التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
VITELLIUS AND THE SHIELD OF MINERVA. |
| المؤلفون: |
Connolly, Serena |
| المصدر: |
Greece & Rome; Apr2023, Vol. 70 Issue 1, p20-37, 18p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SYMBOLISM in politics, PHEASANTS, FLAMINGOS, LAMPREYS, PLATTERS |
| People: |
SUETONIUS, ca. 69-ca. 122 |
| مستخلص: |
In 69 ce, the emperor Vitellius presented to dinner guests his 'Shield of Minerva', a platter filled with pike livers, pheasant and peacock brains, flamingo tongues, and lamprey milt. Just as Vitellius' passion for food has been distorted into gluttony, so the Shield of Minerva has been misrepresented as a culinary abomination and the worst of the emperor's excesses. Modern scholarly reception of the Shield owes much to hostile ancient sources, but is also influenced by some modern culinary preferences. Critical reading of our sources reveals the dish as a mix of ingredients carefully chosen for their gustatory and visual appeal and for their political and military symbolism. Vitellius' association of the platter with Minerva evokes her status not only as a martial deity, but also as a goddess of craft. The Shield of Minerva is revealed to be an intellectual exercise, not a symbol of gluttonous self-indulgence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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