{"product_id":"delicati-and-delicia-in-the-roman-empire-a-study-of-epigraphic-and-literary-sources-paperback","title":"Delicati and Delicia in the Roman Empire: A Study of Epigraphic and Literary Sources - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eValeria La Monaca\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now, scholarly literature has largely presented a salacious image of the slaves known as \u003cem\u003edelicati \u003c\/em\u003eor \u003cem\u003edelicia \u003c\/em\u003ein the Roman Empire. This study aims to bring together literary, epigraphic, and iconographic sources found on funerary monuments in order to offer a more nuanced perspective. These \u003cem\u003edelicati \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003edelicia \u003c\/em\u003ewere not merely objects of pleasure but also symbols of social status. Libertine families, imitating the senatorial aristocracy and the Imperial household, displayed these slaves as a sign of social ascent, a process that necessarily involved achieving a solid economic capacity. Along with discussion of the meaning and interpretation of these and related terms, this volume presents a comprehensive catalogue of the relevant epigraphic material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 11.69 x 8.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45893133238469,"sku":"9781407362779","price":180.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/lU6tApu5yJ9781407362779.webp?v=1771919461","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/delicati-and-delicia-in-the-roman-empire-a-study-of-epigraphic-and-literary-sources-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}