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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 675 manuscripts in the database.
Inset Stories
There are 160 inset stories in the database.
Sages
There are 45 sages in the database.
Prints
There are 322 prints in the database.
Versions
There are 160 versions in the database.
Modern Editions
There are 117 modern editions in the database.
Modern Research Literature
There are 503 modern research literature in the database.
Persons
There are 335 persons in the database.
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Languages
There are 81 languages in the database.
Materials
There are 6 materials in the database.
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Manuscripts
675 manuscripts
Inset Stories
160 inset stories
Sages
45 sages
Prints
322 prints
Versions
160 versions
Modern Editions
117 modern editions
Modern Research Literature
503 modern research literature
Locations
729 locations
Persons
335 persons
Motifs
188 motifs
Languages
81 materials
Materials
6 materials