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

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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.
2011
Oggetti-simbolo. Produzione, uso e significato nel mondo antico
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Girotti B. (2011). I ritratti di Zenobia nella Historia Augusta, tra simbologia e inventio. Bologna : AnteQuem.
Girotti B.
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