Wednesday, December 23, 2020
The Satyricon with Slavery on all Plates
Sklaverei über alles
https://jacquescoulardeau.medium.com/sklaverei-%C3%BCber-alles-f9de0158f2cb
The
Satyricon is a perfect example of the society Rome represents. They invented
many things like legal codes and yet most of their population was slaves or
quasi-slaves euphemistically called servants. In this deep portrayal and satire
of this society, Petronius and Fellini both insist on the central place of
slaves in all they do. slaves for pleasure and sex. Slaves to do all the work
in the houses of the elite or in the cities, or in the mines, or in the fields.
Yes,
Rome was a country with Slavery Everywhere.
And
that was a simple system. A small mistake = a good whipping. A bigger mistake =
crucifixion. Slaves were of course used in all possible activities and as for
sex or work seven was quite normal. The elite was eating and drinking machines,
plus sexual automata working on a century-long Viagra reserve, plus their
constant rolling and lulling in poetry, music, dancing, and other shows of the
same type, including of course sex everywhere. A masterpiece in a way.
