PHILO,ON THE EMBASSY 80:CALIGULA DRESSING AS HEROES

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2000-01-11
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Ifchapters7to10ofTacitus'Annalswereextant,wewouldhaveamorereliableandcriticalaccountofCaligula'sreign,butasitiswecanonlyconsultSuetonius,CassiusDio,JosephusandPhilo.2OfthesewritersonlyPhilowasacontemporaryandhadpersonalacquaintanceofCaligula.Philo'sEmbassytoGainsrelatesthecomingoftworivalembassiestoCaligulafromAlexandria,oneconsistingofJewsandtheotherofGreeks.Philo,beingamemberoftheJewishdelegation,witnessedandsufferedfromtheself-conceitofCaligulaandhishostilitytotheJews.Theaccountasitsurvivesdoesnotpretend...