Grabfunde als Spiegel der Bildung : zur Literalität der Frauen in den westlichen Provinzen des römischen Reiches /
Archaeological finds from burial contexts throughout the Roman western provinces show that women from different social classes had reading and writing skills. Traces of female literacy can be linked to writing utensils, above-ground grave markers and inscriptions. Writing implements were found parti...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | German |
| Language Notes: | Text in German with German, English and French summaries. |
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Oxford, UK :
BAR Publishing,
[2025].
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| Series: | BAR international series ;
3235. |
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| Summary: | Archaeological finds from burial contexts throughout the Roman western provinces show that women from different social classes had reading and writing skills. Traces of female literacy can be linked to writing utensils, above-ground grave markers and inscriptions. Writing implements were found particularly frequently in the graves of wealthy women, indicating their education and the importance of literacy. Girls were also taught to read and write at an early age, as evidenced by the discovery of writing tablets in children's graves. Presenting themselves as educated women, often with scrolls or writing tablets on tomb reliefs, was an expression of status and cultural affiliation. However, as inscriptions show, there were also literate female slaves and freedwomen. This study shows that educated women were not a rarity in the Roman Empire, nor were they an unattainable ideal but evident in all levels of society. |
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| Item Description: | Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.), Universität Bern, 2019. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 378 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-378). |
| ISBN: | 9781407362311 1407362313 |