Moving beyond traditionally Virgil-centric readings of the Thebaid, this article argues that Statius programmatically acknowledges the role that the Metamorphoses plays in his poem, by opening the Thebaid with an Argive narrative (Theb. 1.312-2.743) entirely modelled on the Ovidian Perseid (Met. 4.610-5.249). By exploring how a "conflictive" Virgilian-Ovidian intertextuality informs the Thebaid's Argos narrative, I show how Statius develops Ovid's intertextual technique both to competitively renegotiate his relationship with his Augustan models and to respond to the new socio-political issues of Flavian Rome, chiefly the dangers of the Flavians' family-based reorganisation of the imperial institution under the guise of a return to an idealised Augustan past.
discussion of finitude, where Apelles' unfinished Aphrodite seeds a richly detailed meditation on the resonance of the artist's cogitationes even in certain incomplete pieces, and the ineffable quality of gratia that may reveal to the artist when a work is finished.A. displays an Apelles-like restraint in crafting a short book about these complex questions. Her writing flows readily and readably; one is always tempted to keep diving back in for more, not unlike the Natural History itself (though obviously on a very different scale). The text reads like a kind of thematic commentary to A.'s judicious selection of themes from Pliny; she includes supplementary references to other ancient texts on occasion, but the focus remains firmly on Pliny's own words. Extensive endnotes to each chapter provide more detailed references to textual parallels, as well as an up-to-date guide to contemporary scholarship on relevant themes. A.'s surefooted confidence in what this book is meant to cover manifests as a striking absence of half-hearted analyses of topics from outside that remit: readers will not, for example, find a critical discussion of whether the term 'encyclopaedia' is appropriate, but will find pointers in the endnotes to studies of the question.The book's images are singularly well chosen, from a luminous icosahedron carved from rock crystal to an agate relief vessel whose images seem to emerge of their own accord from the variegations of the stone. The images are in black and white, which no doubt robs them of some of their sensual detail, but they are detailed and clear. There are three useful indexes: an index locorum of Plinian passages, an index of other Greek and Latin sources, and a brisk general index. The book is quite affordable and would make an excellent textbook for a course in Roman art history aimed at graduate students or advanced undergraduates.
Moving beyond the methodological issues of a literary-based reassessment of the reign of the last Flavian emperor, this article re-reads the principate of Domitian in light of fresh epigraphic and numismatic evidence that has only been discovered or fully understood in recent years. This exploration documents the progressive ingraining into second-century literature of an unfavorable vulgate on Domitian's architectural, moral, and religious policies, the positive impact of which is, however, documented by material sources. In addition to contributing to the ongoing revaluation of Domitian, this article displays the benefits of a cross-fertilizing and interdiscursive reading of literary and material sources.
physiological, anatomical and therapeutic point of view, between the male and female sexes. He then emphasises the relationships between the different age groups. In the last section G. concludes that consideration of the sick person justifies the practice of a friendly medicine based on trust, which allows the patient to consider death without fear and to maintain hope of salvation in the face of illness. The fourth chapter discusses the medical dialogue between the patient and the caregiver. This dialogue takes many forms and can take place at any time in a therapeutic process. It is considered as a complement to the external signs of disease and to its immediacy, because it allows the reporting of events that occurred from the manifestation of the illness until the arrival of the caregiver. G. conducts a careful examination of the philosophical framework of Celsus' medicine. This book is the first comprehensive approach to Celsus' work and takes into account all aspects from its publication by Celsus himself to its implementation by a caregiver, specialist or non-professional.
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