Cassius, 'Antiochus' and the Aftermath of Carrhae in Syria. (Oros. VI 13,5)

  • Corrado Gagliardi Università degli Studi di Perugia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13135/2039-4985/9936

Abstract

The paper aims at assessing some hypotheses to contextualize the action of an obscure character named Antiochus, mentioned by Orosius in his account of the aftermath of Carrhae (VI 13,5). A linguistic and historiographical analysis of the passage leads to excluding the possibility of a reference to Antiochus I of Commagene, as well as a complete invention or error by the author. The information is probably drawn from the Livian tradition, and this ‘Antiochus’ may have been either a general who led the Parthian army invading Syria in 52 or, more likely, a tyrant who tried to take advantage of the chaos after Carrhae and launch an anti-roman uprising in Syria, quelled by the proquaestor C. Cassius Longinus.

Author Biography

Corrado Gagliardi, Università degli Studi di Perugia

I am a Ph.D. student at the University of Perugia, my advisor is Prof. Roberto Cristofoli. My main research interests focus on the history and the literature of the late roman republic, especially the age of Ceasar. In my Ph.d. dissertation, I am working on a monograph about the Caesar's murderer C. Cassius Longinus.

Published
2024-05-17
Issue
Vol. 13 (2023): Historikà XIII (2023)
Section
Saggi

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