Le fragment Dion Cassius 44 d’Angelo Mai (EPl 26) et la transmission du cognomen au seul fils aîné
A little known passage in the Excerpta Planudea, usually assigned to Cassius Dio, mentions a measure concerning the transmission of names from father to son in Rome. While its nature and content have been debated since the first edition of the text by Angelo Mai, its dating was well established in 2...
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| הוצא לאור ב: | Revue de philologie, de littérature et d'histoire anciennes | XCVI | 2 | 2022-08-16 | p. 17-42 | 0035-1652 |
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| פורמט: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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2022
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| גישה מקוונת: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| סיכום: | A little known passage in the Excerpta Planudea, usually assigned to Cassius Dio, mentions a measure concerning the transmission of names from father to son in Rome. While its nature and content have been debated since the first edition of the text by Angelo Mai, its dating was well established in 240 BCE. This article looks begins by examining the investigation that led to the identification of this text as a fragment of John of Antioch and subsequently explores the question of the latter’s sources. A lexicological analysis of John of Antioch’s vocabulary, particularly institutional, and a comparison with that of Cassius Dio, his probable source, allow us to conclude that this measure restricted the transmission of the cognomen, certainly ex uirtute, to the eldest son alone. A historical inquiry suggests placing this measure within the framework of regulating competition and aristocratic behavior in mid-Republican Rome. And yet, it remains challenging to definitively categorize it as a law, senatus-consultum, or an edict (likely issued by the censors). |
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