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The Epitaph of Publius Scipio: A Reply

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

K. M. Moir
K. M. Moir
Affiliation:
Edinburgh
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In his reply to my previous article Professor Tatum has added some interesting material to the discussion and has made some points which invite further examination.

He rightly stresses that the statement in the added first line, that the dead man had been flamen Dialis, would have conflicted with the hopes expressed in the original epitaph if we think these hopes referred to success in war and politics. This objection would be equally relevant if the Publius of the epitaph were the grandson proposed by Sumner or any other young Scipio who, though robust enough for a public career, died prematurely.

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Shorter Notes
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The Classical Quarterly , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 258 - 259
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Copyright © The Classical Association 1988

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