Antiquity Studies

Mariangelo Accursio and Pirro Ligorio

The Possible (and Interesting) Genesis of CIL VI 990* and CIL VI 991

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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.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: July 3, 2019 | Accepted: Sept. 10, 2019 | Published Dec. 16, 2019 | Language: en

Keywords Epigraphic forgeriesCIL VI 991*Pirro LigorioCIL VI 990*Mariangelo Accursio


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