Virginia Fabrizi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5659694 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Virginia Fabrizi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Virginia |
| FAMILY NAME | Fabrizi |
| SIGNATURE | FABRIZI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pavia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cleopatra, alchemist
Greek and Byzantine alchemical texts refer to the teachings of an alchemist named Cleopatra, whom they possibly identified with the queen of Egypt Cleopatra VII. Although such writings are very probably spurious, they testify to the prestige attached to Cleopatra's name in Greco‐Egyptian and Byzantine alchemy. One of these texts, the Dialogue of Cleopatra and the philosophers , is notable for the metaphor of death and resurrection that it uses to…
“The Cloud that (…) Sat on the Mountaintops”
This article investigates the narrative construction of space in Livy’s account of Quintus Fabius Maximus’ military campaigns in Southern Italy in 217 b.c.e. (Livy 22.12–18; 23–30). Through close reading of the narrative, and comparison with the parallel account in Book 3 of Polybius, it shows that the settings of the narrated events, far from merely reproducing actual historical sites, are constructed so as to embody some of the main themes of L…
Hannibal’s March and Roman Imperial Space in Livy , Ab urbe condita , Book 21
Due to the general acceptance of oral poetry theory, Homeric metaphors have generally been regarded as formulaic set pieces with little or no contextual meaning and have correspondingly received little attention. This paper aims to demonstrate that metaphors in Homer can nevertheless fulfil cognitive functions in their respective contexts by the analysis, as an exemplary case, of a unique metaphor of death: in Il. 11.234–247 it is narrated that t…
Cleopatra, alchemist
Cleopatra was an alchemist, probably operating in the Greek‐Egyptian alchemical school, which had been founded by Bolos of Mendes; her activity seems to have taken place in a time between the second and third centuries CE , in an environment deeply affected by Gnosticism.
Technology, domestic
Ancient sources and archeological finds provide a certain amount of information about the devices and techniques employed in antiquity to answer the basic requirements of domestic life.
Hannibal’s March and Roman Imperial Space in Livy , Ab urbe condita , Book 21
Due to the general acceptance of oral poetry theory, Homeric metaphors have generally been regarded as formulaic set pieces with little or no contextual meaning and have correspondingly received little attention. This paper aims to demonstrate that metaphors in Homer can nevertheless fulfil cognitive functions in their respective contexts by the analysis, as an exemplary case, of a unique metaphor of death: in Il. 11.234–247 it is narrated that t…
Cleopatra, alchemist
Cleopatra was an alchemist, probably operating in the Greek‐Egyptian alchemical school, which had been founded by Bolos of Mendes; her activity seems to have taken place in a time between the second and third centuries CE , in an environment deeply affected by Gnosticism.
Technology, domestic
Ancient sources and archeological finds provide a certain amount of information about the devices and techniques employed in antiquity to answer the basic requirements of domestic life.
Hannibal’s March and Roman Imperial Space in Livy , Ab urbe condita , Book 21
Due to the general acceptance of oral poetry theory, Homeric metaphors have generally been regarded as formulaic set pieces with little or no contextual meaning and have correspondingly received little attention. This paper aims to demonstrate that metaphors in Homer can nevertheless fulfil cognitive functions in their respective contexts by the analysis, as an exemplary case, of a unique metaphor of death: in Il. 11.234–247 it is narrated that t…
“The Cloud that (…) Sat on the Mountaintops”
This article investigates the narrative construction of space in Livy’s account of Quintus Fabius Maximus’ military campaigns in Southern Italy in 217 b.c.e. (Livy 22.12–18; 23–30). Through close reading of the narrative, and comparison with the parallel account in Book 3 of Polybius, it shows that the settings of the narrated events, far from merely reproducing actual historical sites, are constructed so as to embody some of the main themes of L…
Cleopatra, alchemist
Greek and Byzantine alchemical texts refer to the teachings of an alchemist named Cleopatra, whom they possibly identified with the queen of Egypt Cleopatra VII. Although such writings are very probably spurious, they testify to the prestige attached to Cleopatra's name in Greco‐Egyptian and Byzantine alchemy. One of these texts, the Dialogue of Cleopatra and the philosophers , is notable for the metaphor of death and resurrection that it uses to…
Art (4 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Alchemy (2 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (2 works) · Cleopatra (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works)