The article is about the figure of Lucius Munatius Plancus, Caesar's general in the Alpine region and a friend and correspondent of Cicero, who in considered the founder of Augusta Raurica, the ancestor city of modern Basel. Moving from the origin story of the city, the article presents the tradition and cult of Plancus as conditor urbis, instituted by the humanist Beatus Rhenanus, and analyses the tributes made to Plancus by the city, in monuments as well as literary and historical works.
Ricchieri, T. (2024). Looking for a Conditor. Munatius Plancus and the Cultural History of Basel from Cicero to the 20th Century. Berlin, Boston : De Gruyter [10.1515/9783111454641-002].
Looking for a Conditor. Munatius Plancus and the Cultural History of Basel from Cicero to the 20th Century
Tommaso Ricchieri
2024
Abstract
The article is about the figure of Lucius Munatius Plancus, Caesar's general in the Alpine region and a friend and correspondent of Cicero, who in considered the founder of Augusta Raurica, the ancestor city of modern Basel. Moving from the origin story of the city, the article presents the tradition and cult of Plancus as conditor urbis, instituted by the humanist Beatus Rhenanus, and analyses the tributes made to Plancus by the city, in monuments as well as literary and historical works.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ricchieri_Cicero in Basel.pdf
accesso aperto
Descrizione: Capitolo
Tipo:
Versione (PDF) editoriale
Licenza:
Licenza per Accesso Aperto. Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Non opere derivate (CCBYNCND)
Dimensione
16.35 MB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
16.35 MB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
