Epigraphy Seminar Paper

Over the last week I have searched the Corpus Inscriptionem Latinarum for inscribed sling-bullets from Perusia.  Having found several examples, I then asked myself what am I going to do with them.  They will certainly serve as primary evidence in my dissertation but I need to come up with an argument suitable for a 25-30 page seminar paper.  Rather than write a mini-dissertation using the bullets as evidence for literacy in the Roman military, I have decided to examine the use of language to promote violence as evidenced on inscribed leaden sling-bullets.  I will compare the glandes Perusinae with Greek examples to examine how each tradition used language to promote violence.  For example, several Greek bullets survive with sayings such as: "Take this," "Ouch," and "Blood."  The examples from Perusia promote violence in a totally different way.  The insults are sexually oriented.  The use of sexual references to promote violence and anger can be found in other literary works contemporary with the bullets such as Catullus.  If indeed this pseudo-thesis pans out, I will provide specific examples in subsequent posts.  We will see how it goes...

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