Series | Antiquity Studies
Edited book | ΦΑΙΔΙΜΟΣ ΕΚΤΩΡ
Chapter | A Night in Cyprus (Verg. Aen. 1.657-697)
Abstract
In a short and unprecedented episode of Book 1, the Aeneid has Venus swap Iulus and Cupid: the goddess transfers Iulus to Cyprus for one night only, and has Cupid impersonate Iulus at the court of Carthage. This paper examines the reasons why the model of Cleopatra and Caesarion is relevant to the episode, in particular via the political significance of the Cypriot location and the reference to Cleopatra’s visual propaganda.
Submitted: May 17, 2021 | Accepted: June 23, 2021 | Published Dec. 16, 2021 | Language: en
Keywords Cleopatra • Carthage and Alexandria in the Aeneid • Cyprus • Civil wars at Rome • Venus • Body doubles • impersonation • Aphrodite • Virgil • Caesarion • Augustus • Roman epic and politics
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In limine
Poesia esametrica arcaica
Lirica
Tragedia
Poesia ellenistica tarda
Prosa
Poesia latina
Linguistica e storia degli studi
A mo’ di conclusione
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Barchiesi Alessandro |
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A Night in Cyprus (Verg. Aen. 1.657-697) |
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en |
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In a short and unprecedented episode of Book 1, the Aeneid has Venus swap Iulus and Cupid: the goddess transfers Iulus to Cyprus for one night only, and has Cupid impersonate Iulus at the court of Carthage. This paper examines the reasons why the model of Cleopatra and Caesarion is relevant to the episode, in particular via the political significance of the Cypriot location and the reference to Cleopatra’s visual propaganda. |
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Antiquity Studies |
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Filologia e letteratura |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari |
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2021-12-16 |
dc.dateAccepted |
2021-06-23 |
dc.dateSubmitted |
2021-05-17 |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-549-0/a-night-in-cyprus-verg-aen-1657-697/ |
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10.30687/978-88-6969-548-3/027 |
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2610-8828 |
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2610-9344 |
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978-88-6969-549-0 |
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978-88-6969-548-3 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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Aphrodite |
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Aphrodite |
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Augustus |
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Augustus |
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Body doubles |
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Body doubles |
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Caesarion |
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Caesarion |
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Carthage and Alexandria in the Aeneid |
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Carthage and Alexandria in the Aeneid |
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Civil wars at Rome |
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Civil wars at Rome |
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Cleopatra |
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Cleopatra |
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Cyprus |
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Cyprus |
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Roman epic and politics |
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Roman epic and politics |
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Venus |
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Venus |
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Virgil |
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Virgil |
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impersonation |
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impersonation |
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