When Pliny wrote his Panegyric, Trajan had already become son of a god following Nerva’s deification right after his death. This paper examines Pliny’s subtle strategy to have his reader think of another divine father of Trajan, ultimate origin of his power as an emperor and primary guarantor of his virtuous behaviour, Jupiter himself.
«Ab Ioue princeps». Traiano figlio di Giove
Francesco Busti
2019
Abstract
When Pliny wrote his Panegyric, Trajan had already become son of a god following Nerva’s deification right after his death. This paper examines Pliny’s subtle strategy to have his reader think of another divine father of Trajan, ultimate origin of his power as an emperor and primary guarantor of his virtuous behaviour, Jupiter himself.File in questo prodotto:
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