A base decorated with Nikai crowning a trophy beneath which kneel two bound Eastern barbarians is kept at the Archaeological Museum of Chaironeia. The trophy was found in Levadeia in second use. The marble and the stylistic features of the figures may suggest that the base is a product of a local workshop and dates to the 1st century B.C. This chronological hypothesis endorses the possibility to link the base found in Levadeia to the glorious victories of Sulla in Chaironeia and Orchomenos (86 B.C.). The dedication of the base at Levadeia may be validated by a paragraph in Plutarch (Sulla,17) quoting the auspicious predictions of the oracle of Trophonius concerning Sulla’s victories in Boeotia.
Bonanno, M. (2011). Trofei di età romana della Beozia: una base da Livadeià. In ROMA Y LAS PROVINCIAS: MODELO Y DIFUSIÓN (pp.419-427). Roma : L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER.
Trofei di età romana della Beozia: una base da Livadeià
BONANNO, MARGHERITA
2011-01-01
Abstract
A base decorated with Nikai crowning a trophy beneath which kneel two bound Eastern barbarians is kept at the Archaeological Museum of Chaironeia. The trophy was found in Levadeia in second use. The marble and the stylistic features of the figures may suggest that the base is a product of a local workshop and dates to the 1st century B.C. This chronological hypothesis endorses the possibility to link the base found in Levadeia to the glorious victories of Sulla in Chaironeia and Orchomenos (86 B.C.). The dedication of the base at Levadeia may be validated by a paragraph in Plutarch (Sulla,17) quoting the auspicious predictions of the oracle of Trophonius concerning Sulla’s victories in Boeotia.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
