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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 632 manuscripts in the database.
Inset Stories
There are 159 inset stories in the database.
Sages
There are 45 sages in the database.
Prints
There are 294 prints in the database.
Versions
There are 159 versions in the database.
Modern Editions
There are 115 modern editions in the database.
Modern Research Literature
There are 495 modern research literature in the database.
Persons
There are 319 persons in the database.
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Languages
There are 82 languages in the database.
Materials
There are 6 materials in the database.
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Manuscripts
632 manuscripts
Inset Stories
159 inset stories
Sages
45 sages
Prints
294 prints
Versions
159 versions
Modern Editions
115 modern editions
Modern Research Literature
495 modern research literature
Locations
700 locations
Persons
319 persons
Motifs
188 motifs
Languages
82 materials
Materials
6 materials