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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

578 manuscripts

Inset Stories

142 inset stories

Sages

46 sages

Prints

283 prints

Versions

142 versions

Modern Editions

103 modern editions

Modern Research Literature

465 modern research literature

Locations

666 locations

Persons

198 persons

Motifs

182 motifs

Languages

80 materials

Materials

3 materials

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