The versions in the Historia Augusta differ from one another, especially in regards to the general opinion of Settimia Zenobia Augusta: one version portrays her in a positive manner, and another one describes her in a negative way. In addition to the methods of inventio and fiction of the author of the Historia Augusta and the historiographical meanings linked to them, the reference to a detail in Zenobia’s apparel – a shell – is worthy of note. As unicum in the Historia Augusta, the object might conceal symbols that go beyond the immediate definition which is apparently purely ornamental.
Girotti B. (2011). I ritratti di Zenobia nella Historia Augusta, tra simbologia e inventio. Bologna : AnteQuem.
I ritratti di Zenobia nella Historia Augusta, tra simbologia e inventio
GIROTTI, BEATRICE
2011
Abstract
The versions in the Historia Augusta differ from one another, especially in regards to the general opinion of Settimia Zenobia Augusta: one version portrays her in a positive manner, and another one describes her in a negative way. In addition to the methods of inventio and fiction of the author of the Historia Augusta and the historiographical meanings linked to them, the reference to a detail in Zenobia’s apparel – a shell – is worthy of note. As unicum in the Historia Augusta, the object might conceal symbols that go beyond the immediate definition which is apparently purely ornamental.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
