Hispala Faecenia
hispala faecenia freedwoman rich courtesan ancient rome involved giving testimony helped put stop bacchanalian scandal bce hispalas role bacchanalian scandal provide information exactly happened bacchanalia known hispala faecenia come livy book history rome livy describes freedwoman rich courtesan managed wealth released slavery livy claim hispala well known courtesan hide clientprostitute relationship aebutius however hispala support aebutius paying sexual service reason hispala honourable livy eye spite profession made confession front consul appropriate attitude turn triggered repression bacchanalia explains livy present favourably known nobile hispala met fell love publius aebutius notable higher class individual lived neighbourhood work courtesan livy say couple really deep connection one another go say hispala generous woman took care aebutius mentioned hispalas patron passed away leaving unguarded also said couple fondness one another hispala tried reason tribune praetor temporary guardian drawing woman could draw without man hispala made aebutius heir meaning everything passed onto die follow aebutius tell hispala mother stepfather plan wanting join cult bacchus initiate hispala supposedly loved aebutius livy say exclaimed “may god favorably” “your stepfather haste destroy act chastity character hope life” found ordeal hispala explained aebutius used belong servant mistress paculla annia cult earned freedom never returned hispala would stop trying convince aebutius take part initiation promised would participate ritualsrites another note nousek claim aebutius hispalas relationship may come roman drama livy claim hispala refused stop aebutius promised would join bacchanalia went home told parent would join initiate aebutius kicked house result going aunt aebutias house aebutius aebutia go tell consul spurius postumius go cult bacchus initiation postumius confronts sulpicia aebutius’ aunt sends hispala clarify exact thing went initiation rite hispala nervous anxious called sulpicia high class woman upon arrival house sulpicia postumius hispala go elsewhere inside home discus initiation rite postumius requires information hispala bacchanalia livy claim hispala said following word testimonythose rite performed woman man used admitted three stated day year person initiated among bacchanalians daytime matron used appointed priestess rotation paculla minia campanian priestess made alteration every particular direction god first introduced men changed time celebration day night instead three day year appointed day initiation month time rite thus made common men intermixed woman licentious freedom night added nothing wicked nothing flagitious practiced among frequent pollution men woman less patient submitting dishonour averse commission vice sacrificed victim think nothing unlawful grand maxim religion men bereft reason uttered prediction frantic contortion body woman habit bacchant hair dishevelled carrying blazing torch ran tiber dipping torch water drew flame unextinguished composed native sulphur charcoal number exceedingly great almost second state among many men woman noble familieshispalas testimony resulted bacchanalian rite reformed large extent giving useful information postumius helped put stop bacchanalian scandal hispala rewarded senate livy say received ass received ability alienate whatever property owned gift deed could marry patrician man choose guardian marry patrician man shame would fall upon status job finally said consul praetor office would protect could go life peace quiet reward broken vow secrecy similar note nousek claim questioned hispala interrogated affirmation happened rite aebutius answer accepted postumius hispalas reward hispala received reward helping put stop bacchanalian scandal reward enuptio gentis possible hispala receive slave according watson hispala didnt need right choose tutor current tutor didnt interfere right choose tutor pointless reward watson go say hispala given reward marry patrician man shame would come reward however meant would remove legal stain social stigma would still remain profession regardless watson say reward given aebutius hispala practically offensive pointless according livy walshs article name hispala may come spanish origin likely given previous owner livy refers hispalas title scortum nobile libertina mean prostitute noble freedwoman kajanto say possibility hispala faecenia woman originated italian countryside kajanto also make note known possible derivative name cornelius scipio hispallus hispo highly unlikely make note possibility hispala name unrecorded woman praenomen hispalas patron may descended gens aebutius family musial also claim hispalas patron name faecenius leave behind heir hispala featured book rome one forgotten woman roman empire emma southon