Nigidius Figulus : Roman Polymath / Katharina Volk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Volk, Katharina, 1969- author.

Series:

Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; Volume 47.

Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition ; Volume 47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nigidius Figulus, Publius, -45 B.C--Criticism and interpretation.

Nigidius Figulus, Publius.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2024]

Summary:

"Publius Nigidius Figulus, renowned senator-scholar of the late Roman Republic, wrote numerous works on a wide variety of topics, of which only 130 fragments survive. This is the first collection of academic articles on this mysterious figure, who not only was famous for his learning, but also reportedly engaged in a number of divinatory practices and went down in history as a "Pythagorean and magus" (thus St. Jerome). A group of international scholars provide a variety perspectives on Nigidius' politics, philosophy, mythography, biology, religious studies, linguistic thought, divinatory activities, and reception, throwing new light on this fascinating Roman polymath. Contributors are: Giulio Celotto, Alessandro Garcea, Phillip Sidney Horky, Duncan MacRae, Daniele F. Maras, Jay Reed, Philip Thibodeau, Fabio Tutrone"-- Provided by publisher.

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ISBN:

9789004690820

9004690824