2nd century, 3rd century, China, East Asia, fooleum, Han dynasty, painting, primary source
If you follow the Fooleum, you will have gathered that there is a relative paucity of images of Chinese jesters and related entertainers, at least when compared to the pictoral plethora in Europe.  So I was delighted to discover this Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)...
2nd century, Europe, historical figure, Italy, Latin, primary source, quotes, Roman
Emperor Verus (r. 161-69)  perhaps surpasses most other emperors in his enthusiasm for entertainers of all sorts, and the comment in the Scriptores Historiae Augustae, wry in its description of his delight in them, recognizes jesters as mimes. He seems to have...
