Classical Studies 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Knucklebones, Rag Doll, Chariot Racing

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2300
• Professor: Kelly Olson

Document Summary

Beds in photos much more extravagant than in reality. Men liked fat women with no tits high status. Men dark skin, women lighter skin (stay inside). As you enter brothel painting of priapus (roman god of sex always has erection and. Lioness doggy styleeeee. huge pein): some have 2! Idealizations of well-nourished, beautiful people to get clients in the mood for what is to follow: seduce clients into thinking they are in higher class brothel than they actually are. Balls and hoops as evidence of children"s past times. Grave goods: toys dedicated to a god or goddess on sexual maturity. Duodecim scripta ( twelve lines"; played with 30 gaming pieces + dice). Pieces of light and dark glass most common (also evidence of bone & ivory gaming pieces). Associated with women (physical pastimes are suitable for men): women not associated with intellectual pastimes (stay at home, lazy, don"t need to do physical labour etc. )