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Marginalizing Exemplarity? Hercules in Silius Italicus’ Punica.
Dynamics Of Marginality: Liminal Characters and Marginal Groups in Neronian and Flavian Literature (pp. 113-136). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter., 2023
Focusing on the dynamics of marginality and marginalization surrounding Hercules’ liminal, vulnerable, and ambivalent status in the Punica as well as his transgressive heroism, this chapter casts further light on the epic’s moralizing mechanism which often invests on ambiguity to evoke the abnormal ethics of the early Empire. It illustrates how the complicated aspects of Hercules as a model for kingship and cosmocracy, square not only with his autocratic twist in Seneca’s Hercules Furens, but also with his implicit ‘marginalization’ in the Flavian epics as a result of his emotional instability. More specifically, Hercules’ complex heroic exemplum together with his liminal status is best reflected in the polarized portrayal of the major characters of the Punica who are connected to him either as heroes or villains, while it resonates the emotional instability and extreme theatricality of Rome’s controversial emperor, Nero, whose disastrous reign left an indelible mark on his age.
Romulus’ adytum or asylum? A New Exegetical Proposal for "De lingua Latina" 5, 8
Ciceroniana on line, 2017
A long-standing debate surrounds Varro’s structure of etymology in four progressive levels in ling. 5, 8, whereby each level is connected to a different kind of analysis and applies to a different class of words. A cryptic and elliptic expression, in an almost certainly corrupted passage in the manuscript of the text, covers the fourth level in uncertainty and ambiguity. While some scholars have retained the transmitted Quartus, ubi est aditus et initia regis (“The fourth level is where lies the entrance and the origins of the king”), the majority of modern interpretation rather advocates the emendation of aditus in adytum (“sanctuary”) and reads the passage as a reference to diverse kinds of mysteric cults, embedding the fourth level of etymology in an esoteric frame. This paper brings forward the proposal that the passage at issue contains no allusion to the mysteries, but a reference to the partly historical, partly legendary episode of Romulus’ foundation of a “sanctuary” on the Capitoline Hill, open to all beseechers coming from all peoples and social statuses. This institution led to the formation of the first core of the Roman inhabitants and, subsequently, of the vernacular substrate at the basis of the Latin language; as such, this episode agrees with Varro’s interest and ideas. The hypothesis that the quartus gradus etymologiae is to be connected to Romulus’ asylum may be defended either by reading the word adytum with a brand-new meaning, or by proposing to emend the text (aditus > asylum), thus obtaining: Quartus, ubi est asylum et initia regis.
Competitive Speech in Tacitus' Dialogus: Handout
1. Structure of the Dialogus a) Aper on oratory (5.3-10.8) vs. Maternus on poetry (11.1-13.6) b) Aper on modern orators (16.4-23.6) vs. Messalla on ancient ones (25.1-26.8) c) Messalla on education (28.1-35.5) vs. Maternus on politics (36.1 -41.5) NB: Small lacuna between 35.5 and 36.1 2. Formal Rules of Rhetoric: Aper 5.3-10.8 • partitio at 5.4: outlines utilitas, voluptas, fama as the topics he will cover • tractatio, in which each topic introduced in order: o 5.5: nam si ad utilitatem vitae o 6.1: ad voluptatem oratoriae eloquentiae transeo o 7.3: fama et laus cuius artis cum oratorum gloria comparanda est? • exempla at 8.1-8.4: Eprius Marcellus and Vibius Crispus • refutatio at 9.1-10.2: anticipates counter arguments • conclusio at 10.3-8: makes some minor concessions 3. The Dialogus as a Trial a) neque enim defuit qui diversam quoque partem susciperet (1.4) nor did we lack someone to undertake the opposite case b) quatenus arbitrum litis huius invenimus (5.4) seeing that we have found a judge for this lawsuit c) inde enim omnis fluxit oratio (9.1) since this is the source of the entire speech d) dignam tractatu quaestionem movisti (16.1) you have raised a question worthy of discussion e) interveni...causae alicuius meditationem tractantibus? have I interrupted you while you're engaged in planning some case? f) inauditum et indefensum (16.4) unheard and undefended g) oblatum nobis iudicem (4.2) a judge has been provided for us
Sabinus and Cotta in Caesar’s Bellum Gallicum - paper
2014
With the recent revision of the syllabus for AP Latin to include passages from Caesar's Bellum Gallicum in addition to a reduced number of passages from Vergil's Aeneid (sadly, only from books 1-6), more and more teachers at the AP level are likely to be in search of engaging and effective approaches for helping their students get the most out of their time with Caesar the "artful reporter" as well as with Caesar the orator, statesman, and general. At the same time, with this reintroduction of the Bellum Gallicum into the curriculum, more and more scholars are likely to perceive the growing demand for resources and respond accordingly. Indeed, in the past few years since the revisions were first announced, two excellent textbooks specifically designed for the new AP Latin syllabus have appeared, one edited by David Perry and published by Pearson Prentice Hall, the other edited by Hans-Friedrich Mueller and published by Bolchazy-Carducci.
Lucretius, De Rerum Natura 2.1173 1174. In Defense of ire ad capulum (translation)
The purpose of this article is to support Voss' conjecture ire ad capulum against the transmitted text ire ad scopulum in Lucretius, De rerum natura 2.1173-1174. The tropic use of capulus meaning "death" is attested in Latin poetry from Plautus onwards: ire ad capulum is not a misleading Semitic metaphor introduced by Voss, but rather an expression belonging to a low level of language. A stylistic and rhetorical analysis of the final passage of Lucretius' Book II (2.1164-1174) reveals its comic-satiric character. The low register clearly caricatures the worldview of the protagonists of this ending: two farmers, who personify Roman traditional agricultural values. In such a context, the vivid and vernacular phrase ire ad capulum seems more appropriate than the rhetorical ire ad scopulum.
THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE: COELIUS ANTIPATER, FRHIST 15 F 41
Histos , 2022
This note argues in favour of pectus auorsum in FRHist F , which is the reading attested in all Nonian manuscripts, and against the commonly accepted conjecture pectus aduorsum, which is nothing other than an easily explicable simplification.
Exemplaria Classica
Commenting on the Homeric Hymn to Hermes: Between Philology and History
Les hymnes constituaient en Grèce antique un vaste ensemble, la plupart des cérémonies reli gieuses donnant lieu à des chants qui célébraient les divinités. De cette masse poétique et musicale, il ne nous reste cependant que des bribes, gravées dans la pierre des temples ou transmises par le papyrus et le manuscrit. Leur interprétation se prête tout particulièrement à un débat interdisciplinaire, car ces poèmes obéissent à des conventions formelles tout en ayant connu, pour certains, une utilisation rituelle avérée, et sont donc à la fois des objets pour les commentateurs de la poésie grecque et des sources pour les historiens des cultes. Leur étude oblige chacun à définir avec précision sa conception des champs respectifs de la littérature et de la religion, notions qui, dans le contexte du polythéisme grec, demeurent problématiques.
Case Attraction on Infinitive Clauses of Ancient Greek
MA Dissertation; Dissertação de Mestrado, 2020
Aos meus pais, Ricardo e Regina, e à minha irmã, Bárbara; pelo apoio e acolhimento incondicionais, qualquer trabalho seria impossível sem vocês. A F. Paixão pelos dias e pelo dia a dia e ao Benedito por vir com ela. Não há como separar os dois, que direta e indiretamente sempre me leram, ouviram e me levaram para caminhar e correr, a despeito das minhas reclamações. Ao meu orientador Zé Marcos, , pelo incentivo à pesquisa e pelo ensino do muito que sei, especialmente por ensinar a pesquisar e estudar. Aos colegas do GELIEA pela oportunidade de aprender o que não tinha quem ensinasse e ensinar o que se estava aprendendo. Um agradecimento especial ao aharvíd Alex e à Patrícia por ensinarem o caminho das pedras. Aos professores Douglas, Paula, Daniel, João Carlos, Aprigliano, Luciana, Marcos e Hasegawa, e agradecimentos especiais à professora Esmeralda que sem saber me fez perceber que o objeto desse trabalho daria pano pra manga. Aos notáveis frequentadores da tia Bia-a extensão acadêmica propriamente dita-Márcio, Frate e Tarsila. A Herr Thiago, pela centena de horas de grupos de leitura. Aos demais colegas de porta de biblioteca por me ouvirem falar mais do que devia sobre línguas mortas, Samuel, Lívia, Isabella, Cláudia e Fernanda. À cena virtual acadêmica que me incentiva a falar mais do que deveria sobre línguas mortas e me ensina em mesma medida, especialmente Aline, Marina e Everton pela ajuda com as traduções do francês e alemão e à Clara por "emprestar a intuição de grego." A Taís, que preenche todas as categorias citadas acima. Aos amigos queridos Rebeca, Andrea, Lucca, Igor, Stéphanie e Pita pela amizade. Aos remadores pelas manhãs, especialmente Farah, Moa, Yves, Taeko, Andrea, Celso e a André pelas sapatadas. Aos Latin American Classicists de Oxford, Adir, Fabiana e José, pela recepção, almoços e cafés. I am deeply grateful for Philomen Probert for the constant attention and hospitality during my time in Oxford;I did learnt quite a bit after every discussion we had. The most neo-latin thanks possible for Martina, for all the things and all the stuff they thought me and for being so kind. Also many thanks to Jesper, ते जस, Nana, and Ryan for the talks and eventual ramblings. A todos os desenvolvedores de aplicações gratuitas utilizadas na pesquisa, análise e redação desse texto. A todos os funcionários das instituições de pesquisa em que estive, especialmente a Vera e Alexandra.