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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 549 manuscripts in the database.
Inset Stories
127 inset stories
Sages
38 sages
Prints
218 prints
Versions
127 versions
Modern Editions
95 modern editions
Modern Research Literature
436 modern research literature
Persons
164 persons
Motifs
170 motifs
Languages
75 materials
Materials
3 materials
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Manuscripts
549 manuscripts
Inset Stories
127 inset stories
Sages
38 sages
Prints
218 prints
Versions
127 versions
Modern Editions
95 modern editions
Modern Research Literature
436 modern research literature
Locations
516 locations
Persons
164 persons
Motifs
170 motifs
Languages
75 materials
Materials
3 materials