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Helladia (5th-century) was an Ancient Roman stage artist - an actress and dancer. [1] [2] She is mentioned as a famous stage actor within pantomime in several epigrams [3] [4] which praised her skill. [5] She appears to have been well known by her contemporaries.
Eucharis would most likely have primarily performed as a dancer, as few other roles were open to women. [2] Her epitaph states that she had recently danced at "the games of the nobles", [3] [4] and that she had performed on the Greek stage before the People. [5] Eucharis was originally a slave, then a freedwoman, of the Roman woman Licinia. [6]
Fabia Arete was a dancer, actress and singer in Ancient Rome.. She was a freedwoman (specifically 'of Marcus'), which was a common background for a stage performer. [1] She is referred to as an archimima, which was the title for the leading lady actress of a Roman theatre, and as a diurna, signifying that she toured as a guest actress in different theatres and theatre companies, demonstrating ...
Rome was founded as a monarchy under Etruscan rule, and remained as such throughout the first two and a half centuries of its existence. Following the expulsion of Rome's last king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, or "Tarquin the Proud," circa 509 BC, Rome became a republic and was henceforth led by a group of magistrates elected by the Roman people.
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Valeria, the name of the women of the Valeria gens. Valeria, first priestess of Fortuna Muliebris in 488 BC [1]; Aemilia Tertia (с. 230 – 163 or 162 BC), wife of Scipio Africanus and mother of Cornelia (see below), noted for the unusual freedom given her by her husband, her enjoyment of luxuries, and her influence as role model for elite Roman women after the Second Punic War.
A memorial was made to her memory by her colleague, the actor-dancer Heracleides, at the Roman amphitheatre of Aquileia. [2] The memorial consists of a stone stele, which features a carved portrait of Bassilla, shown in fine, modest clothing and a dignified pose. Beneath the portrait there is a Greek-language inscription praising her. [1] [2] [3]
Arbuscula by Aubrey Beardsley.Illustration for History of Dancing from the Earliest Ages to the Our Times (1898). Arbuscula (Latin: Arbuscŭla; d. between 54 and 35 BCE) was a woman stage performer of ancient Rome.