In the Land of the Giants

Greek and Roman Discourses on Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9306865
AutoresCatherine Connors (autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Número40
Páginas121-137
Fecha de publicación2015-07-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaIllinois Classical Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0363-1923 • E-ISSN: 2328-5265
EditorialUniversity of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5406/illiclasstud.40.0121
OpenAlexW1872108989
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas12

Even before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, some remarked on the area’s resemblance to the known dangers of Sicily’s Mount Etna. This awareness was expressed in observational accounts of Vesuvius’ geology and in mythical stories that linked Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields with battles by Jove or Hercules against the giants. This article explores the ways in which observational and mythical accounts of Vesuvius and the Phlegraean fields can inform each other

Ancient history · Geography · Archaeological Research and Protection · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Literary Studies · History