Quirinius’ Sacrifice (Silius Italicus: Punica 4,192–215)

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dc.contributor.authorKozák, Dániel
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T22:22:06Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T22:22:06Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-05
dc.description.abstractContrary to historical accounts, Silius inserts a preliminary encounter into his account of the Battle of Ticinus in the Punica in which, prior to facing Hannibal’s army, the Romans fight against the Gauls led by the Boian Crixus (4,143–310). Among Crixus’ victims, we found three soldiers whose names recall early kings of Rome: Tullus, Remulus, and Quirinius. After a brief overview of the significance of these names, the paper focuses on the character of Quirinius (4,192–215). I interpret this episode through three approaches. 1) Quirinius’ death recalls, by inversion, the miraculous survival of L. Sergius Silus (Plin. Nat . 7,104–106), 2) his plan to kill Crixus evokes the ritual of seizing and offering of the spolia opima, while 3) his being certain of impending death makes his case reminiscent of the devotio. Quirinius’ self-sacrifice thus can be seen as contributing to the Elder Scipio’s victory over Crixus, and is also paralleled by how the general’s life will be saved through external help (coming from the gods and his son) in the second half of the battle.en
dc.identifier.citationActa Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis, Vol. 60 (2024) , 57–75.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.22315/
dc.identifier.eissn2732-3390
dc.identifier.issn0418-453X
dc.identifier.jatitleActa Class. Univ. Sci. Debr.
dc.identifier.jtitleActa Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2437/380390
dc.identifier.volume60
dc.languageen
dc.relationhttps://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/classica/article/view/13532
dc.rights.accessOpen Access
dc.rights.ownerActa Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis
dc.subjectSilius Italicus, Second Punic War, Battle of Ticinus, Quirinius, L. Sergius Silus, spolia opima, devotio, sacrificeen
dc.titleQuirinius’ Sacrifice (Silius Italicus: Punica 4,192–215)en
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