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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
675 manuscripts
Inset Stories
160 inset stories
Sages
45 sages
Prints
322 prints
Versions
160 versions
Modern Editions
117 modern editions
Modern Research Literature
503 modern research literature
Persons
335 persons
Motifs
188 motifs
Languages
81 materials
Materials
6 materials
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Manuscripts
675 manuscripts
Inset Stories
160 inset stories
Sages
45 sages
Prints
322 prints
Versions
160 versions
Modern Editions
117 modern editions
Modern Research Literature
503 modern research literature
Locations
729 locations
Persons
335 persons
Motifs
188 motifs
Languages
81 materials
Materials
6 materials