This paper retraces the fortune of the iological poems of Nicander of Colophon (2nd century BCE), entitled 'Theriaka' and 'Alexipharmaka', in Latin literature of the Classical and Late Antique periods. The authors and texts examined include Vergil, Propertius, Ovid, the pseudo-Vergilian 'Culex', Tertullian, and Quintus Serenus.

Who Poisoned Rome? Traces of Nicander's Venoms in Latin Literature / La Barbera, Sandro. - STAMPA. - 112:(2022), pp. 43-72.

Who Poisoned Rome? Traces of Nicander's Venoms in Latin Literature

sandro la barbera
2022-01-01

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This paper retraces the fortune of the iological poems of Nicander of Colophon (2nd century BCE), entitled 'Theriaka' and 'Alexipharmaka', in Latin literature of the Classical and Late Antique periods. The authors and texts examined include Vergil, Propertius, Ovid, the pseudo-Vergilian 'Culex', Tertullian, and Quintus Serenus.
2022
Poison. Knowledge, Uses, Practices
Firenze
SISMEL - Edizioni del Galluzzo
978-88-9290-122-3
La Barbera, Sandro
Who Poisoned Rome? Traces of Nicander's Venoms in Latin Literature / La Barbera, Sandro. - STAMPA. - 112:(2022), pp. 43-72.
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