The article deals with a celebrated passage of Diodorus Siculus, where the gift of a golden crown to queen Damarete of Syracuse is mentioned. The author considers this passage in the light of other references to golden crowns, concluding that Diodorus makes reference to an amount of gold and not a jewel.
La corona di Damarete (Diod. XI 26,3): per una storia della tradizione / Privitera Santo. - In: KOKALOS. - ISSN 0392-0887. - STAMPA. - 46:(2005), pp. 465-483.
La corona di Damarete (Diod. XI 26,3): per una storia della tradizione
Privitera Santo
2005
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The article deals with a celebrated passage of Diodorus Siculus, where the gift of a golden crown to queen Damarete of Syracuse is mentioned. The author considers this passage in the light of other references to golden crowns, concluding that Diodorus makes reference to an amount of gold and not a jewel.File in questo prodotto:
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