410: Honorius, his Rooster, and the Eunuch (Procop. Vand. 1.2.25–26)
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Subject = P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom: PA Classical philology / klasszika-filológia: PA20 Latin / latin filológia
Subject = D History General and Old World / történelem: D2 Ancient History / ókor története: D25 History of ancient Rome / Római Birodalom
Type = Article
Cím:
410: Honorius, his Rooster, and the Eunuch (Procop. Vand. 1.2.25–26)
Létrehozó:
Kovács, Tamás
Kiadó:
Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta
Dátum:
2020
Téma:
D25 History of ancient Rome / Római Birodalom
PA20 Latin / latin filológia
Tartalmi leírás:
In his Wars (De Bellis), Procopius shares an extraordinary tale about Emperor Honorius, who allegedly heard about the plunder of Rome from his poultry keeper. First, Honorius misunderstood the report because he also had a huge rooster that bore the same name as that of the city. Therefore, the central element of the tale is the misunderstanding between the emperor and his eunuch about the name “Rome.” However, the structural features of Procopius’ work – the rooster and its keeper together – form a narrative in which a fowl and Rome were not two entities but one. The possibility of being a monarch ruling over the Eastern and the Western sides of the empire, his aim guarded by the keeper, could have worried Honorius. This paper aims to reveal the historical event behind Procopius’ tale and its circumstances, that is, a meeting in mid-January 409 when Rome’s first siege was reported to Honorius by Terentius, who had taken an active part in securing the emperor’s prospective reign. It was in vain because Honorius was blinded by the possibility of becoming a monarch from the moment when he received the report of Arcadius’ death.
Nyelv:
magyar
Típus:
Article
PeerReviewed
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Formátum:
text
Azonosító:
Kovács, Tamás (2020) 410: Honorius, his Rooster, and the Eunuch (Procop. Vand. 1.2.25–26). GRAECO-LATINA BRUNENSIA, 25 (2). pp. 131-148. ISSN 1803-7402 (print); 2336-4424 (online)
Kapcsolat:
MTMT:31801614 10.5817/GLB2020-2-10
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