A Note On Propertius 4.1.25–26
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9675145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J H Richardson, Jennifer Richardson (0000-0002-4137-3984, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 309-315 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical World (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8418 • E-ISSN: 1558-9234 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/clw.2021.0013 |
| OpenAlex | W3164860511 |
| Language | EN |
At 4.1.25–26 Propertius has a plowman perform the rites of the Lupercalia. But the Luperci were usually conceived of as herdsmen, and a plowman is hardly a suitable choice for a ritual that required those performing it to run about the place. This note suggests that Propertius is alluding to a second ritual, one which did involve a plow and which was also connected–like the Lupercalia– with Rome’s founders, Romulus and Remus
Art · Literature · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |