Cities in Italy's Golden Age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9205631 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Scully (1Boston University, Dept. of Classical Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69 |
| Publication date | 1988-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Numen (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-5973 • E-ISSN: 1568-5276 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3270141 |
| OpenAlex | W4252001015 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
CITIES IN ITALY'S GOLDEN AGE STEPHEN SCULLY When Saturnus came into Latium, exiled from Olympos, Vergil says, the god found a people untaught and scattered among moun- tains (A. 8.314-25). In leading these people towards civilization, Saturnus introduced them to the pruning fork (cf. Vergil, G. 2.406; falcifer deus, Ovid, F. 1.234), gave laws, and ruled in a golden age of quiet peace (cf. Vergil A. 11.252-54).' In the transition from that age to a discolor aetas (A. 8.326), a discolored age characterized by a madness for war and a passion for gain (amor habendi), and the rule of Jupiter
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |