Aspetti gnomici e proverbiali nell'epigrafia metrica greca e latina: una rassegna

The presence of gnomic and proverbial themes in epigraphic poetry was explored only by sepulchral inscriptions, not by other kind of metrical inscriptions. This paper offers a survey about Greek and Latin epigraphic non-sepulchral poetry with gnomic and proverbial aspects: the reuse of literary proverbs (especially from Aesop) in epigraphic poetry highlights the notable interchange between literary and epigraphic code. From this point of view two are the most important evidence, that is gnomic themes of Seven Sages and proverbial aspects in oracles (from asia Minor and sortes Patavinae).