Cloilios, an episode of self-cenzorship in Titus Livius Cover Image

Cloilios, un episod de autocenzură la Titus Livius
Cloilios, an episode of self-cenzorship in Titus Livius

Author(s): Laurențiu Nistorescu
Subject(s): History, Military history, Ancient World
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Titus Livius; Cloilios; Clondicus; self-cenzorship; Augustan epoch;

Summary/Abstract: The confusion that the canonical Roman historian Titus Livius makes between the Bastarn military leader Clondicus and the Getic leader Cloilios, when recounting the events in the context of the battle of Pydna in 168 BC, cannot be completely explained as a mistake. The historical climate of the rise of Emperor Augustus and the possible implications of recording the correct information lead to the assumption of an act of self-censorship. My work seeks to prove this theory.

  • Issue Year: IX/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 86-96
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Romanian