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“Italia… Longe Ante Tempora Diluvii Habitata Creditur”: The Most Ancient Past of Italy in the Latin Treatise “De Origine Urbium Italie” (from the Late 14th Century)
 
PIIS207987840026936-8-1
DOI10.18254/S207987840026936-8
Publication type Article
Status Published
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Artem Maslov 
Affiliation: Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod
Address: Russian Federation, Nizhniy Novgorod
Journal nameISTORIYA
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Abstract

The author analyzes information on the first settlement of Italy by the grandchildren of Adam in the unedited Latin work “De origine urbium Italie” dated from 1391. The appearance of the text is due to the transformation of ethnogenetic myths during the Late Middle Ages and, in particular, to the regular attempts of historians to connect the exploration of various Italian regions with activities of the biblical heroes or such mythic persons who are equally correlated with the Greco-Roman tradition and the Bible. From this point of view the key specific feature of “De origine…” is the interest of its anonymous compiler in presenting as old as possible the past of Italy in whole, not of distinct cities or areas.

KeywordsLate Middle Ages, Italy, foundation myths, “De origine urbium Italie”, reception of Antiquity
AcknowledgmentThe research was supported by RSF, project 20-18-00374 “Imperial Mediterranean: Models, Discourses and Practices of Imperialism from Antiquity to Early Modern Period”.
Received08.06.2023
Publication date12.09.2023
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