Series | Antiquity Studies
Edited book | Epigraphic Falsification
Chapter | Mariangelo Accursio and Pirro Ligorio
Mariangelo Accursio and Pirro Ligorio
The Possible (and Interesting) Genesis of CIL VI 990* and CIL VI 991
Abstract
This paper aims at providing a detailed analysis of two epigraphic forgeries transcribed by Pirro Ligorio under the lemma “Accursia” in his Enciclopedia del mondo antico: CIL VI 990* and CIL VI 991*. In particular, we make an attempt to identify the genuine inscriptions that might have provided Ligorio with the necessary inspiration to compose these two forgeries and to shed new light on the curious choice of the nomen ‘Accursius’, which appears in both texts.
Submitted: July 3, 2019 | Accepted: Sept. 10, 2019 | Published Dec. 16, 2019 | Language: en
Keywords CIL VI 990* • Pirro Ligorio • Epigraphic forgeries • Mariangelo Accursio • CIL VI 991*
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