Corinthium aes. Entstehung und Metamorphose einer Anekdote
Corinthium aes was the most precious alloy in antiquity. The anecdote concerning the alloy's origin played a crucial part in maintaining its fame. This paper collects and interprets the ancient narratives about this story and points out parallels between Naturalis Historia's other anecdote...
| Published in: | Wiener Studien |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Österreichischen Akademie d. Wissenschaften
[2015]
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Wiener Studien
Year: 2015, Volume: 128, Pages: 69-82 |
| RelBib Classification: | TB Antiquity |
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| Summary: | Corinthium aes was the most precious alloy in antiquity. The anecdote concerning the alloy's origin played a crucial part in maintaining its fame. This paper collects and interprets the ancient narratives about this story and points out parallels between Naturalis Historia's other anecdotes related to the origin of extraordinary materials. The aim of the research is to reconstruct the shaping of this anecdote and the sociohistorical background behind this process. |
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| ISSN: | 1813-3924 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Wiener Studien
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1553/wst128s69 |