Abstract
As Plutarch's 'Quaestiones Romanae' 10 summarizes, the origins and meaning of the Roman custom of veiling one's head during several religious ceremonies were for long and thoroughly discussed by ancient historians, grammaticians, poets and philosophers. The surviving sources demonstrate the existence of at least three different explanations: the 'customary', the allegorical and the ritual one.
Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] 'Velare comas' (Aen. III, 405): Virgil and the ancient debate on the origin and meaning of male veiling in Roman religion |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 259-281 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | AEVUM ANTIQUUM |
Volume | NS 2023 |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- velo, velazione del capo, Plutarco, Virgilio, religione romana
- veil, head covering, Plutarch, Virgil, roman religion