Graffito

Nica (:νίκα) Glaphyrine


Findspot: Pompeii, Vicolo dei Soprastanti (VII.15.11-15)
Precise Location: L. of VII.15.11, Facade
Language: Latin/Greek
Writing Style: Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus: Textus et mensurae secundum (1)
v. 1: Glaphyrine (nomen muliebris) vel Glaphyrinus (nomen virilis, in casu vocativo)?
v. 1: Glaphyrinus, gladiator (3); Nica Glaphyrine, meretrix (4); nica Glaphyrine, acclamatio ad spectaculum scaenicum vel gladiatorium (5).
Bibliography: CIL 04, 01664 con apographo, Tav. XXXI 41 (1), cf. p. 1680 (2)
J. N. Adams, Bilingualism and the Latin Language, Cambridge 2003, p. 406 (3)
T. J. McGinn, The Economy of Prostitution in the Roman World: A Study of Social History and the Brothel, Ann Arbor, MI, 2004, p. 300 (4)
Pompei e I Greci, Milano 2017, p. 294 (C. Pepe) (5)
http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR192875 (6)
Link to EDR: #EDR192875
Suggested Citation: AGP-EDR192875, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR192875> [accessed: 22 Nov 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Rebecca Benefiel

Principal Contributor: Holly Sypniewski

Last Revision: 2024-06-17

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