L'Onomasticon di Giulio Polluce. Tra lessicografia e antiquaria

Giulio Pollux, professor of rhetoric in Athens under Commodus, was one of the most prominent intellectuals at the end of the second century AD, which marks the apogee of Hellenism under the Roman Empire. His most demanding work, the Name Day, is the oldest encyclopedic work transmitted to us since antiquity. \ r\nHowever, Pollux has been greatly overlooked in modern studies. This volume intends to fill the gap at least partially, framing the author in the culture of his time and offering examples of comments on individual sections or headwords of the name day. A privileged role belongs to the institutions and the law of Athens; but other interests (numerology, military issues) and omissions (history and institutions of the post-classical world) are also being considered. The resulting overall picture is intended to serve as a stimulus for further research on the name day and its author.