- Tampa, FL
Chelsea Esposito
University of South Florida, History, Graduate Student
- History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Ancient History, Ancient Near East, Ancient Philosophy, and 43 moreAncient Greek History, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East, Ancient numismatics (Archaeology), Ancient myth and religion, Ancient economies (Archaeology), Classics: Ancient History and Archaeology, Ancient Roman Numismatics, Ancient Weapons and Warfare, Ancient Egyptian History, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greek Numismatics, Ancient Greek and Roman Art, Ancient Rome, Ancient Roman economy, trade and commerce, Topography of Ancient Rome (Archaeology), Medieval Studies, Ancient Greek and Roman Theatre, Ancient Roman Rhetoric, Sanctuaries in Ancient Rome and Italy, Ancient Near Eastern History, Ancient Near East (Archaeology), Women in the ancient world, Ancient Warfare, Ancient Near Eastern Languages, Classical Greek Language, Latin Language and Literature, Latin Epigraphy, Greek Epigraphy, Roman History, Gender Studies, Roman Empire, Roman Funerary Art, Latin Literature, Naval Warfare, Ancient Seafaring, Ancient naval warfare, Ancient Naval History, Naval History, Medieval History, Medieval Archaeology, Early Christianity, and Early Medieval Archaeologyedit
Between records of political speeches, descriptions of military tactics, and insight into the inner workings of Athenian democracy, Thucydides inserts heralds, messengers, and ambassadors. While these individuals did not receive prominent... more
Between records of political speeches, descriptions of military tactics, and insight into the inner workings of Athenian democracy, Thucydides inserts heralds, messengers, and ambassadors. While these individuals did not receive prominent attention in Thucydides' text, they nevertheless had a key role throughout the Peloponnesian War. This paper examines the effects of their decisions and their negotiations on diplomacy as well as the limits of their influence.
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Kelly Olson has done great work demonstrating the male anxiety that existed over a Roman noble woman and a common whore dressing alike - or at least more similarly than moral standards dictated. In this paper I take that premise a step... more
Kelly Olson has done great work demonstrating the male anxiety that existed over a Roman noble woman and a common whore dressing alike - or at least more similarly than moral standards dictated. In this paper I take that premise a step further. I argue that the line between Matrona and Meretrix was blurred in several other ways, and that the resulting elite male anxiety was even used as a rhetorical tool in court.
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In the Lives of the Caesars Suetonius uses humor as a rhetorical tool to not just merely entertain his readers, but also to convey the absurdity of behaviors displayed by certain emperors. Sometimes, Suetonius is simply describing a joke... more
In the Lives of the Caesars Suetonius uses humor as a rhetorical tool to not just merely entertain his readers, but also to convey the absurdity of behaviors displayed by certain emperors. Sometimes, Suetonius is simply describing a joke that an emperor was purported to tell, and other times, episodes that were not intended to be funny, nevertheless evoke laughter in a modern audience. A survey of the jokes, wit, and oddities found in Suetonius' work yields an engaging perspective on imperial biography and its subjects.
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The recent recovery of ancient naval rams from the seafloor (such as the Athlit ram and the Egadi rams) has increased historical understanding of how these meticulously engineered bronze weapons functioned, and at times malfunctioned.... more
The recent recovery of ancient naval rams from the seafloor (such as the Athlit ram and the Egadi rams) has increased historical understanding of how these meticulously engineered bronze weapons functioned, and at times malfunctioned. Much work has been done on how the rams were constructed and their significance to naval warfare as a whole, but little research has been focused on the act of ramming itself. This paper is an assessment of the literary sources that describe ram collisions, and how navies defended against, as well as optimized, ramming attacks.
Thanks must be given to Dr. William Murray, a naval warfare specialist at USF, who supervised and assisted me in this project.
Thanks must be given to Dr. William Murray, a naval warfare specialist at USF, who supervised and assisted me in this project.