THE RIOT AT POMPEII'S AMPHITHEATER: TACITUS' DISCOURSE AND POPULAR GRAFFITI

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  • Renata Senna Garraffoni Professora do Departamento de História da Universidade Federal do Paraná.

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https://doi.org/10.5216/hr.v12i2.5470

Abstract

This paper aims at discussing the riot that occurred at Pompeii’s amphitheater in A.D. 59. To discuss this particular episode I shall focus in two different evidences: Tacitu’s report in Annals and the popular graffiti. In the following pages, I propose some commentaries on the Latin evidences and I also suggest an analyses of the social and political context in which the riot took place.

 

KEY-WORDS: Graffiti, Tacitus, Pompeii, gladiators, amphitheater.

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Renata Senna Garraffoni, Professora do Departamento de História da Universidade Federal do Paraná.

 

Published

2009-01-25

How to Cite

GARRAFFONI, R. S. THE RIOT AT POMPEII’S AMPHITHEATER: TACITUS’ DISCOURSE AND POPULAR GRAFFITI. História Revista, Goiânia, v. 12, n. 2, 2009. DOI: 10.5216/hr.v12i2.5470. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/historia/article/view/5470. Acesso em: 18 sep. 2024.

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