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The common people of Pompeii: a study of the graffiti
Johns Hopkins Press • (29) • Published In 1939 • Pages: 12, 113
By: Tanzer, Helen Henrietta.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The purpose of this document is to investigate the life of the common people of Pompeii as revealed through the graffiti which were preserved when Mr. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. In addition to the graffiti, the author also analyzed friezes and wall paintings. The graffiti were mainly election notices, advertisements, and miscellaneous personal notes. From the graffiti the author reconstructs information on various occupations, spectacles and gladiatorial combats, etc.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Imperial Romans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Europe
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Martin Malone ; 1977
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ? - 79 A.D.
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Pompeii
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Helen H. Tanzer
- I. Introduction -- II. The clothing trades -- III. The bakers -- IV. Food and food dealers -- V. Inns and eating places -- VI. Various occupations -- VII. The spectacles -- and VIII. Other interests of the people
- For Graffiti use WRITING (212)
- Issued also in part as thesis (PH. D) Johns Hopkins University
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-101)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 39031828
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Graffito decoration/Pompeii (Extinct city)--Social conditions