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The Seven Sages of Rome Database

The Seven Sages of Rome is the most famous premodern text of which nobody has ever heard. This project aims to change that. The story cycle, told in at least 30 languages from Central Asia to Iceland over more than five centuries, centres on a non-consensual sexual encounter between a mute prince and his stepmother.

Manuscripts

There are 547 manuscripts in the database.

Inset Stories

There are 127 inset stories in the database.

Motifs

There are 166 motifs in the database.

Prints

There are 218 prints in the database.

Versions

There are 127 versions in the database.

Locations

There are 514 locations in the database.

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Modern Editions

There are 94 modern editions in the database.

Modern Research Literature

There are 435 modern research literature in the database.

Persons

There are 164 persons in the database.

Sages

There are 38 sages in the database.

Languages

There are 75 languages in the database.

Materials

There are 3 materials in the database.

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Manuscripts

There are 547 manuscripts in the database.

Inset Stories

There are 127 inset stories in the database.

Sages

There are 38 sages in the database.

Prints

There are 218 prints in the database.

Versions

There are 127 versions in the database.

Modern Editions

There are 94 modern editions in the database.

Modern Research Literature

There are 435 modern research literature in the database.

Locations

There are 514 locations in the database.

Persons

There are 164 persons in the database.

Motifs

There are 166 motifs in the database.

Languages

There are 75 languages in the database.

Materials

There are 3 materials in the database.