Household archaeology & the domestication of empire — Egyptian landscapes at Pompeii

In the Roman empire, the idea of “Egypt” could evoke a dizzying array of associations that included fascination, fear, contempt, religious piety, intellectual curiosity, fetishisation, and beyond – potentially all at once. At the same time, Egyptian and Egyptian-looking material and visual culture became ubiquitous in Roman Italy. In private houses as well as public […]

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