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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.
Manuscripts
There are 549 manuscripts in the database.
Inset Stories
There are 127 inset stories in the database.
Sages
There are 40 sages in the database.
Prints
There are 218 prints in the database.
Versions
There are 127 versions in the database.
Modern Editions
There are 96 modern editions in the database.
Modern Research Literature
There are 437 modern research literature in the database.
Persons
164 persons
Motifs
171 motifs
Languages
75 materials
Materials
3 materials
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Manuscripts
549 manuscripts
Inset Stories
127 inset stories
Sages
40 sages
Prints
218 prints
Versions
127 versions
Modern Editions
96 modern editions
Modern Research Literature
437 modern research literature
Locations
516 locations
Persons
164 persons
Motifs
171 motifs
Languages
75 materials
Materials
3 materials