Ilias Latina

Authors

Priscilla Adriane Ferreira Almeida
Torino Foundation
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3191-197X
Keywords: Iliad, Homer, Ilias Latina, epic poetry, Roman ideology

Synopsis

The Ilias Latina is a Latin resume of the Iliad, made by Bebius Italicus during Neronian times. In the first century B.C, the Trojan myth became gradually unknown through Iliad since Greek was learned only by the Roman aristocracy. During the Middle Ages, the Greek language was left aside in the Occident and the Iliad was lost until Italian scholars started to learn Greek with Byzantine travelers in the XIV century. The Troy War history had been more and more known via resumes, adaptations, and Latin versions of the Iliad. This is the context in which Ilias Latina can be inserted, and it is the only work of this group that survived well preserved over the centuries. The reduction of the Homeric Iliad to only 1070 verses provokes the loss of its original depth; however, the Ilias Latina has some interesting aspects. It is possible to see clearly how Bebius Italicus understood the Iliad through the passages and aspects he chooses to transmit, as well as what is possible to understand through his omissions and innovations towards the Homeric original poem.

Author Biography

Priscilla Adriane Ferreira Almeida, Torino Foundation

Priscilla A. F. Almeida has a bachelor degree in Latin Language and Literature (2009) at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). She also has a Master's degree in Literary Studies (2012) and a Ph.D.'s degree in Literary Studies (2018) at the same university. At the moment she teaches Latin language and literature at Fundação Torino, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

A Ilíada Latina
Published
November 9, 2021

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ISBN-13 (15)
978-989-26-2205-7
doi
10.14195/978-989-26-2205-7

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