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Argonauti e Colchi in Istria: Timagene fonte di Trogo e Plinio?
Nardelli, Michele
2025
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2464-8760
Abstract
In different periods, Pliny the Elder and Justin recount the legend of the Colchians’ passage through Istria, associating it with the origins of the Istrian people. The purpose of this study is to identify the points of convergence between the two sources as well as the elements of originality in relation to ancient tradition, in order to demonstrate that both derive from a common literary tradition. Furthermore, the paper advances a set of arguments to support the hypothesis that Timagenes of Alexandria served as one of their sources of inspiration.
La leggenda del passaggio dei Colchi in Istria è evocata in epoche diverse da Plinio il Vecchio e Giustino, i quali la ricollegano all’origine del popolo degli Istri. L’obiettivo del contributo è individuare gli elementi di accordo tra le due fonti e di originalità rispetto alla tradizione antica, per verificare se si fossero ispirati alla medesima tradizione letteraria. In secondo luogo, vengono avanzati argomenti per identificare in Timagene di Alessandria una delle probabili fonti consultate da Pompeo Trogo e da Plinio sull’origine degli Istri.
In different periods, Pliny the Elder and Justin recount the legend of the Colchians’ passage through Istria, associating it with the origins of the Istrian people. The purpose of this study is to identify the points of convergence between the two sources as well as the elements of originality in relation to ancient tradition, in order to demonstrate that both derive from a common literary tradition. Furthermore, the paper advances a set of arguments to support the hypothesis that Timagenes of Alexandria served as one of their sources of inspiration.
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Michele Nardelli, "Argonauti e Colchi in Istria: Timagene fonte di Trogo e Plinio?" in: "Incontri di filologia classica XXIV (2024-2025)", EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, Trieste, 2025, pp. 205-299
Languages
it
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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