Series | Antiquity Studies
Edited book | Epigraphic Falsification
Chapter | Monsignor Luigi Biraghi e i falsi di Cernusco
Monsignor Luigi Biraghi e i falsi di Cernusco
Abstract
We present here some reflections on an inscription from Cernusco sul Naviglio (Milan) discovered by Monsignor Luigi Biraghi in 1849 and published by Mommsen among the falsae in CIL V 664*. This paper stems from the discovery of some private and unpublished letters by Biraghi that we consulted at the Archive of the Quadronno Institute of the Sisters of St. Marcellina in Milan. This correspondence informs us of Biraghi’s personal and professional relationships with other mid-19th century classical scholars. The analysis of these documents will shed some light on the harsh judgment that Mommsen (along with others) expressed on Biraghi regarding some inscriptions that he had discovered in the Ager Mediolanensis.
Submitted: July 3, 2019 | Accepted: Sept. 10, 2019 | Published Dec. 16, 2019 | Language: it
Keywords Lepontic • Ager Mediolanensis • Luigi Biraghi • Epitaph • Amphora
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