<description>&lt;p&gt;The funerary inscription of Clesippus tells an impressive story of illustrious honors and administrative achievements in Ancient Rome. But there is another story, one of a man who navigated slavery, disability, and the sexual advances of the woman who owned him.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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University of Michigan Department of History

Season 4, Episode 3: Clesippus and the Candelabrum: Imagining Disability in Ancient Rome

JUN 6, 202328 MIN
Reverb Effect

Season 4, Episode 3: Clesippus and the Candelabrum: Imagining Disability in Ancient Rome

JUN 6, 202328 MIN

Description

The funerary inscription of Clesippus tells an impressive story of illustrious honors and administrative achievements in Ancient Rome. But there is another story, one of a man who navigated slavery, disability, and the sexual advances of the woman who owned him.