Publicidad a través de la musivaria norteafricana: los Telegenii y la organización de espectáculos

Abstract

This article aims at the monographic study of one of the main sodalitates or associations that played an important role in North Africa: the Telegenii. On the one hand, some considerations are presented in terms of terminology, the type of activities organized by these groups and the spatial as well as the geographical context. On the other hand, an iconographic analysis of the emblem representing these sodalitates is exposed: crescent-on-stick. This symbol, which is mainly observed in the North Africa mosaic floors, is represented in several variations. For that, the different types are compiled and some hypotheses about their iconographic origin and symbolism are exposed. Finally, some reflections of this African sodal are presented, being the mosaic a documentary and propagandistic support in favor of these associations that enjoyed popularity among the North African Roman society