CLA101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gaius Marius, Papyrology, Denarius
9 Dec 2018
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Inscriptions->epigraphy: are texts written/scratched/engraved on things like stone/marble/wood/leather, range from graphiti and letters to entire texts and verses, often part of a larger context that says more to the interpreter, ex. Dipinti: painted on walls in pompeii, written on the walls near the amphitheatre, contains advertisements and slogans for politicians. Papyrus->papyrology: uses fibers from "papyrus" plant, made from strips on the plant woven in a grid pattern, rectro is the front, ex. P. duke. inv. 9: marks the sale of a donkey 383ce, the seller was illiterate, so it was written by either a scribe or someone else who was capable. Sidenote: many people in ancient rome had similar names because of the social hierarchy. Many people named aurelius because there was an emperor named aurelius who made all inhabitants of rome into citizens. These people all gained this name for a short while after the ruling. Coins->numismatist: carriers of political and ideological messages, very bold messages, ex.
