Prometheus. Rivista di studi classici

L’Agamennone di Enrico Medda

2021-07-07T06:01:12+00:00

The article deals with the edition of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon by Enrico Medda (Roma 2017) and proposes several conjectures on the text of the play, as well as a discussion on the ‘guilt’ of Agamemnon. It also prints a hitherto unknown conjecture of C.F. Hermann.

Una lacuna in Mimnermo, fr. 4.1 W.2

2021-07-07T06:01:16+00:00

In Mimn. fr. 4.1 W.², the reading of the editio Trincavelliana (scil. Ζεύς) was printed as part of the paradosis by most editors, including Gentili and Prato. Actually, it may be a conjecture by Michael Apostolius.

Aeschylus fr. 486 Radt, tragic homerisms, and ancient scholarship on Sophocles

2021-07-07T06:01:19+00:00

The paper contends that the gloss μενοινᾷ… ὀρέγεται attributed to Aeschylus (fr. 486) by Schol. M Od. 13.381 actually refers to Sophocles Ajax 341, as once suggested by Ludwich. The gloss was probably meant to explain μενοινᾷ by means of ὀρέξατο (Il. 6.466) and may be another relic of a broader comparison between S. Aj. 333-595 and Il. 6.369-502 attested in the scholia vetera to Sophocles.

Crantore, Panezio e la metriopàtheia

2021-07-07T06:01:23+00:00

One of the most famous fragments of Crantor’s Περὶ πένθους deals with the so-called μετριοπάθεια. This fragment is transmitted by Cic. Tusc. 3.6.12 and by [Plut.] Cons. Apoll. 102c-d. Apparently, it has escaped notice, so far, that these two sources preserve exactly the same quotation, which can be easily explained if we admit they used a common intermediate source. It is argued that this source can be identified with a lost work by Panaetius.

Atena è sempre bella: Call. Lav. Pall. 17

2021-07-07T06:01:28+00:00

In Callimachus’ fifth hymn, the statement “her look is ever fair” may wittily allude to the myth of Athena as inventor of the aulos, which she immediately threw away thinking that playing it made her face ugly.

Gli usignoli di Stratone, Ep. 2.3 Fl. (= AP 12.2.3)

2021-07-07T06:01:32+00:00

In his programmatic epigram 2 Fl., Strato of Sardis addresses the reader warning him not to look for, inter alia, ‘nightingales’ in his poems (l. 3). This term, under the obvious mythological reference to the story of Procne, could hide an obscene double meaning (‘female sexual organ’, attested in a fragment of Archilochus), thus implicitly declaring Strato’s rejection of heterosexual poetry.

Per il testo, il ritmo e lo iato dell’Epistola di Aristea a Filocrate

2021-07-07T06:01:37+00:00

Abstract: The aim of the first part of this paper is to cast new light on the textual constitution of some passages of the Epistula Aristeae ad Philocratem. Ca. 20 pieces are discussed and for most of them a new solution is proposed; in the other cases I argue for a solution already proposed, but not accepted by the editors. The aim of the second part is to establish whether the ps.-Aristeas used rhythmical prose or not, and whether he avoided the hiatus. The analysis shows that he wrote rhythmical prose and avoided the hiatus.

An emendation in Strabo (15.2.12)

2021-07-07T06:01:41+00:00

An emendation is proposed in the text of Strabo, Geographica 15.

Cicero ad colloquium evocatus

2021-07-07T06:01:45+00:00

In this poetical dialogue in Latin hexameters the author portrays himself in conversation with Cicero about the greatness of the latter’s works and their influence on posterity.

Dialogo con Cicerone (trad. di A. Setaioli)

2021-07-07T06:01:48+00:00

An Italian translation of Michael von Albrecht’s poem Cicero ad colloquium evocatus. The translator, in agreement with the author, has chosen blank verse (hendecasyllables) ‒ the meter of epic poetry in Italian, and traditionally used to translate poems in hexameters.

Deus ipse loci: il Tevere e la certificazione della meta

2021-07-07T06:01:53+00:00

The article examines the role of the apparition of the Tiber in Book VIII of the Aeneid within the legendary traditions and compositional stratifications concerning Aeneas’ arrival in Latium and his role as a founding hero. Besides, the ancient and modern exegesis of the half-line 8.41 concessere deum and of the expression rumore secundo of 8.90 is discussed in the light of the complex intertextual texture of the episode.

Un nuovo telestico in Orazio, C. 1.11

2021-07-07T06:01:58+00:00

This paper examines a still unnoticed telestich in Hor. c. 1.11: stylistic evidence, contextual elements and poetical intentions lead us to believe that the lusus is intentional. Moreover, the wordplay helps to focus on the author’s artistry, in order to get a better comprehension of the Augustan poet.

Una riflessione lucreziana (De rer. nat. 2.1) a Pompei. Con appendice su una revisione critica tardoantica

2021-07-07T06:02:02+00:00

This paper aims to show that the citation of Lucretius 2.1 Suave mari magno in a Pompeian graffito was not written by a Byzantia, but adressed to her, and that the erotic context of other graffiti on the same wall hints at the employment of the motto by a disenchanted lover to declare his farewell to a stormy relationship. On discussing briefly the theme ‘shipwreck with spectator’ (H. Blumenberg) and its fortune, the Appendix introduces into the debate two relevant late antique texts, where Christian authors oppose the duty to take care of, and help others to the pleasure of observing their troubles.

A meaningful omission: Phaedrus in Seneca’s Ad Pol. 8.3-4

2021-07-07T06:02:08+00:00

In this article, I consider the omission of Phaedrus in Seneca’s Consolatio ad Polybium 8.3-4. I suggest that Seneca’s silence on Phaedrus can be read on multiple levels. On the one hand, it may be considered as an ‘homage’ to Polybius, included among the Romana ingenia for having been the first to compose fables defined as ‘intemptatum Romanis ingeniis opus’; on the other, it enacts a censorship toward the entire category of freedmen, who had great importance during the reign of Claudius. The omission of Phaedrus offers another demonstration of how patent flattery and veiled criticism can coalesce in this consolation, generally stigmatized as a work of shameful opportunism.

Tre congetture a Tacito (Agr. 24.2, 31.4)

2021-07-07T06:02:14+00:00

Three notes on the text of Tacitus’ Agricola are offered here. More in detail, three conjectures on chapters 24.2 and 31.4 are proposed.

Fondazione testamentaria su una tavoletta ansata da Montalcino (CIL XI 2596)

2021-07-07T06:02:17+00:00

The contribution provides a new annotated edition, following an autopsy, of CIL XI 2596: a small bronze tablet coming from Montalcino, in the territory of Roman Clusium, in which is engraved an integration or an extract of the will of a Granius Pudens, veteran of the praetorian cohorts. It intended to provide for a perpetual celebration of the testator’s birthday, in connection with the cult of Mithras.

Utraque lingua eruditi: il bilinguismo greco-latino tra I e IV sec. d.C.

2021-07-07T06:02:21+00:00

The article examines Greek-Latin bilingualism during the imperial period (I-IV century AD). In particular, given the existence of a bilingual educational system in the late republican period, this paper aims to investigate bilingualism not just as a rhetorical teaching method, but also as a marker of cultural identity. The analysis is mainly based on passages from Pliny the Younger, Apuleius, Ausonius, Paulinus from Pella, and Augustine.

A Shepherd with a Lyre? Reconsidering Einsiedeln Eclogues 1.18

2021-07-07T06:02:26+00:00

The article attempts to reconsider the problems connected with line 18 of the first Einsiedeln Eclogue. It is suggested that not only the notoriously problematic verb in line 17, but also the situation described in line 18 still remains unexplained: while inspiring one of the competing shepherds in a kind of poetic initiation, Apollo seems to be said to have ordered him to do something with a lyre, an obviously un-pastoral instrument in its associations. The reasons this lyre is referred to as “praised” are also not clear. The author of the article proposes to emend laudatam in line 18 to mandatam.

Firmico Materno, Mathesis 4.9.5: fuoco e cauterio

2021-07-07T06:02:32+00:00

Firmicus Maternus’s style and language suggest that medela illis <ignitis> cauteriorum adustionibus conferatur should be restored at Mathesis 4.9.5; the omission of the word was easily produced by homeoteleuton with illis. In the previous sentence, the medieval conjecture vulnera infligit in lieu of vulnera inficit is probably right.

Roman Festivals in Plutarch’s Life of Romulus

2021-07-07T06:02:38+00:00

Roman calendrical festivals are one of the most important ‘documents’ in Plutarch’s attempt at reconstructing Romulus’ life and glorious deeds, which constitute the foundation of the Roman Empire. In this essay I aim to explain what historical meaning Plutarch attributes to such festivals as the Parilia, the Consualia, the Poplifugia and the Nonae Capratinae, which the Roman tradition closely linked with Romulus.

I figli di Plutarco

2021-07-07T06:02:43+00:00

The correct interpretation of the first chapters of the Consolatio uxoris allows to ascertain that Plutarch’s wife had first a miscarriage, then four sons (one of whom, named Chaeron, died as a child), and finally a daughter (named Timoxena after herself), who only lived to be two years old. Plutarch’s few mentions of his sons (in the QC, in De E apud Delphos and other works) – together with the evidence gathered from some inscriptions – allow us to determine the order and chronology of his five children with some degree of confidence.

Il fr. 222 Rauer di Origene

2021-07-07T06:02:48+00:00

The article provides a new critical edition, with Italian translation and commentary, of Origen’s fragment 222 in Lc., whose main witness (Pal. gr. 20) was misread in some points by the former editor Max Rauer.

Sul testo del settimo libro di Quinto Smirneo

2021-07-07T06:02:53+00:00

This paper aims to examine the text of the seventh book of Quintus Smyrnaeus’ Posthomerica, the object of a recent commentary by G. P. Tsomis. Particular attention will be paid to problems concerning textual criticism and exegesis, contained in the book, which recounts the events connected with Neoptolemus’ intervention in the Trojan War. An issue concerning the narrative structure and technique will also be addressed: the poet appears to intentionally imitate Homer not only from a linguistic and lexical point of view, but also in the handling of contemporary events, in which connection Zielinski’s law may be seen as applying to Quintus’ work.

Una citazione lessicografica di Teodoro di Mopsuestia

2021-07-07T06:02:58+00:00

One of the few citations from classical texts by Theodore of Mopsuestia, which derives from a stoic lexicographer (perhaps Herophilos, an author cited by Origenes), is proved to have been inserted in a Byzantine Collection of geometric definitions (edited by Heiberg) to explain the term ἀρχή.

L’asino: animale messianico e dionisiaco in Nonno, Par. Jo. M 61-69

2021-07-07T06:03:02+00:00

This paper offers a philological and exegetical analysis of Nonnus par. Jo. 12.61-69. In the light of Just. 1 apol. 54.6-7 and dial. 53.1-4, 69.2, of [Opp.] C. 4.244-256, and of Nonn. D. 14.247-259, it is argued that Nonnus describes the donkey which Jesus rides during his triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Jo. 12.13-15) both as a messianic and a Dionysiac animal.

Note alla Parafrasi di Nonno

2021-07-07T06:03:08+00:00

The paper deals with some textual notes to the Paraphrasis of the Gospel of John by Nonnus of Panopolis (Par. 8.103, 8.180, 17.78-79, 17.92-93, 19.68, 20.91-92). At the end, an Appendix records a list of “Verwechslungen” between θυμός and μῦθος, and between δεσμός and θεσμός, in the whole text of the Paraphrasis.

Un’epitome del Lessico Segueriano Sulla sintassi nel ms. Laur. Plut. 57.24

2021-07-07T06:03:12+00:00

This paper identifies the lexicon preserved at ff. 27^r-32^r of ms. Laur. Plut. 57.24 (first half of the 14th cent.) as an epitome of the Lexicum Seguerianum περὶ συντάξεως, recently edited by D. Petrova in 2006. Additionally, it argues that, for this very section of the codex, ms. Laur. Plut. 57.24 is the apographon of ms. Coisl. gr. 345 (10th cent.), the only surviving witness of the lexicon περὶ συντάξεως in its versio plenior.

An Uneducated Human Being is a Tree Without Fruit

2021-07-07T06:03:17+00:00

No prior source has yet been discovered for the proverbial phrase transcribed by Boccaccio in his autograph manuscript of the Bucolicum Carmen, ἄνθρωπος ἀγράμματος ξύλον ἄκαρπον (“an uneducated human being is a tree without fruit”). This paper provides new evidence from medieval Hebrew, which shows that a version of the saying was in fact in circulation prior to Boccaccio.

Notizie bibliografiche

2021-07-07T06:03:22+00:00