43 research outputs found
Bibliographie : Octavia römische Geschichte. Zugabe des ersten Theils, [vol. 2] (Nürnberg: J. Hoffmann, 1678)
No full textZweiter Band der ersten Fassung der "Römischen Octavia". Cf. zur vollständigen Publikationsgeschichte: Octavia römische Geschichte, [vol. 1] (Nürnberg: J. Hoffmann, 1677). Enthält mehrere teils wahrscheinlich, teils sicher autorfremde Gedichte. Zwei davon stammen von Christian Hofmann von Hofmannswaldau (vgl. HKA I, pp. CLXXIVf., Anm. 195). Von der "Geschichte der Flavia Domitilla und der Cönis", pp. 920-1015, existiert eine Übersetzung einer unbekannten französischen Hofdame ins Französische, datiert auf den 9. März 1714 (23: Cod.Guelf. 196.1 Extravag.)
Contese per la proedria anche nell’Ade: Alessandro figlio di Filippo, Annibale cartaginese e Luciano di Samosata
No full textThis article deals with the 12th Lucian’s Dialogue of the Dead. In the text, three of the greatest generals – Alexander, Hannibal, and Scipio – debate about who of them deserves the pride of place before Minos the judge. The author of the present paper aims at placing this dialogue within the broader cultural, political and historical context of the Second Century AD
Il salario del peccato: Seven di David Fincher (1995)
No full textThis article aims to analyze the film Seven (1995) directed by David Fincher, because Seven is one of the few films that explicitly thematizes the seven deadly sins in the contemporary world. Firstly, the author discusses the cinematic genre to which the film belongs, along with the associated difficulties and significance. Then, she explores the numerous and previously neglected thematic and stylistic aspects that Fincher has drawn a film of one of the most celebrated directors in film history. Then, she considers the contemporary painter whose works inspired Fincher in the staging of the crimes. Finally, the author discusses the analogies created by Fincher between the director of a movie and a specific character in Seven
La nuova Guida alla storia romana
No full textThis article aims at discussing and evaluating Guida alla storia romana, the new edition of a book written by Guido Clemente and published for the first time forty years ago. In particular, the author tries to examine the ways Clemente managed to assure such a longevity to his treatment of Roman history, and the role played by his broad interpretation
py2DIC. A New Free and Open Source Software for Displacement and Strain Measurements in the Field of Experimental Mechanics
No full textThanks to the advances in computer power, memory storage and the availability of low-cost and high resolution digital cameras, Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is currently one of the most used optical and non-contact techniques for measuring material deformations. A free and open source 2D DIC software, named py2DIC, was developed at the Geodesy and Geomatics Division of the Sapienza University of Rome. Implemented in Python, the software is based on the template matching method and computes the 2D displacements and strains of samples subjected to mechanical loading. In this work, the potentialities of py2DIC were evaluated by processing two different sets of experimental data and comparing the results with other three well known DIC software packages Ncorr, Vic-2D and DICe. Moreover, an accuracy assessment was performed comparing the results with the values independently measured by a strain gauge fixed on one of the samples. The results demonstrate the possibility of successfully characterizing the deformation mechanism of the investigated materials, highlighting the pros and cons of each software package
«Saggezza attraverso sofferenza» nell’antico regime: The King’s Whore (Axel Corti, 1990)
No full textThis article aims at suggesting an interpretation of the movie The King’s Whore (Axel Corti, 1990). In particular, the author examines the story which the director and especially the screenwriter Frederic Raphael have exploited for the settling of the plot. In the final section of the movie, the events take a sad and compelling turn and they diverge both from the real history in the Duchy of Savoy and from the novel Jeanne de Luynes, comtesse de Verue (Jacques Tournier, 1984). The author tries to show the purpose of the change and the significance of Greek tragedies for the adaptation and re-shaping of this literary text in a film
Cinema storico ed eternità di Roma
No full textThis article aims to discuss the academic renewed interest on films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past. Separating fiction from truth should not be the first real purpose for ancient historians; furthermore scholars ought to commit to these studies without any disdain or patronizing superiority. Then, the author tries to examine the function played by the image of Rome in these movies, and the broad range of meanings shared by the representations of the city. Finally, the author analyses the evolutions in conceptualizing the eternity of Rome and the deep changes noticeable in many films from this point of view through the ages
Strutture narrative e mito nel cinema storico sul mondo antico
No full textThis article aims at understanding the great public acclaim for films set in a cinematic interpretation of the classical past, despite the low consideration critics had for this movies. The author investigates the origins of these films and traces back their genesis in historical fiction in literature and in academic painting with classical subjects.
Finally, the author discusses how decisive has been – and still is – the use of myths for the construction of a successful story set in the past
Satira religiosa nei Dialogi mortuorum di Luciano
No full textThis article aims at examining Lucian’s Dialogues of the Dead. The author tries to show Lucian’s extensive use of satire, irony and pretended misunderstanding towards both traditional religions and a relatively new cult such as Christianity
Stoicismo e propensione evergetica in età romana
No full textIn questo contributo si cerca di analizzare il fenomeno dell’evergetismo in età imperiale e di istituire una correlazione significativa tra la sua grande espansione e alcuni sviluppi pratici della riflessione stoica.This article deals with the phenomenon of euergetism during the Roman Imperial period, and the author tries to suggest a connection between this important social practice and some developments of the thought of the Stoic philosophy
