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Assignment:
Almost two thousand years ago, the Roman city of Pompeii was destroyed in the ash and rock fall from a volcanic eruption. Since then, the city is almost perfectly preserved and an incredible source of understanding and insight into the daily life of an Italian city during the heyday of the Roman Empire. The city before it was buried was a living and changing city. As today, there were graffiti on walls, doors, facades.
1. First look at the examples below.
2. Then answer the following questions:
What does the graffiti tell us about what life in a Roman city could be like? What does it tell us about Roman society?
Think about who wrote it and for what purpose? Are doodles written for the same reasons today?
If a researcher in a few hundred years gets to see graffiti from today, what image do you think it gives of our society?
Based on the four source critical criteria (authenticity, time, dependence and tendency) what is your assessment of the credibility of the doodles as sources of understanding of the urban life and way of thinking of that time? Use the concepts.
Here are given Ancient graffiti "graffiti" from Pompeii
- I said it and I wrote it: you love Iris and she is uninterested in you.
- I urge you to vote for Holconius Priscus as mayor. He is a good fellow. Jucundus is his sponsor.
- Wall, I am amazed that you have not fallen to pieces, such masses of people's silly scribblings as you carry.
- Hello, hello Amarantus!
- The Arrius Pollio complex, belonging to Gnaeus Allius Nigidus Maius was erected from the first of July: trade stalls with extensions, estates and villas. Interested tenant may seek Primus, slave of Gnoeus Allius Nigidus Maius.
- Our little girl was born during the Saturnalia.
- Auge loves Allutenus.
- Here Vibius Resttitutes had to sleep alone and he missed his Urbana.
- Here I , when I came. Then I went home.
- A bronze urn has disappeared from this shop. If anyone restores it, he shall receive 65 sesterces.