The purpose of this essay is to assess the function and content of three occurrences of Nemesis intervening in rebus – always to the detriment of Gaius Marius’ unrestrained ambition – in Plutarch’s biography of this statesman. The motif of Marius’ ‘supernatural’ chastisement is examined from a historical and ultimately meta-historical perspective. Great attention is therefore devoted to Sulla’s Memoirs as a conscious and elaborate recollection of events, a piece of original history, and an explicit source, without losing sight of Plutarch’s own autonomy of thought when it comes to ethics in history.
La Nemesi sopra Gaio Mario (Plu., Mar. 10.2, 23.1, 26.5)
Alessandro Rossini
2023-01-01
Abstract
The purpose of this essay is to assess the function and content of three occurrences of Nemesis intervening in rebus – always to the detriment of Gaius Marius’ unrestrained ambition – in Plutarch’s biography of this statesman. The motif of Marius’ ‘supernatural’ chastisement is examined from a historical and ultimately meta-historical perspective. Great attention is therefore devoted to Sulla’s Memoirs as a conscious and elaborate recollection of events, a piece of original history, and an explicit source, without losing sight of Plutarch’s own autonomy of thought when it comes to ethics in history.
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