Plato, Locri and “the Flower of Italy”
Revaluating an “Ancient” Epithet
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10290478 |
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| Authors | Edward Creedy (0000-0002-1526-2703, University of Durham UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mnemosyne (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-7074 • E-ISSN: 1568-525X |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/1568525x-bja10288 |
| OpenAlex | W4404552255 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
It is often claimed that Plato described Locri, the Greek settlement on Sicily, as ‘the flower of Italy.’ Yet this phrase nowhere appears in Plato’s work, and a concrete reference is never provided for this attribution. This short note provides a correction to the record—suggesting that modern usage of the term in fact stems from a misunderstanding of the sixteenth century writings of Leandro Alberti
Art · Epithet · Literature · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Classics · History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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