In the Apokolokyntosis Claudius was presented like a saturnalicius emperor whose deification consisted in being similar to a fritillus, without a head and with a belly filled with air, like a pumpkin flower. In fact, a series of small Roman vases was shaped like this kind of flowers and one of them was including a die.
Seneca, Apokolokyntosis and fritilli
Mastrocinque
2020-01-01
Abstract
In the Apokolokyntosis Claudius was presented like a saturnalicius emperor whose deification consisted in being similar to a fritillus, without a head and with a belly filled with air, like a pumpkin flower. In fact, a series of small Roman vases was shaped like this kind of flowers and one of them was including a die.
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