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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
578 manuscripts
Inset Stories
142 inset stories
Sages
46 sages
Prints
283 prints
Versions
142 versions
Modern Editions
103 modern editions
Modern Research Literature
465 modern research literature
Locations
666 locations
Persons
198 persons
Motifs
182 motifs
Languages
80 materials
Materials
3 materials
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Manuscripts
578 manuscripts
Inset Stories
142 inset stories
Sages
46 sages
Prints
283 prints
Versions
142 versions
Modern Editions
103 modern editions
Modern Research Literature
465 modern research literature
Locations
666 locations
Persons
198 persons
Motifs
182 motifs
Languages
80 materials
Materials
3 materials