O UGLEDU PROFESIJE ČISTAČ ODEĆE (FULLO) U STAROM RIMU

Abstract

The reputation of a certain profession can significantly affect the place that its members will occupy in society. Clothes cleaners had a very important task - they cleaned, polishing and bleached clothes, which in ancient Rome had great importance in the daily life of more prominent citizens. Going to the clothes cleaner was a common practice in the cities. Looking at it from today's point of view, the existence of workshops for cleaning clothes in antiquity seems rather exotic. Therefore, the article will answer the question: What was the reputation of the profession of clothes cleaner in ancient Rome? For that cause , the article will deal with the professional activities of clothes cleaners, and after that, it will analyze the attitudes of the Romans towards this profession.