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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

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

169 motifs

Languages

75 materials

Materials

3 materials

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Inset Stories

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Sages

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