JOURNAL ARTICLE

IMITATIO (AND AEMULATIO) CALLISTHENIS IN SENECA'S DE CLEMENTIA.

  • Published In: Acta Classica, 2024, v. 67. P. 116 1 of 3

  • Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Monti, Giustina 3 of 3

Abstract

This paper examines some passages in the De Clementia where Seneca seems to aim at being identified with both Callisthenes and Pindar as an act of homage towards Nero. The former was the official historian of the Persian expedition of Alexander the Great, whose keen imitator the Emperor Nero was. The latter was held in the highest esteem by Alexander to the extent that Alexander did not destroy the poet's house when he destroyed Thebes, Pindar's hometown. This paper aims to demonstrate that Seneca blends the two personae to create his own persona, a better character than the objects of his imitation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Acta Classica. 2024/01, Vol. 67, p116
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:00651141
  • DOI:10.1353/acl.2024.a946662
  • Accession Number:182138930
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