Abstract
Herodian in his work makes extensive use of fake news. In this regard, five significant cases
are analyzed: the events of Tigidius Perennis and Cleander under Commodus; the story of Plautian under Septimius Severus; some minor events under Septimius Severus, Caracalla and Elagabalus. The use of fake news seems to obey at least two main functions: the control and release of information by the power; as a narrative expedient to dramatize events that sometimes has little credible outlines.
Titolo tradotto del contributo | [Autom. eng. transl.] False news and circulation of information in the history of the empire after Mark of Herodian |
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Lingua originale | Italian |
pagine (da-a) | 127-138 |
Numero di pagine | 12 |
Rivista | KTÈMA |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2021 |
Keywords
- Erodiano