Date: October 24, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ohio Union - Interfaith Prayer & Reflection Room 1739 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210
The Speaker:
Rebecca Benefiel (Washington & Lee University)
Reading Public Prestige and Personal Loss in Pompeii
The Decimi Lucretii Valentes rank among the most distinguished families of Pompeii, well known as elected officials and sponsors of large gladiatorial spectacles. In this talk, Rebecca Benefiel brings together scattered epigraphical evidence and archaeological finds to identify previously unrecognized public expressions of support for one of the city’s most prominent families. Analysis of texts posted across the city reveals a program of notices embedded within a dense epigraphic landscape. Benefiel highlights strategies of communication across Pompeii; reveals threads linking public prestige, family, personal loss, and community support; and widens our understanding of the role of literacy in Pompeian social relations.
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