Collana | Antichistica
Miscellanea | La falsificazione epigrafica
Capitolo | Monsignor Luigi Biraghi e i falsi di Cernusco

Monsignor Luigi Biraghi e i falsi di Cernusco

We present here some reflections on an inscription from Cernusco sul Naviglio (Milan) discovered by Monsignor Luigi Biraghi in 1849 and published by Mommsen among the falsae in CIL V 664*. This paper stems from the discovery of some private and unpublished letters by Biraghi that we consulted at the Archive of the Quadronno Institute of the Sisters of St. Marcellina in Milan. This correspondence informs us of Biraghi’s personal and professional relationships with other mid-19th century classical scholars. The analysis of these documents will shed some light on the harsh judgment that Mommsen (along with others) expressed on Biraghi regarding some inscriptions that he had discovered in the Ager Mediolanensis.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 03 Luglio 2019 | Accettato: 10 Settembre 2019 | Pubblicato: 16 Dicembre 2019 | Lingua: it

Keywords Amphora Epitaph Luigi Biraghi Ager Mediolanensis Lepontic


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