Vol. 48 (2022): XLVIII - 2022
Articoli
Published
June 10, 2022
Keywords
- New Posidippus,
- epigrams,
- iaspis,
- dracontia,
- Late Antique lithological treatises
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Abstract
Posidippus’ epigrams 14 and 15 A-B, devoted to the iaspis and dracontia stones respectively, feature important argumentative similarities to Late Antique lithological treatises; the study of the vocabulary and the analysis of the properties of the stones reveals Posidippus’ particular attention to magical, soteriological and therapeutic implications.
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