SEX, FICTION , AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ANANYMS IN POMPEII.

The article discusses the sexuality of the character of Hamillus and the importance if ananyms in Pompeii as depicted in the epigrams of Marcus Valerius Martialis or Martial. It examines the declaration of Martial on the abstinence of using real names in his epigrams. It explores the fictional conce...

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Published in:	Classical Philology Vol. 106; no. 1; pp. 53 - 61
Main Author:	Panciera, Matthew
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Chicago Press Jan2011
Subjects:	Sexual orientation in literature Martialis, Marcus Valerius Epigram Juvenal, fl. 1st century-2nd century Pompeii
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