Impoliteness among slaves - An epigraphic evidence for insults from a Graeco-Roman bilingual context of Southern Italy

A threefold inscription scratched on a tile found in the surroundings of Reggio Calabria, dating back to late 2nd century BCE, evidences for insults addressed slaves employed local pottery. Both context and abusive terms point controversy broken out among colleagues within place work. The offensive words reveal Greek-Latin bilingualism, which Latin plays role language first learned used everyday speeches, as well high degree literacy slaves, confirmed by similar manufactures with Oscan inscriptions. Nevertheless raises some questions about text cohesiveness and, more importantly, number addressees implied sequence appellatives vocative case, is key understanding whole.