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- Title
Heroes and Outcasts: Ambiguous Attitudes Towards Impaired and Disfigured Roman Veterans.
- Authors
LOMMEL, KORNEEL VAN
- Abstract
This paper will focus on physically impaired and disfi gured soldiers and their perception in Roman antiquity from the late Republic until the early Imperial era (third century BC until third century AD). Based on case studies from literary sources, this paper aims to explore the integration of impaired and disfi gured veterans into Roman civil society. The fi rst part outlines the ambiguous attitudes shown towards these veterans, who were both praised and ridiculed, and seeks explanations. The second part argues that few impairments and disfi gurements precluded veterans from holding political or religious office.
- Subjects
VETERANS; ROMAN antiquities; CITIZEN attitudes; CIVIL society; RIDICULE
- Publication
Classical World, 2015, Vol 109, Issue 1, p91
- ISSN
0009-8418
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/clw.2015.0085