(Un)-damning subplots : the principate of Domitian between literary sources and fresh material evidence
Date
05/05/2020Metadata
Show full item recordAltmetrics Handle Statistics
Altmetrics DOI Statistics
Abstract
Moving beyond the methodological issues of a literary-based reassessment of the reign of the last Flavian emperor, this article re-reads the principate of Domitian in light of fresh epigraphic and numismatic evidence that has only been discovered or fully understood in recent years. This exploration documents the progressive ingraining into second-century literature of an unfavorable vulgate on Domitian's architectural, moral, and religious policies, the positive impact of which is, however, documented by material sources. In addition to contributing to the ongoing revaluation of Domitian, this article displays the benefits of a cross-fertilizing and interdiscursive reading of literary and material sources.
Citation
Spinelli , T & Gregori , G L 2020 , ' (Un)-damning subplots : the principate of Domitian between literary sources and fresh material evidence ' , Illinois Classical Studies , vol. 44 , no. 2 , pp. 242-267 . https://doi.org/10.5406/illiclasstud.44.2.0242
Publication
Illinois Classical Studies
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0363-1923Type
Journal article
Rights
Copyright © 2020 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the final published version of the work, which was originally published at https://doi.org/10.5406/illiclasstud.44.2.0242
Collections
Items in the St Andrews Research Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.