A study of the concept of plagiarism in Rome and the functions that accusations and denials had in Roman culture.

A study of the concept of plagiarism in Rome and the functions that accusations and denials had in Roman culture.

The contributors analyse passages from various authors to demonstrate how Latin authors created new works of art by imitating earlier literature.

Imitation was central to Roman culture, and a staple of Latin poetry. But it was also fundamental to prose. This book brings together two monuments of the High

This volume offers a long overdue appraisal of the dynamic interactions between Roman law and Latin literature. Despite there being periods of massive tectonic