Medical Imagery in Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.190–1 and Livia's Advice to Augustus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9666234 |
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| Authors | S J Heyworth (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 293-297 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838813000724 |
| OpenAlex | W2323352746 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Ovid in writing Amores 3.11.38–9 showed awareness of Metellus Macedonicus’ speech of 131, which proposed compulsory marriage in order to stimulate the birth rate and which was read to the senate and published at large by Augustus (Suet. Aug . 89.2). I wish to suggest that when he wrote Book 1 of the Metamorphoses Ovid was evoking another political debate in which Augustus was involved. Jupiter announces to the gods that in the end radical surgery is needed when the wickedness of mankind becomes incurable ( Met . 1.187–91)
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| Highly cited | No |
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