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Document Details : Title: Häuser und Mythenbilder in Pompeji als Spiegel der Gesellschaft Author(s): HODSKE, Jürgen Journal: BABESCH Volume: 85 Date: 2010 Pages: 179-192 DOI: 10.2143/BAB.85.0.2059894 Abstract : Detailed statistical data have been combined in this article and provide how wall paintings and central mythological scenes, and with them a new luxurious taste, developed in Pompeian houses during the late Republic and early Empire. This development suggests there was a change in the social structure of the town. A new class gained influence, at the latest after the earthquake of AD 62, which led to a number of new families profiting from the reconstruction work. A new taste of luxury wall decorations with central mythological scenes spread out all over Pompeii, however most significant in the representative buildings of the rich inhabitants, who exhibited demonstratively their wealth. The rise of the ‘nouveaux riches’ is also reflected in a small number of new themes for paintings, which are repea t ed permanently and monotonously. The mythological figures are now interchangeable, and erotic situations and naked attractive persons are the central feature, rather than the actual mythological narrative. |
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