Medieval History
Research coordinated by Carlos III University in Madrid (UC3M) analyzes the images of women in Roman mosaics and their impact on the collective consciousness of feminine stereotypes. In many cases, the research concludes, the images pointed to the female as the cause of wars and other evils.
Numerous images of women appear in Roman mosaics. The majority are inspired in mythology ? goddess, heroines and other protagonists of countless legends ? although other flesh and blood women, probably dominae, their daughters, handmaidens and servants, are also documented. ?The most significant aspect of these images is the different roles they reflect and their contribution to the construction of certain stereotypes, not just in the Roman world, but also throughout history and up to the present?, points out Luz Neira, Associate Professor of Ancient History in the Department of Humanities: History, Geography and Art, and a researcher at UC3M?s Institute of Culture and Technology.
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Medieval History
Women portrayed as the causes of ?wars and other evils? in Roman mosaics
Research coordinated by Carlos III University in Madrid (UC3M) analyzes the images of women in Roman mosaics and their impact on the collective consciousness of feminine stereotypes. In many cases, the research concludes, the images pointed to the female as the cause of wars and other evils.
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