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Cyprus in exemplis: Cypriot Episodes as Narrated by Valerius Maximus

Margot Neger

https://doi.org/10.60983/003-1.3

ABSTRACT

The chapter investigates the depiction of Cyprus and its inhabitants in the Facta et dicta memorabilia of Valerius Maximus. Various anecdotes playing on Cyprus recur throughout the collection in different contexts. The single exempla mentioning Cyprus on the one hand are closely linked with the other anecdotes belonging to the same thematic heading, and on the other hand form a thematic cycle themselves which spans the nine books of Valerius’ work. Within this cycle, Valerius presents Cyprus from three perspectives: 1) Cyprus’ connection with someone’s death, 2) the annexation of Cyprus by Cato the Younger, 3) Cyprus as a place of luxury and decadence. Rather than offering a nuanced depiction of the island, Valerius paints an image in black and white in order to dramatize events and create more pointed narratives. He constructs a Cyprus which represents Eastern decadence as opposed and inferior to Roman values.