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In this version, the emperor is named Marcomeris, son of Priam, and his first wife is the daughter of the duke of Carthage. At the end of the narrative, the empress attempts twice to avert her death - once by insisting on a single combat duel between her nephew and the and the prince, and then by demanding a 'toise' (something which, according to Campbell, may be 'encircled by the arms') to be burned with her. Once granted, she claims the emperor himself as her 'toise'. The prince averts both of these ploys.

Identification & General Information

Title

Sept Sages de Rome

Tradition & Lineage

Branch of the tradition

West

Recorded Secondary Versions

D (Sept Sages de Rome)

Connected Manuscripts

	Has Language	Has Location	Has Date Range Of Production

Language & Composition

Place of composition

France

Date of Composition

Modern Scholarship & Editions

Modern research literature

Paris (1876), Campbell (1907), Foehr-Janssens (1994), Runte, Wikeley, Farrell (1984)

Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version

Has Short Title	Has Sequence Number	Has Narrator	Has Name Variation
Arbor – The Tree	1	Empress
Canis – The Faithful Dog	2	Bancillas	Bencillas
Senescalcus – The Seneschal	3	Empress
Medicus – The Doctor	4	Anxilles	Ancille
Aper – The Boar and the Fruit	5	Empress
Puteus – The Well	6	Malquidras	Mauquidas
Sapientes – The Wise Men	7	Empress
Tentamina – The Test	8	Lentulus
Roma – Rome Besieged	9	Empress
Avis – The Bird	10	Cato	Cathon
Gaza – The Treasure	11	Empress
Vidua – The Widow	12	Jesse
Virgilius – Virgil's Marvels	13	Empress
Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife	14	Meron	Meros

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 |Has Short Title=Canis
 |Has Sequence Number=2
-|Has Narrator=Bencillas
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+|Has Name Variation=Bencillas
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 |Has Short Title=Medicus
 |Has Sequence Number=4
-|Has Narrator=Ancille
+|Has Narrator=Anxilles
+|Has Name Variation=Ancille
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 |Has Short Title=Puteus
 |Has Sequence Number=6
-|Has Narrator=Mauquidas
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+|Has Name Variation=Mauquidas
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 |Has Short Title=Avis
 |Has Sequence Number=10
-|Has Narrator=Cathon
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+|Has Name Variation=Cathon
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 |Has Short Title=Inclusa
 |Has Sequence Number=14
-|Has Narrator=Meros
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+|Has Name Variation=Meros
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