Antike Autoren, höhere Mächte und der Name Vatikan: auf der Suche nach dem Gott Vaticanus
Ancient authors, higher powers and the name Vatican: Searching for the god Vaticanus" - The term Vaticanus is of substantial significance for understanding the ancient definition of the ager Vaticanus or Vaticanum, the territory of the "Vatican" area in antiquity. This article re-eval...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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Römische Quartalschrift für christliche Altertumskunde und Kirchengeschichte
Year: 2022, Volume: 117, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 155-166 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vatikanstadt
/ Name
/ Latin
/ Etymology
/ Gods
/ History 116 BC-430
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| IxTheo Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions KBJ Italy KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | Ancient authors, higher powers and the name Vatican: Searching for the god Vaticanus" - The term Vaticanus is of substantial significance for understanding the ancient definition of the ager Vaticanus or Vaticanum, the territory of the "Vatican" area in antiquity. This article re-evaluates the texts of Roman authors, who write about the origin of the name Vaticanus; our testimonials are Marcus Terentius Varro (116-27 BC), Marcus Verrius Flaccus (c. 55 BC - 20 AD), Aulus Gellius (c. 125 - after 180 AD), Sextus Pompeius Festus (later 2nd century AD) and Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD). Some aspects, that are discussed in this study: Vaticanus has been described as a (birth) deity, who owes his name to the first sounds of newborn children and has been experienced as a higher power. The ager Vaticanus has been mentioned as the home of this deity, which manifested itself in actions and prophecies. Though we have not yet been able to encounter a deity Vaticanus outside the analyzed authors' texts, neither in epigraphic nor in archaeological findings, it has been a religious reality for centuries. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Römische Quartalschrift für christliche Altertumskunde und Kirchengeschichte
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