Origin and Purpose of Romulus’ boiled turnips

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Since the publication in 1864 of Franz Bücheler's commentary on Seneca's Apocolocyntosis, the representation of Romulus devouring boiled turnips in heaven has been the subject of debate and controversy among specialists. After 157 years of exegesis, it is generally accepted that Seneca, wi...

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Autor principal: Ferriol, Ezequiel
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2023
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sátira; filosofía; Claudio; Rómulo; Séneca; Lucilio
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spelling I28-R145-13221_oai2025-11-17 Ferriol, Ezequiel 2023-07-31 Since the publication in 1864 of Franz Bücheler's commentary on Seneca's Apocolocyntosis, the representation of Romulus devouring boiled turnips in heaven has been the subject of debate and controversy among specialists. After 157 years of exegesis, it is generally accepted that Seneca, with this depiction, is quoting from a supposed fragment of Lucilius’ Saturae where the prolific satirist (and, consequently, Seneca) is mocking whether Romulus or Ennius and the seriousness of his Annales. In the present contribution, I will argue against this view. To begin with, I will argue that the attribution to Lucilius of the sentence [Romulus in caelo] ferventia rapa vorare is untenable. Next, that the author of this quotation is in fact Seneca. Thirdly, that the representation of Romulus devouring turnips in heaven is, in spite of its mocking crudeness, a symbol of traditional values and, finally, that Seneca uses it in a favorable way as a means of opposing it to the negative example of Claudius. To demonstrate this claim, I will discuss the origin and evolution of this representation of Romulus on the basis of Malavolta (2017), and the links of Seneca's Menippean satire with Cicero's thought. Desde la publicación en 1864 del comentario de Franz Bücheler a la Apocolocyntosis de Séneca, la representación de Rómulo devorando nabos hervidos en el cielo ha sido aceptada generalmente como una cita textual de un supuesto fragmento de las Sátiras de Lucilio donde este último (y, por consiguiente, Séneca) se burla ya sea de Rómulo, ya sea de Ennio y de la seriedad de sus Annales. En la presente contribución, argumentaré en contra de este punto de vista. En primer lugar, sostendré que la atribución a Lucilio de la frase [Romulus in caelo] ferventia rapa vorare es insostenible. Luego, que el autor de esta frase es, en realidad, Séneca. En tercer lugar, que la representación de Rómulo devorando nabos hervidos en el cielo es, a pesar de su burlesca crudeza, un símbolo de los valores tradicionales y, por último, que Séneca la utiliza con una intención favorable como medio de oponerla al ejemplo negativo de Claudio. Para demostrar estas afirmaciones, analizaré el origen y evolución de esta representación de Rómulo apoyándome en Malavolta (2017) y en los vínculos de la sátira menipea de Séneca con el pensamiento de Cicerón. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/afc/article/view/13221 10.34096/afc.i35.13221 spa Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/afc/article/view/13221/12904 Derechos de autor 2023 Ezequiel Ferriol Anales de Filología Clásica; Vol. 2 Núm. 35 (2022) 2362-4841 0325-1721 sátira; filosofía; Claudio; Rómulo; Séneca; Lucilio Origin and Purpose of Romulus’ boiled turnips Origen y propósito de los nabos hervidos de Rómulo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=anafilog&d=13221_oai
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Origin and Purpose of Romulus’ boiled turnips
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description Since the publication in 1864 of Franz Bücheler's commentary on Seneca's Apocolocyntosis, the representation of Romulus devouring boiled turnips in heaven has been the subject of debate and controversy among specialists. After 157 years of exegesis, it is generally accepted that Seneca, with this depiction, is quoting from a supposed fragment of Lucilius’ Saturae where the prolific satirist (and, consequently, Seneca) is mocking whether Romulus or Ennius and the seriousness of his Annales. In the present contribution, I will argue against this view. To begin with, I will argue that the attribution to Lucilius of the sentence [Romulus in caelo] ferventia rapa vorare is untenable. Next, that the author of this quotation is in fact Seneca. Thirdly, that the representation of Romulus devouring turnips in heaven is, in spite of its mocking crudeness, a symbol of traditional values and, finally, that Seneca uses it in a favorable way as a means of opposing it to the negative example of Claudius. To demonstrate this claim, I will discuss the origin and evolution of this representation of Romulus on the basis of Malavolta (2017), and the links of Seneca's Menippean satire with Cicero's thought.
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