LEISURE: The Roman Way
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LEISURE: The Roman Way
- Palaestra
- Drinking and
Gambling
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PALAESTRA- public gymnasium, sporting
arena and exercise ground
- palaestrae (plural)
Great Palaestra in Pompeii
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2724369070085383519MtcKqz
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http://www.mmdtkw.org/ALRItkwVes03Pompeii.html
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Floor painting from Herculaneum Palaestrahttp://www.bollywoodsargam.com/search_yahoo_images.php?search_term=Down+Town+Palestra
-male figures in a possible, sporting stance, preparing for sporting competitions.
- suggests palaestra was used as a sporting arena.
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- marble statues showing the ideal figure for men.
- suggests women did not play sport
- promoting an active lifestyle for citizens
Marble statue from Small Palaestra, Pompeii, The Lost World of Pompeii
Marble statue from Palaestra, Herculanuem
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“He who has paid me for my lessons receive what he desires from the gods” a teacher, in the Great Palaestra, Pompeii Baldassare Conticello,
Rediscovering Pompeii, IBM Italia, Italy pg29
GRAFFITI
“Antiochus hung out here with his girlfriend Cithera.” from the Great Palaestra, Pompeii http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm
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Painting of Hercules, from Herculaneum
- the worship of the cult of Hercules
http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/stabian_stucco2.jpg
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DRINKING
- bars (thermopolia or cauponae)
- taverns
“ Cheers! We drink like wineskins” from a Pompeian bar
http://historysjcdubbo.wikispaces.com/file/view/Pompeii+and+Herculaneum+Economy.ppt#267,15, Shop Keepers & Bar Owners
The Drinking scene
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Bar in Herculaneum
http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/thermopolion.viadiana.jpg
- notice how close the shop is to the footpath
- they were the size of a small room
- lack of seating and inscriptions on walls suggests
people drank whilst standing.
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Bar in Pompeiihttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_art_gallery_03.shtml
Bar in Herculaneumhttp://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/thermopolium_jugs.jpg
-jars embedded into masonry counter, called dolia
- contained hot food and drink
- some bars offered dining areas for seating and gambling.
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Stone bench, Herculaneum.
http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/thermopolium_bench.jpg
- comfortable seating for the wealthy.
- emphasises the small size of bars.
“I screwed the barmaid” Bar of Athictus, Pompeii, http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm
“You can get a drink here for only one coin. You can drink better wine for two coins.”Bar from Herculaneumhttp://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm
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Fresco from Thermopolium of Ventutius Placidus, Pompeii.http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Italy/Campania/Pompeii-145697/Things_To_Do-Pompeii-Ancent_ways_of_relaxing-BR-1.html
-dedicated to Dionysus ( god of wine), Mercury ( god of commerce) and Lares ( protector of he house).
- found in most bars and inns, suggesting the importance of wine and drinking.
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The Drinking Scene, Inn of Salvius, Pompeii
http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/index7.html
Man on left : “Over here” (hoc)
Man on right: “No, it's mine” (non / mia est).
Barmaid, carrying a cup and wine jug: “The man who ordered this will get it. Oceanus, come here and drink” (qui vol / sumat / Oceane / veni bibe).
-amphorae used to hold wine
- suggests wine was main beverage consumed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_art_gallery_03.shtml
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GAMBLING- Roman dice ( tesserae)
- Astragals
- Cock-fighting
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The Gambling Scene, Inn of Salvius, Pompeii
Man on left: “I've got it” (exsi)Man on right: “It's two, not three” (non / tria duas / est)
dice found at Herculaneumhttp://www.aerobiologicalengineering.com/wxk116/Roman/BoardGames/tesserae.html
http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/gamblers_painting.jpg
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Theodore.H Feder, Great Treasures of Pompeii and Herculaneum, Abbeville Press, New York 1978, pg 40
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Cock-fighting, Pompeii
http://www.jhauser.us/pictures/history/Romans/Pompeii/4/93-05.jpg
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“Celadus the Thracian, of the team of Octavius, has won three out of three victories.” a triumphant gambler Great Palaestra, Pompeii
Baldassare Conticello, Rediscovering Pompeii, IBM Italia, Italy pg29
Roman coin, from Pompeiihttp://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/rawson.html
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FINIS
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS:
- Kate Cameron, Jennifer Lawless, Secrets of Vesuvius: Unlocking the Sources form Pompeii and Herculaneum, Nelson Australia, Melbourne 2006
- Louise Zarmati, Heinemann Ancient and Medieval History: Pompeii and Herculaneum, Harcourt Education, Sydney, 2005
- Colin Amery, Brian Curran, The Lost World of Pompeii, Frances Lincoln, London 2002
- Peter Connolly, Pompeii, Oxford University Press, Hong Kong, 1979
- Theodore.H Feder, Great Treasures of Pompeii and Herculaneum, Abbeville Press, New York 1978
- Baldassare Conticello, Rediscovering Pompeii, IBM Italia, Italy 1990
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http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2724369070085383519MtcKz
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