La gigantomachia delle statue: motivi gigantomachici nel Panegirico di Plinio il Giovane

Name: La gigantomachia delle statue: motivi gigantomachici nel Panegirico di Plinio il Giovane
Brand: Vita e Pensiero
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AEVUM ANTIQUUM

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AEVUM ANTIQUUM - 2021 - 21

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La gigantomachia delle statue: motivi gigantomachici nel Panegirico di Plinio il Giovane

The Gigantomachy of the Statues: Gigantomachic Motifs in Pliny’s Panegyricus

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Diletta Vignola

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Vita e Pensiero

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07-2022

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10.26350/020747_000089

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1121-8932 (stampa) | 1827-7861 (digitale)

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The myth of gigantomachy has long been read as a political myth, i.e. the fight of the subversive Giants against the established order, and in Flavian era it was used by poets to legitimate the power of the Flavians, who had successfully defeated the Giants/Vitellians in the fight of 69 CE on the Capitol hill. However, Pliny in his Panegyricus challenges this reading, and represents Domitian, who had ‘invaded’ Rome with new buildings and the Capitol hill with his own golden statues, as a monstrous Giant who threatens the Roman gods: Iupiter’s true defender is now Trajan, who finally managed to restore order.