Please note–this lecture has been replaced by a live WEBINAR by Dr. Sarah Levin-Richardson (University of Washington), the link for registration is as follows:

Meeting ID: 500-211-071

Registration URL: https://gonzaga.zoom.us/meeting/register/uJQtdeiprjwrwZ6i4__mBnJxE6sUvDZHFQ

This talk brings to life Pompeii’s purpose-built brothel, the only assured brothel from Greco-Roman antiquity. We take a virtual tour of the structure’s material evidence, from architecture to ancient graffiti (including the infamous erotic frescoes). In the process, we discover a world in which male and female prostitutes could flout the norms of society and proclaim themselves as sexual agents, where prostitutes and clients exchanged gifts, greetings, taunts, and praise, and where clients from all walks of life, from slaves to elite men, could act like free men.