Rubor et Pudor. Vivre et penser la honte dans la Rome ancienne. Amérique centrale et du sud countless texts scattered in collections

countless texts scattered in collections of inscriptions

Filling this gap by treating Roman Rome with a keen concern for scientific truth and in as lively a manner as possible

Italien et allemand

Part IV: iconography and history

all recounted with good humor

Rubor et Pudor. Vivre et penser la honte dans la Rome ancienne. Amérique centrale et du sud countless texts scattered in collectionsIn ancient Rome, shame was an effective tool for controlling behavior. A social phenomenon, an ideological tool, and an intellectual object, it constitutes a privileged access point to Roman mentalities and ways of thinking. But while presenting itself to modern readers through the misleading prism of a uniform designation, shame encompassed diverse realities, practices, and functions: sometimes formalized by scholarly studies or exploited in literary