According to Suet., Claud. 2, 2 in a "libellus" Claudius complained about his master who had been a "superiumentarius". This ironic hyperbole, which refers to the brutal use of whip, seems an allusion to Horace's "plagosus Orbilius", and so suggests the possibility that Claudius'words were part of an epigram. Starting from some recognizable jambic sequences, the author of this article attempts to reconstruct it.

Superiumentarius (Suet. Claud. 2,2). L’imperatore Claudio autore di epigrammi?

LETTA, CESARE
2014-01-01

Abstract

According to Suet., Claud. 2, 2 in a "libellus" Claudius complained about his master who had been a "superiumentarius". This ironic hyperbole, which refers to the brutal use of whip, seems an allusion to Horace's "plagosus Orbilius", and so suggests the possibility that Claudius'words were part of an epigram. Starting from some recognizable jambic sequences, the author of this article attempts to reconstruct it.
2014
Letta, Cesare
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