelli, Pitture di banchetto con presenze femminili nelle case di Pompei- alcune considerazioni.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-40) and index.

ISBN:

9788871409276

8871409272

OCLC:

1084638491