Lexis Poetica, retorica e comunicazione nella tradizione classica

Rivista | Lexis
Fascicolo | Num. 40 (n.s.) – Dicembre 2022 – Fasc. 2
Articolo | APl 62-63 Allegedly on an Equestrian Statue for Justinian

APl 62-63 Allegedly on an Equestrian Statue for Justinian

Abstract

This article treats two anonymous epigrams (APl 62-3) preserved in the so-called Anthologia Planudea which, according to the lemma, were both inscribed on the same equestrian statue of the emperor Justinian I placed in the Hippodrome of Constantinople. Scholars have identified this statue with the one dedicated after a Persian victory and still surviving in the 8th century CE. The paper argues that not only do the two poems concern two different and separate objects, but also that just APl 63 could refer to a statue (and not necessarily the famous one accepted by most scholars), whereas APl 62 seems to allude to a smaller object belonging to the category of imperial luxury gifts.


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Presentato: 17 Gennaio 2022 | Accettato: 20 Maggio 2022 | Pubblicato 22 Dicembre 2022 | Lingua: en

Keywords Imperial giftsBarberini ivoryAnthologia PlanudeaEpigramJustinian I


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