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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 577 manuscripts in the database.
Inset Stories
There are 138 inset stories in the database.
Prints
There are 281 prints in the database.
Versions
There are 138 versions in the database.
Modern Editions
There are 101 modern editions in the database.
Modern Research Literature
There are 458 modern research literature in the database.
Persons
There are 197 persons in the database.
Sages
There are 46 sages in the database.
Languages
There are 78 languages in the database.
Materials
There are 3 materials in the database.
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Manuscripts
There are 577 manuscripts in the database.
Inset Stories
There are 138 inset stories in the database.
Sages
There are 46 sages in the database.
Prints
There are 281 prints in the database.
Versions
There are 138 versions in the database.
Modern Editions
There are 101 modern editions in the database.
Modern Research Literature
There are 458 modern research literature in the database.
Locations
There are 657 locations in the database.
Persons
There are 197 persons in the database.
Motifs
There are 182 motifs in the database.
Languages
There are 78 languages in the database.
Materials
There are 3 materials in the database.