Studia Antiqua
Keywords
Pompeian graffiti, Aeneid parody, visual–textual context, fullonica social identity, community self-representation
Abstract
Many scholars have discussed a curious graffito parodying the Aeneid found outside of a Pompeian fullonica, but few have taken into account its visual and written context. I synthesize previous scholarship and consider additional neighboring graffiti and visual elements in order to more thoroughly reconstruct the ideas conveyed about fullers in this space. The outer wall celebrates fullers in cultural, social, and fulling matters, thus bolstering their community’s confidence in them.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Nielsen, Tori. "Confidence in the Pompeian Fullo." Studia Antiqua 24, no. 1 (2025). https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/studiaantiqua/vol24/iss1/6
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