Opowieść o koniu, który ani piękny, ani duży, ale wytrzymały był (HA., Prob., 8)

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https://doi.org/10.34739/his.2014.03.01

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History, Historia Augusta, Probus, Rome

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The present paper discusses a peculiar fragment in”Historia Augusta” (v. Probi 8) concerning the gift of a horse to Probus from his soldiers. According to former scholars, it represents nothing else than a literary topos. Consequently, the passage has not been the object of much interest to contempo-rary historians. However, the author argues that, irrespectful of its authenticity, this anecdote may constitute a key to proper understanding of Probus’s image created in “Historia Augusta”. Thus, on one level of analysis, the story serves as a means of presenting an idealised image of the emperor. On the other hand, it may also be considered as an omen imperii.

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2019-08-28 — zaktualizowane 2014-09-10

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BARANOWSKI, M. (2014). Opowieść o koniu, który ani piękny, ani duży, ale wytrzymały był (HA., Prob., 8). Historia I Świat, 3, 9–17. https://doi.org/10.34739/his.2014.03.01