“Baked bread to the people”: bread distribution and social and political networks at Pompeii

IF 0.7 2区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY Journal of Roman Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-11-22 DOI:10.1017/s1047759423000429
Steven L. Tuck
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In 2017, archaeologists at Pompeii discovered by far the longest tomb inscription ever found at the city on a monumental tomb. This elogium provided insight into many aspects of the city's social, economic, and political world. One clause attests to the distribution of baked bread in the city. This note argues that the passage provides new evidence from Pompeii that answers two longstanding questions. The first is that of the subject of an often-reproduced Pompeian fresco. The identity of the main figure in the painting is debated: either a baker or a politician. The second is the status, political rank, and network of the owner of the property on which the fresco was discovered. Supported by the evidence of an electoral programma, the painting and inscription illuminate the mechanics of beneficence at Pompeii and serve to identify the residence of someone who operated in the political networks of the 1st-c. CE city at a sub-elite level.
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“给人民烤面包”:庞贝的面包分配和社会政治网络
2017年,庞贝古城的考古学家在一座巨大的坟墓上发现了迄今为止在这座城市发现的最长的墓葬铭文。这段独白让我们对这座城市的社会、经济和政治世界的许多方面有了深入的了解。其中一个条款证明了烤面包在城市的分配。这篇文章认为,这段文字为庞贝古城提供了新的证据,回答了两个长期存在的问题。第一个是经常被复制的庞贝壁画的主题。这幅画中主要人物的身份有争议:是面包师还是政治家。第二个是发现壁画的财产所有者的地位、政治等级和网络。在选举纲领证据的支持下,这幅画和铭文阐明了庞贝的慈善机制,并有助于确定在1 -c的政治网络中运作的人的住所。在亚精英水平的CE城市。
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