Search for dissertations about: "Clodius Albinus"

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2. 1. The Sortes Vergilianae : A Philological Study

   Author : Moa Ekbom; Maria Plaza; Diederik W.P. Burgersdijk; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Virgil reception; Historia Augusta; Virgil in the Historia Augusta; bibliomancy; cento; Augustine; Hadrian; Pescennius Niger; Clodius Albinus; Alexander Severus; Claudius Gothicus; Sortes Vergilianae; Sortes Homericae; Sortes Biblicae; Latin; Latin;

   Abstract : This study discusses the sortes Vergilianae, which are commonly defined as a form of ancient divination practiced by randomly finding a verse in a volume of Virgil. The practice of sortes Vergilianae has been described as widespread in antiquity. READ MORE