Rebecca R Benefiel
Biographic Data
| ID | 1102548 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca R Benefiel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca R |
| FAMILY NAME | Benefiel |
| SIGNATURE | BENEFIEL R R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington and Lee University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3312-1517 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Writing and Personal Religion in Pompeii and Herculaneum
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The Greek Graffiti of Herculaneum
This article offers an overview of ancient Greek handwritten wall inscriptions, or graffiti, in the city of Herculaneum and the first contextual analysis of these inscriptions. First, we address how much Greek is found, where it appears, and what was being written in Greek. We then offer a discussion of Greek alphabets and personal names inscribed in Greek, which together account for half of the graffiti in Greek at Herculaneum. Finally, we exami…
Urban and Suburban Attitudes to Writing on Walls? Pompeii and Environs
Images and Text on the Walls of Herculaneum
Dialogues of Ancient Graffiti in the House of Maius Castricius in Pompeii
Ancient graffiti have traditionally been studied as brief texts, but that is only part of the information they communicate. I propose a more comprehensive approach that considers their content and form and situates them more firmly within their physical and social environment. Engaging more closely with the spatial context of graffiti informs us about the ancient use of space and the human activity within it. It also allows us to see what else, b…
Plutarch
Dialogues of Ancient Graffiti in the House of Maius Castricius in Pompeii
Ancient graffiti have traditionally been studied as brief texts, but that is only part of the information they communicate. I propose a more comprehensive approach that considers their content and form and situates them more firmly within their physical and social environment. Engaging more closely with the spatial context of graffiti informs us about the ancient use of space and the human activity within it. It also allows us to see what else, b…
The Greek Graffiti of Herculaneum
This article offers an overview of ancient Greek handwritten wall inscriptions, or graffiti, in the city of Herculaneum and the first contextual analysis of these inscriptions. First, we address how much Greek is found, where it appears, and what was being written in Greek. We then offer a discussion of Greek alphabets and personal names inscribed in Greek, which together account for half of the graffiti in Greek at Herculaneum. Finally, we exami…
Plutarch
Dialogues of Ancient Graffiti in the House of Maius Castricius in Pompeii
Ancient graffiti have traditionally been studied as brief texts, but that is only part of the information they communicate. I propose a more comprehensive approach that considers their content and form and situates them more firmly within their physical and social environment. Engaging more closely with the spatial context of graffiti informs us about the ancient use of space and the human activity within it. It also allows us to see what else, b…
Images and Text on the Walls of Herculaneum
Urban and Suburban Attitudes to Writing on Walls? Pompeii and Environs
The Greek Graffiti of Herculaneum
This article offers an overview of ancient Greek handwritten wall inscriptions, or graffiti, in the city of Herculaneum and the first contextual analysis of these inscriptions. First, we address how much Greek is found, where it appears, and what was being written in Greek. We then offer a discussion of Greek alphabets and personal names inscribed in Greek, which together account for half of the graffiti in Greek at Herculaneum. Finally, we exami…
Writing and Personal Religion in Pompeii and Herculaneum
Open access – no commercial reuse
Art (4 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · Visual arts (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Graffiti (2 works) · History (2 works) · Inscribed figure (2 works)