Pompa and Praise in Claudianʼs Panegyrics on the Third, Fourth and Sixth Consulship of Honorius

Authors

  • Sally Baumann University of Graz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14232/suc.2022.3.355-378

Keywords:

Claudian, panegyric, Honorius, glorification, pompa, procession, adventus, processus consularis

Abstract

The paper deals with three representations of pompae (processions) within Claudian ʼs Panegyrics on the Third, Fourth and Sixth Consulate of Honorius. The depictions of two adventus (Claud. 3 cons. Hon. 125sqq.; Claud. 6 cons. Hon. 543sqq.) and one processus consularis (Claud. 4 cons. Hon. 565sqq.) are examined with regard to content, form, and function and subsequently compared. The comparison shows that all three pompa-passages share common features. These similarities form a design concept through which the passages are connected. At the same time, in terms of length, formal features as well as aspects of content a development can be observed in the adventus-passage in 6 cons. Hon. Honorius, here, outgrows the former versions of himself, represented in Claud. 3 cons. Hon. and Claud. 4 cons. Hon. Similarly, the poet Claudian surpasses himself on a poetic level.

Author Biography

Sally Baumann, University of Graz

studied Classics and Spanish Studies at the University of Potsdam (Germany) and at the University of Costa Rica (Costa Rica). Currently, she is a PhD candidate in Classics at the University of Graz (Austria). Her research project focuses on the detailed and visually appealing descriptions in the political poems of Claudius Claudianus. Her research activities concern Late Latin Poetry, narratology, intermediality and intertextuality.

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Published

2023-05-22

How to Cite

Baumann, S. (2023). Pompa and Praise in Claudianʼs Panegyrics on the Third, Fourth and Sixth Consulship of Honorius. Sapiens Ubique Civis, 3, 355–378. https://doi.org/10.14232/suc.2022.3.355-378

Issue

Vol. 3 (2022): Sapiens ubique civis III

Section

Articles