The votive offering RIB-I, 926, found in the Roman fort of Old Penrith, Britannia, reveals several presumed anthroponyms of Germanic linguistic origin belonging to the offerors of the inscription. This paper aims to analyse two of these Germanic forms, FERSOMERIS y VNSENIS, in detail whilst providing their syntactical context. This analysis applies the comparative methodology characteristic of current studies on Indo-European onomastics and identifies formational patterns common to different branches of Indo-European. In addition, other possibilities of onomastic classification for these proper names, as well as some relevant aspects of Germanic and Indo-European phonetics and morphology in general, will be explored.
Our analysis seeks to offer a perspective on what lies at the center of so-called artificial intelligence: the notion of intelligence itself. We seek to address this topic from an angle where philology and philosophy converge, examining the classical meaning of the word "intelligence" through the works of Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus. This approach allows us to reflect on the meaning of "intelligence" within a significant part of our philosophical tradition. It focuses on the aspects that are inseparable from this concept and its semantic field. Following this examination, we can clarify in what sense artificial intelligence is "intelligence", or whether this nomenclature functions instead as a metaphor reflecting the historical, sociological, and cultural interellations at work at a given moment.
This paper aims to analyse the occurrences of iota epsilon rho omicron upsilon lambda omicron sigma in Lucian of Samosata's works. On the one hand, it evidences how its literal meaning ('thief of sacred objects') may vary depending on the literary context. On the other, the combination of the term with several rhetorical topoi is also relevant since these are conventions the author employs to stress the semantical scope of iota epsilon rho omicron upsilon lambda omicron sigma.
This paper studies the composition of Aristophanes' scholia, focusing on the notes that refer to five types of text belonging to the philological tradition of Antiquity: editions, commentaries (hypomn & eacute;mata), catalogues, monographs, and lexicography. The study shows the extent to which Aristophanes' scholia draw on the Hellenistic and Imperial philology but also reveals the main areas of interest of the medieval scholiasts on Aristophanes.
This article advances a comparative study between Ovid's Tristia and the potpourri La oveja negra (2024) written by Antonio Martinez Ares, based on an analysis of the topic of exile as an aesthetic, symbolic and literary category. Whilst the article does not claim a direct relationship between both pieces, it explores the structural, thematic and rhetorical analogies that arise between the experience of the poet exiled in Tomis and that of the dissident subject speaking from the margins in the context of the Carnival. After a brief theoretical review of exile as a literary motif -from antiquity to contemporary literature- the study analyses how both texts shape a poetics of uprootedness, a break-away from the order and an identity resistance. At the same time, it supports the literary value of the C & aacute;diz Carnival, and in particular of the comparsa, as a legitimate form of lyrical and critical expression in line with traditions deep-rooted in Western culture.
This article examines the textual presence (in Latin) of the Bucolics, the Georgics and the Aeneid in the Park of Virgil's Tomb in Naples, defined here as a literary and philological garden. In a theoretical analysis, categories from rhetoric, poetics, comparative literature, and literary theory are applied, all integrated within the framework of classical philology. Different moments in the tradition allow for a rich contemporary reading of Virgil's work from the perspective of its classical reception. The interdisciplinary approach describes the expansion of Virgil's "reading" public and the transfer of philological research into urban planning and landscape design.
This paper analyses the last section of Coriolanus' legend in Dionysius' Roman Antiquities. It provides a comprehensive analysis by focusing on the different elements that integrate the scene and identifying the election between different variants in Roman tradition, and the incorporation of themes and motifs from Greek literature. There is a strong tragic-Herodotean perspective that allows Dionysius to create a new interpretation of the old legend.
This paper explores the different interpretations of verse 1.462 from Virgil's Aeneid in 20th-century Mexican literature. After reviewing the complexities of this verse from a linguistic point of view, the paper presents various versions of the passage prepared by several translators over the last 150 years, both in the Americas and in Spain. Finally, the paper presents a detailed study of how five twentieth-century Mexican authors (Pedro Henr & iacute;quez Ure & ntilde;a, Alfonso Reyes, Juan Ba & ntilde;uelos, Jos & eacute; Emilio Pacheco, and David Huerta) and one woman author, Jeannette L. Clariond, have reworked this passage according to their own aesthetic principles.
Reseña del libro: Juan Antonio González Iglesias y Guillermo Aprile (eds.), La felicidad en la Historia. Representaciones literarias de la felicidad desde la Antigüedad al presente, Salamanca, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 2023, 276 páginas, ISBN 978-84-1311-745-4
This paper aims to analyse the occurrences of ἱερόσυλος in Lucian of Samosata’s works. On the one hand, it evidences how its literal meaning (‘thief of sacred objects’) may vary depending on the literary context. On the other, the combination of the term with several rhetorical topoi is also relevant since these are conventions the author employs to stress the semantical scope of ἱερόσυλος.
This paper explores the different interpretations of verse 1.462 from Virgil’s Aeneid in 20th-century Mexican literature. After reviewing the complexities of this verse from a linguistic point of view, the paper presents various versions of the passage prepared by several translators over the last 150 years, both in the Americas and in Spain. Finally, the paper presents a detailed study of how five twentieth-century Mexican authors (Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Alfonso Reyes, Juan Bañuelos, José Emilio Pacheco, and David Huerta) and one woman author, Jeannette L. Clariond, have reworked this passage according to their own aesthetic principles.
Review: Federica Favero y Rossana Guglielmetti, In Parabolas Salomonis, In Ecclesiasten, In Canticum Canticorum. Tre esposizioni iberiche, Florencia, SISMEL-Edizioni del Galluzzo, 2023, 957 páginas, ISBN 978-88-9290-280-0
The votive offering RIB-I, 926, found in the Roman fort of Old Penrith, Britannia, reveals several presumed anthroponyms of Germanic linguistic origin belonging to the offerors of the inscription. This paper aims to analyse two of these Germanic forms, FERSOMẸRIS y VNSENIS, in detail whilst providing their syntactical context. This analysis applies the comparative methodology characteristic of current studies on Indo-European onomastics and identifies formational patterns common to different branches of Indo-European. In addition, other possibilities of onomastic classification for these proper names, as well as some relevant aspects of Germanic and Indo-European phonetics and morphology in general, will be explored.
Our analysis seeks to offer a perspective on what lies at the center of so-called artificial intelligence: the notion of intelligence itself. We seek to address this topic from an angle where philology and philosophy converge, examining the classical meaning of the word “intelligence” through the works of Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus. This approach allows us to reflect on the meaning of “intelligence” within a significant part of our philosophical tradition. It focuses on the aspects that are inseparable from this concept and its semantic field. Following this examination, we can clarify in what sense artificial intelligence is “intelligence”, or whether this nomenclature functions instead as a metaphor reflecting the historical, sociological, and cultural interellations at work at a given moment.
Review: Mª Dolores García del Paso Carrasco (ed.), Nuevas perspectivas para el estudio de la retórica en las aulas del Humanismo, Madrid, Ediciones Clásicas, 2023, 314 páginas, ISBN 978-84-7882-916-3
This article advances a comparative study between Ovid's Tristia and the potpourri La oveja negra (2024) written by Antonio Martínez Ares, based on an analysis of the topic of exile as an aesthetic, symbolic and literary category. Whilst the article does not claim a direct relationship between both pieces, it explores the structural, thematic and rhetorical analogies that arise between the experience of the poet exiled in Tomis and that of the dissident subject speaking from the margins in the context of the Carnival. After a brief theoretical review of exile as a literary motif —from antiquity to contemporary literature— the study analyses how both texts shape a poetics of uprootedness, a break- away from the order and an identity resistance. At the same time, it supports the literary value of the Cádiz Carnival, and in particular of the comparsa, as a legitimate form of lyrical and critical expression in line with traditions deep-rooted in Western culture.
Review: Tacito, Dialogo sull’oratoria, testo latino a fronte, saggio introduttivo, nuova traduzione e commento di Valentino D’Urso, Santarcangelo di Romagna, Rusconi Libri (Collana “Classici greci e latini”), 2025, XCIV + 192 páginas, ISBN 978-88-18-04044-9
Reseña de: Luis T. Bonmatí, Publio Virgilio Marón Eneida, ilustraciones de Federico Del Barrio, Madrid, Reino de Cordelia, 2023, 744 páginas, ISBN 978-84-19124-46-3
This paper studies the composition of Aristophanes’ scholia, focusing on the notes that refer to five types of text belonging to the philological tradition of Antiquity: editions, commentaries (hypomnémata), catalogues, monographs, and lexicography. The study shows the extent to which Aristophanes’ scholia draw on the Hellenistic and Imperial philology but also reveals the main areas of interest of the medieval scholiasts on Aristophanes.
Review: Sue Blundell, Las mujeres de la antigua Grecia, traducción de María Antonia De Miquel Serra Barcelona, RBA Libros, 2025, 384 páginas, ISBN 978-84-1098-146-1
