Stefano Caneva
Biographic Data
| ID | 1429131 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stefano Caneva |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stefano |
| FAMILY NAME | Caneva |
| SIGNATURE | CANEVA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Padua |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2991-5346 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Giorgio Camassa, Statuto del corpo e annuncio di salvezza. I. Dalla Grecia di età classica alla Palestina nel momento di Gesù
Philetairos Ktistes and Pergamon’s Civic Memory in the Post-Attalid Period
This paper provides a reappraisal of the representation of Philetairos as the new founder of Pergamon between the Hellenistic and the Imperial period. The link between Philetairos and the early development of Pergamon as a polis is reassessed in the wake of the recent archaeological scholarship and with particular attention to the occurrences of the toponym Philetaireia, by which the areas of the citadel urbanised before Eumenes II were known. Th…
Shaping the Elite of Attalid Pergamon
The history of Hellenistic Pergamon is deeply affected by the dual status of a polis that also functioned as a dynastic residence. This overlap between civic and royal institutions significantly impacted the political life of the city. This paper contributes to the ongoing debate about honorific habits and the consolidation of the civic elite of Pergamon by focusing on the triangular interactions between the Attalids, their court, and the polis’ …
Williamson, Christina G. (2021). Urban Rituals in Sacred Landscapes in Hellenistic Asia Minor. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 196. Leiden & Boston
This book provides an interdisciplinary discussion of the life of four sanctuaries in ancient Caria and their relationship with the cities that came to exert control over them in the Hellenistic period.The main purpose of the book is summarised by the question of "why autochthonous, local or regional sanctuaries were so vital to the development of poleis in Hellenistic Asia Minor even though they were located at great distances from the urban cen…
Robin Waterfield. The Making of a King
Journal Article Robin Waterfield. The Making of a King: Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon and the Greeks. Get access Robin Waterfield. The Making of a King: Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon and the Greeks. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2021. Pp. 277. Cloth $27.50. Stefano G. Caneva Stefano G. Caneva University of Padua, Italy Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Histo…
Connecting present with a canonized past Neos and Nea for individuals in the Imperial period
This article analyzes how the adjective Neos / Nea was used to honour elite individuals of Greek cities in the Imperial period as « new » gods, heroes, or even mortals from the past. Through an analysis of all attested cases, we present the honorands, honouring agents, the honorific titles, the deities and media involved and explore if these titles imply a ritual treatment. A final discussion returns to seminal points : the meaning of the term Ne…
Mental Imagery Skills in Alcohol-Dependent Subjects and Their Associations With Cognitive Performance
People in alcohol-detoxification experience deficits in motor and non-motor functions including cognitive performance. Imagery, the cognitive process of generating visual, auditory or kinesthetic experiences in the mind without the presence of external stimuli, has been little studied in Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD). This pilot study aims to observe the cognitive abilities useful for the inspection, maintenance, generation and manipulation of imag…
La vie religieuse à Paphos à travers les sources épigraphiques
Cet article critique analyse le volume que Jean-Baptiste Cayla a récemment consacré aux inscriptions grecques alphabétiques de Paphos, aux périodes hellénistique et impériale. Le livre constitue la publication, longtemps attendue, de la thèse de doctorat soutenue par l’auteur en 2003 sur le dossier des inscriptions alphabétiques grecques et latines de la région de Paphos (sanctuaire de Palaipaphos, ville de Nea Paphos et chōra, y compris l’îlot d…
The Materiality of Hellenistic Ruler Cults
Studies in the cultic honours for Hellenistic leaders and benefactors mainly focus on the ideological and diplomatic features of the phenomenon. Conversely, the papers collected in this volume aim to shift the focus to its material and practical aspects: media, ritual action and space, agency, administration and funding. Specialists in Hellenistic history, epigraphy, papyrology, numismatics, and archaeology provide fresh reassessments of a variet…
Variations dans le paysage sacré de Pergame
Cet article réexamine la documentation sur le sanctuaire extra-urbain d’Asklépios et le temple ionique de la terrasse du théâtre à Pergame. Ces deux cas d’étude permettent d’étudier les développements diachroniques du paysage sacré de la cité et de ses alentours pendant la « longue période hellénistique » (fin du ive s. av. J.-C. – début du iiie ap. J.-C.). Cette analyse interdisciplinaire combine les sources textuelles, archéologiques et numisma…
The Hellenistic Court
206 PHOENIX The Hellenistic Court: Monarchic Power and Elite Society from Alexander to Cleopatra. Edited by Andrew Erskine, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, and Shane Wallace. Swansea: The Classical Press of Wales. 2017. Pp. xxx, 442. This book provides a broad set of studies in the social composition, spatial framing, functioning, external interactions, and diachronic developments of Hellenistic courts. Many of the articles are reworked versions of papers…
Ritual Intercession in the Ptolemaic Kingdom. A Survey of Grammar, Semantics and Agency
This paper explains dedications in the dative and with the hyper formula as bearing two distinct religious meanings and social implications, while also observing that they could be used in interaction in order to express specific conceptual and social messages. The dative ritually positions the honoured rulers at the same level as traditional gods, whereas the hyper formula expresses ritual intercession by the gods for a third party. Ritual agent…
Given to a Deity? Religious and Social Reappraisal of Human Consecrations in the Hellenistic and Roman East
The adjective ἱερός is a central term in Greek religion and is used in various contexts. Generally translated ‘sacred’, it indicates that an object has been conceded to the gods and is now in relation with them (relation of belonging, protection, etc.). It appears frequently in Greek inscriptions in the expression τὰ ἱερά, to designate sacred objects or, in a more abstract meaning, sacred matters
La face cachée des intrigues de cour
L’article propose une discussion générale sur certains problèmes posés par les sources anciennes lorsqu’on aborde le sujet du rôle et du statut publics des reines de tradition macédonienne au début de l’époque hellénistique. Il s’agit notamment de partir de la représentation des femmes royales dans les récits stéréotypés sur la dégénérescence morale des cours hellénistiques, pour réfléchir sur les faces cachées politiques, idéologiques et socio-é…
Arsinoe divinizzata al fianco del re vivente Tolemeo II
The paper discusses textual and iconographic sources, both Greek and Egyptian, representing the deceased and deified Arsinoe II on the side of the living king Ptolemy II. Arsinoe Philadelphos is characterized as the divine protector of her husband and of his geopolitical projects between Egypt and the Mediterranean World. In the light of such characterization the paper reconsiders the passage of the Chremonidean decree where Arsinoe is mentioned …
Queens and Ruler Cults in Early Hellenism
Comment une nouvelle divinité, munie de ses attributs spécifiques, ses timai et ses épiphanies, peut-elle être créée ? Par qui ? Et à quelles fins ? Qui seront ses prêtres et ses fidèles ? La documentation hellénistique confère une perspective historique aux aspects cultuels, sociaux et idéologiques de ces phénomènes religieux et les cultes des souverains sont un cas particulier de l’établissement et de l’acceptation de nouveaux dieux. Les cultes…
Raccontare Zeus. Poesia e cultura di corte ad Alessandria, a partire dall'Inno I di Callimaco
At the crossing point of several literary traditions from which stand out the IIIrd century philosophical hymn and the encomium of pindaric inspiration, Callimacos’s Hymn to Zeus adapts to the context of the banquet the complex disquition on human kings and sovereign gods on the one hand; on the expressive resources on the other hand, which enable poetry to produce patterns of legitimation and the poet to introduce himself as a court ideologue. T…
Ritual Intercession in the Ptolemaic Kingdom. A Survey of Grammar, Semantics and Agency
This paper explains dedications in the dative and with the hyper formula as bearing two distinct religious meanings and social implications, while also observing that they could be used in interaction in order to express specific conceptual and social messages. The dative ritually positions the honoured rulers at the same level as traditional gods, whereas the hyper formula expresses ritual intercession by the gods for a third party. Ritual agent…
Arsinoe divinizzata al fianco del re vivente Tolemeo II
The paper discusses textual and iconographic sources, both Greek and Egyptian, representing the deceased and deified Arsinoe II on the side of the living king Ptolemy II. Arsinoe Philadelphos is characterized as the divine protector of her husband and of his geopolitical projects between Egypt and the Mediterranean World. In the light of such characterization the paper reconsiders the passage of the Chremonidean decree where Arsinoe is mentioned …
Queens and Ruler Cults in Early Hellenism
Comment une nouvelle divinité, munie de ses attributs spécifiques, ses timai et ses épiphanies, peut-elle être créée ? Par qui ? Et à quelles fins ? Qui seront ses prêtres et ses fidèles ? La documentation hellénistique confère une perspective historique aux aspects cultuels, sociaux et idéologiques de ces phénomènes religieux et les cultes des souverains sont un cas particulier de l’établissement et de l’acceptation de nouveaux dieux. Les cultes…
Given to a Deity? Religious and Social Reappraisal of Human Consecrations in the Hellenistic and Roman East
The adjective ἱερός is a central term in Greek religion and is used in various contexts. Generally translated ‘sacred’, it indicates that an object has been conceded to the gods and is now in relation with them (relation of belonging, protection, etc.). It appears frequently in Greek inscriptions in the expression τὰ ἱερά, to designate sacred objects or, in a more abstract meaning, sacred matters
Raccontare Zeus. Poesia e cultura di corte ad Alessandria, a partire dall'Inno I di Callimaco
At the crossing point of several literary traditions from which stand out the IIIrd century philosophical hymn and the encomium of pindaric inspiration, Callimacos’s Hymn to Zeus adapts to the context of the banquet the complex disquition on human kings and sovereign gods on the one hand; on the expressive resources on the other hand, which enable poetry to produce patterns of legitimation and the poet to introduce himself as a court ideologue. T…
Queens and Ruler Cults in Early Hellenism
Comment une nouvelle divinité, munie de ses attributs spécifiques, ses timai et ses épiphanies, peut-elle être créée ? Par qui ? Et à quelles fins ? Qui seront ses prêtres et ses fidèles ? La documentation hellénistique confère une perspective historique aux aspects cultuels, sociaux et idéologiques de ces phénomènes religieux et les cultes des souverains sont un cas particulier de l’établissement et de l’acceptation de nouveaux dieux. Les cultes…
La face cachée des intrigues de cour
L’article propose une discussion générale sur certains problèmes posés par les sources anciennes lorsqu’on aborde le sujet du rôle et du statut publics des reines de tradition macédonienne au début de l’époque hellénistique. Il s’agit notamment de partir de la représentation des femmes royales dans les récits stéréotypés sur la dégénérescence morale des cours hellénistiques, pour réfléchir sur les faces cachées politiques, idéologiques et socio-é…
Arsinoe divinizzata al fianco del re vivente Tolemeo II
The paper discusses textual and iconographic sources, both Greek and Egyptian, representing the deceased and deified Arsinoe II on the side of the living king Ptolemy II. Arsinoe Philadelphos is characterized as the divine protector of her husband and of his geopolitical projects between Egypt and the Mediterranean World. In the light of such characterization the paper reconsiders the passage of the Chremonidean decree where Arsinoe is mentioned …
Given to a Deity? Religious and Social Reappraisal of Human Consecrations in the Hellenistic and Roman East
The adjective ἱερός is a central term in Greek religion and is used in various contexts. Generally translated ‘sacred’, it indicates that an object has been conceded to the gods and is now in relation with them (relation of belonging, protection, etc.). It appears frequently in Greek inscriptions in the expression τὰ ἱερά, to designate sacred objects or, in a more abstract meaning, sacred matters
Ritual Intercession in the Ptolemaic Kingdom. A Survey of Grammar, Semantics and Agency
This paper explains dedications in the dative and with the hyper formula as bearing two distinct religious meanings and social implications, while also observing that they could be used in interaction in order to express specific conceptual and social messages. The dative ritually positions the honoured rulers at the same level as traditional gods, whereas the hyper formula expresses ritual intercession by the gods for a third party. Ritual agent…
Variations dans le paysage sacré de Pergame
Cet article réexamine la documentation sur le sanctuaire extra-urbain d’Asklépios et le temple ionique de la terrasse du théâtre à Pergame. Ces deux cas d’étude permettent d’étudier les développements diachroniques du paysage sacré de la cité et de ses alentours pendant la « longue période hellénistique » (fin du ive s. av. J.-C. – début du iiie ap. J.-C.). Cette analyse interdisciplinaire combine les sources textuelles, archéologiques et numisma…
The Hellenistic Court
206 PHOENIX The Hellenistic Court: Monarchic Power and Elite Society from Alexander to Cleopatra. Edited by Andrew Erskine, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, and Shane Wallace. Swansea: The Classical Press of Wales. 2017. Pp. xxx, 442. This book provides a broad set of studies in the social composition, spatial framing, functioning, external interactions, and diachronic developments of Hellenistic courts. Many of the articles are reworked versions of papers…
La vie religieuse à Paphos à travers les sources épigraphiques
Cet article critique analyse le volume que Jean-Baptiste Cayla a récemment consacré aux inscriptions grecques alphabétiques de Paphos, aux périodes hellénistique et impériale. Le livre constitue la publication, longtemps attendue, de la thèse de doctorat soutenue par l’auteur en 2003 sur le dossier des inscriptions alphabétiques grecques et latines de la région de Paphos (sanctuaire de Palaipaphos, ville de Nea Paphos et chōra, y compris l’îlot d…
The Materiality of Hellenistic Ruler Cults
Studies in the cultic honours for Hellenistic leaders and benefactors mainly focus on the ideological and diplomatic features of the phenomenon. Conversely, the papers collected in this volume aim to shift the focus to its material and practical aspects: media, ritual action and space, agency, administration and funding. Specialists in Hellenistic history, epigraphy, papyrology, numismatics, and archaeology provide fresh reassessments of a variet…
Mental Imagery Skills in Alcohol-Dependent Subjects and Their Associations With Cognitive Performance
People in alcohol-detoxification experience deficits in motor and non-motor functions including cognitive performance. Imagery, the cognitive process of generating visual, auditory or kinesthetic experiences in the mind without the presence of external stimuli, has been little studied in Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD). This pilot study aims to observe the cognitive abilities useful for the inspection, maintenance, generation and manipulation of imag…
Shaping the Elite of Attalid Pergamon
The history of Hellenistic Pergamon is deeply affected by the dual status of a polis that also functioned as a dynastic residence. This overlap between civic and royal institutions significantly impacted the political life of the city. This paper contributes to the ongoing debate about honorific habits and the consolidation of the civic elite of Pergamon by focusing on the triangular interactions between the Attalids, their court, and the polis’ …
Williamson, Christina G. (2021). Urban Rituals in Sacred Landscapes in Hellenistic Asia Minor. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 196. Leiden & Boston
This book provides an interdisciplinary discussion of the life of four sanctuaries in ancient Caria and their relationship with the cities that came to exert control over them in the Hellenistic period.The main purpose of the book is summarised by the question of "why autochthonous, local or regional sanctuaries were so vital to the development of poleis in Hellenistic Asia Minor even though they were located at great distances from the urban cen…
Robin Waterfield. The Making of a King
Journal Article Robin Waterfield. The Making of a King: Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon and the Greeks. Get access Robin Waterfield. The Making of a King: Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon and the Greeks. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2021. Pp. 277. Cloth $27.50. Stefano G. Caneva Stefano G. Caneva University of Padua, Italy Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Histo…
Connecting present with a canonized past Neos and Nea for individuals in the Imperial period
This article analyzes how the adjective Neos / Nea was used to honour elite individuals of Greek cities in the Imperial period as « new » gods, heroes, or even mortals from the past. Through an analysis of all attested cases, we present the honorands, honouring agents, the honorific titles, the deities and media involved and explore if these titles imply a ritual treatment. A final discussion returns to seminal points : the meaning of the term Ne…
Giorgio Camassa, Statuto del corpo e annuncio di salvezza. I. Dalla Grecia di età classica alla Palestina nel momento di Gesù
Philetairos Ktistes and Pergamon’s Civic Memory in the Post-Attalid Period
This paper provides a reappraisal of the representation of Philetairos as the new founder of Pergamon between the Hellenistic and the Imperial period. The link between Philetairos and the early development of Pergamon as a polis is reassessed in the wake of the recent archaeological scholarship and with particular attention to the occurrences of the toponym Philetaireia, by which the areas of the citadel urbanised before Eumenes II were known. Th…
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