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The Lives and Deaths of Women in Ancient Pompeii
2025
Overview
A study of women’s lives in the public sphere of
the ancient city of Pompeii.
Pompeii’s well-preserved remains provide a unique
opportunity for the close study of ancient lives. Drawing on
statues, inscriptions, graffiti, wall paintings, and the
architecture of tombs, sanctuaries, houses, and public spaces,
The Lives and Deaths of Women in Ancient Pompeii
examines the public lives of women in Pompeii. Art historian
Brenda Longfellow explores how historical women of all social
backgrounds acted in public and exerted agency on behalf of
themselves and others, ultimately finding that female
initiatives in Pompeii were not only accepted but desired by
the community to a greater extent than has previously been
recognized.
Longfellow centers her study on a few key
women—including the city’s most notable female
patron, Eumachia—and uses them to examine female roles in
postmortem commemorations, civic patronage and benefactions,
commerce, the priesthood, and the home. By following these
individuals, Longfellow examines women’s lives in Pompeii
in both abstract and concrete ways, allowing readers to better
understand their importance to the city and society. The result
is a groundbreaking book that foregrounds the agency of women
in everyday Pompeii.
