{"id":5009,"date":"2021-01-27T15:38:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T15:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=5009"},"modified":"2021-01-26T16:41:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T16:41:55","slug":"roman-political-graffiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/roman-political-graffiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Political Graffiti"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salvete Omnes,<\/p>\n

In light of this year being an inauguration year, let us take a look at Roman Political Graffiti or ads. This post will be highlighting some graffiti inscriptions that showcase men vying for particular political positions. In order to provide some background to some basic political positions – I have included a basic description of the following positions.<\/p>\n

Political Positions:<\/h3>\n
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Electoral Notices, Pompeii
by Katharine Sykes (CC-BY-SA)<\/p><\/div>\n

Quaestor<\/span><\/strong>: A quaestor handled finances in Rome or the provinces and held a seat in the Senate.<\/p>\n

Praetor<\/span><\/b><\/span>:\u00a0<\/b><\/span>A Roman magistrate, responsible for the administration of justice, they served as the supreme civil judges for legal cases. They also acted as deputies to the consuls, in particular regarding the administration of the provinces.<\/p>\n

Aedile: <\/span><\/b>A magistrate who looked after the city of Rome, its corn supply, municipal regulations, and games. The office of aedile came between quaestor and praetor in the cursus honorum (the ‘sequence of offices’ in the career of a Roman politician).<\/p>\n

Duoviri:<\/span><\/b><\/strong>, a magistracy of two men. Duoviri perduellionis<\/em>\u00a0were two judges, selected by the chief magistrate, who tried cases of crime against the state.<\/p>\n

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Title: Graffiti_politique_de_Pompei or Political Graffiti from Pompeii; Source: Vincent Ramos<\/p><\/div>\n

The following inscriptions are from Pompeii:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

CIL<\/em>\u00a0IV 107
\nC(aium) I(ulium) Priscum.
\n<\/em>\u2018Gaius Iulius Priscus.\u2019<\/p>\n

CIL<\/em>\u00a0IV 108
\nC(aium) I(ulium) P(riscum) IIvir(um).<\/em>
\n\u2018Gaius Iulius Pricsus, (for) duovir.\u2019<\/p>\n

CIL<\/em>\u00a0IV 429 =\u00a0ILS\u00a0<\/em>6412e
\nC(aium) Iulium Polybium \/ aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) panem bonum fert.
\n<\/em>\u2018We ask for Gaius Iulius Polybius for aedile, he has good bread.\u2019<\/p>\n

CIL<\/em>\u00a0IV 134 =\u00a0ILS<\/em>\u00a06412ab
\nC(aium) Iulium Polybium \/ IIvir(um) muliones rog(ant).
\n<\/em>\u2018The muleteers ask you to elect Gaius Iulius Polybius, duovir.\u2019<\/p>\n

CIL<\/em>\u00a0IV 316
\nC(aium) I(ulium) Polybium d(uumvirum) i(ure) d(icundo) d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae).<\/em>
\n\u2018Gaius Iulius Polybius for duovir with judicial power, worthy of public office.\u2019<\/p>\n

CIL<\/em>\u00a0IV 909
\nC(aium) I(ulium) P(olybium) d(uumvirum) i(ure) d(icundo).<\/em>
\n\u2018Gaius Iulius Polybius for duovir with judicial power.\u2019<\/p>\n

CIL<\/i>\u00a0IV 230
\nM(arcum) Cerrinium Vatiam aed(ilem) dignum rei \/ Messenio rog(at) scr(ipsit) Infantio cum Floro et Fructo et \/ Sabino hic ubique.
\n<\/i>\u2018Marcus Cerrinius Vatia for aedile: he is worthy of this commonwealth. Messenio supports this. Written by Infantio with Florus and Fructus and Sabinus, here and everywhere.\u2019<\/p>\n

M(arcum) Cerrinium \/ Vatiam aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) seribibi \/ universi rogant \/ scr(ipsit) Florus cum Fructo.
\n<\/i>All the late drinkers ask you to elect Marcus Cerrinius Vatia aedile. Florus and Fructus wrote this.<\/p>\n

CIL 04, 03775<\/em>
\nL(ucium) Statium Receptum
\nIIvir(um) i(ure) d(icundo) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) vicini dig(num)
\nscr(ibsit) Aemilius Celer vic(ini)
\ninvidiose
\nqui\u00a0 deles
\nae[g]rotes<\/em>
\nNeighbors beg you to elect Lucius Statius Receptus duumvir with judicial
\npower, a worthy man. Aemilius Celer wrote this, a neighbour. You jealous
\none who destroys this, may you fall ill.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Next month we will be taking a look at another type of ad – sports ads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Salvete Omnes, In light of this year being an inauguration year, let us take a look at Roman Political Graffiti or ads. This post will be highlighting some graffiti inscriptions that showcase men vying for particular political positions. In order to provide some background to some basic political positions – I have included a basic…<\/p>\n

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