'Velare comas' (Aen. III, 405): Virgilio e il dibattito antico su origine e significato della velazione maschile nella religione romana

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

Massimo Rivoltella*

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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
Original languageItalian
Pages (from-to)259-281
Number of pages23
JournalAEVUM ANTIQUUM
VolumeNS 2023
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • velo, velazione del capo, Plutarco, Virgilio, religione romana
  • veil, head covering, Plutarch, Virgil, roman religion

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