Pliny the Elder's Natural History is known as an inexhaustible source of information on Antiquity and has been approached as such in the approximately four thousand articles of currently available bibliography. However, its testimonies on the world of theatre haven't yet been dealt with systematically as I have sought to do.The numerous passages analysed comprise multiple aspects of ancient dramaturgy, the art ...
This second volume includes the Lives of Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Septimius Severus, Pescenius Niger, Clodius Albinus, Caracala, Geta, Macrinus, Didadumnus and Heliogabalus. Thus, taking into account Pertinax’s accession to the imperial throne and Heliogabalus’ death, the volume covers the period of Rome’s history from 192 to 222 AD. If we take into account the birth of Pertinax (A.D. 122), the time covered b...
Trabalho desenvolvido no âmbito do projeto UID/ELT/00196/2013, financiado pela FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia." Research Developed under the Project UID/ELT/00196/2013, funded by the Portuguese FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology."
The topic of misogyny in Terence’s work attests the existing fractures and conflicts in the society of his time. Although the playwright does not use this device insistently, it is sometimes used as a tirade of theatre within theatre. This theme is frequently associated with low status or emotionally disturbed characters, as the exclusus amator (rejected lover) or the senex iratus (angry old man) illustrate – a...