Tre congetture ai carmi 253, 387, 389 R dell'Anthologia Latina

In this paper, I would offer some conjectures on three troublesome passages of the so-called Anthologia Latina. The first deals with the presence of a strange iunctura in Reposianus’ de concubitu Martis et Veneris (253 R, v. 118): ipsa Venus tunc tunc calidis succensa uenenis. I correct the odd expression tunc tunc with tandem, in accordance with the context (Venus, after the sensual embrace with Mars, falls in love). In the second section, I discuss an often misinterpreted epigram (387 R.) and I propose to correct the surely corrupt participle conteritus at v.7 in concluditur, after the comparison with Rut. Nam. 1, 239 and Vitr., 5, 12, 2-5. In the last part, I discuss the incipit of Anonymous’ in laudem Solis (389 R., v. 1): dum mundum Natura potens terramque dicaret; I propose to read crearet instead of dicaret.