A study of the concept of plagiarism in Rome and the functions that accusations and denials had in Roman culture.

A study of the concept of plagiarism in Rome and the functions that accusations and denials had in Roman culture.

The contributors analyse passages from various authors to demonstrate how Latin authors created new works of art by imitating earlier literature.

This book offers the hint for a new reflection on ancient textual transmission and editorial practices in Antiquity.In the first section, it retraces the first

Imitation was central to Roman culture, and a staple of Latin poetry. But it was also fundamental to prose. This book brings together two monuments of the High