CLARCH 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Tosefta, Microsoft Powerpoint, Nudity
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Why is it even necessary to discuss sex in the roman bathhouse: government, power / authority, religion (i. e. christianity, culture, social (i. e. taboos) Must understand that there isn"t just one view on sex and nudity: varies among people, location, & time, taboos change. Sources: martial: nudity 100, he pokes fun at people with satyr, maybe he was writing just to poke fun. It wouldn"t be funny if it wasn"t true: apuleius: possible nudity / sex, fiction but based on norms. Inscriptions: sex (& nudity: no reason to doubt, does not talk about how common. Mosaic 1: women practicing sports in the bathhouse. Mosaic 2: men doing the same thing as the women in 1, but nude. In olympia, greece: may have something to do with the location. Mosaic 3: women taking clothes off, maybe only had clothes on in palestra. Mosaic 4: men doing sports without clothes. Vase 5: greek athletes running in nude.
