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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.

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Manuscripts

There are 589 manuscripts in the database.

Prints

There are 293 prints in the database.

Versions

There are 154 versions in the database.

Inset Stories

There are 154 inset stories in the database.

Motifs

There are 187 motifs in the database.

Locations

There are 674 locations in the database.

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Modern Editions

There are 112 modern editions in the database.

Modern Research Literature

There are 484 modern research literature in the database.

Persons

There are 317 persons in the database.

Sages

There are 46 sages in the database.

Languages

There are 80 languages in the database.

Materials

There are 6 materials in the database.

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