The article focuses on the emperor Julian's attitude towards sacrifices. According to his plan to restore "pagan" cults, the emperor officiated sacrifices. Ancient sources, such as Ammianus Marcellinus and Libanius, describe him as victimarius and mageiros, insisting on temporaries astonished, both his detractors and his supporters, since the general attitude towards sacrificing was by that time deeply changed. In conclusion, the author analyses the works of Macrobius on the same topic and observes the same distance between the ideal plan of the author and the reality of his time.
Il sacrificio pagano nella reazione al cristianesimo: Giuliano e Macrobio / Saggioro, Alessandro. - In: ANNALI DI STORIA DELL'ESEGESI. - ISSN 1120-4001. - STAMPA. - 19/1:(2002), pp. 237-254.
Il sacrificio pagano nella reazione al cristianesimo: Giuliano e Macrobio
SAGGIORO, Alessandro
2002
Abstract
The article focuses on the emperor Julian's attitude towards sacrifices. According to his plan to restore "pagan" cults, the emperor officiated sacrifices. Ancient sources, such as Ammianus Marcellinus and Libanius, describe him as victimarius and mageiros, insisting on temporaries astonished, both his detractors and his supporters, since the general attitude towards sacrificing was by that time deeply changed. In conclusion, the author analyses the works of Macrobius on the same topic and observes the same distance between the ideal plan of the author and the reality of his time.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
