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Sulla\u2019s funeral pompe<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
TITLE:<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Sulla\u2019s funeral pompe<\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
DATE:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
78 BC<\/td><\/tr>
TEXT:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
MENDELSSOHN, L. (1879-1881): Appiani Historia romana, Alterum Appian’s Roman History, vol. II<\/em>, Bibliotheca Teubneriana,Lipsiae: App. BC <\/em>1.105-106<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
EDITIONS<\/strong>\/TRANSLATIONS:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

WHITE, H, H. (1899): The Roman history of Appian of Alexandria, vol II. The Civil Wars,<\/em> The Macmillan Company, New York-London<\/a>

SANCHO ROYO, A. (1985): Apiano. Historia Romana II. Guerras Civiles, libros I-II. <\/em>Gredos, Madrid
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KEYWORDS:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Word used to mean procession<\/strong>:<\/td><\/tr>
\u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u1fc7(App. BC <\/em>1.105:\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u1f04\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u1f00\u03be\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c3\u1ff6\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f38\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u1fc7,bring the remains of Sulla in a procession through Italy; App.BC <\/em>1.106) 
\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03ae\u03bd (App. BC <\/em>1.105)<\/td><\/tr>
Words used to mean the cult images:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bd\u03b7 (couch or bed where the corpse was carried, App. BC <\/em>1.105, \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b7\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5) 
\u03bb\u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 (funeral litter, couch or bed, but it was usually employed for marriage, App. BC <\/em>1.106)
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Gods or other entities named:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Description of the cult images:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u201cIt would be impossible to describe all the splendid things contributed to this funeral\u201d (App. BC <\/em>1.106, \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u03c6\u1f74\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03bc\u03c6\u03b8\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50 \u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u1f74 \u03c6\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1)<\/td><\/tr>
Procession\u2019s route:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Funeral procession through different Italian cities (App. BC <\/em>1.105, \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f38\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u1fc7) towards Rome, where the remains were borne through the streets (App. BC <\/em>1.106). Finally, the corpse was shown in the forum on the rostra (public funeral orations) and then members of the Senate took up the litter and carried it to the Campus Martius (\u03c4\u1f78 \u1f0c\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd), where the army coursed around the funeral pile (App. BC <\/em>1.106)<\/td><\/tr>
Frequency with which the procession takes place:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Performers:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
All the priests and priestesses escorted the remains, each in proper costume (App. BC <\/em>1.106, \u1f31\u03b5\u03c1\u03ad\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b5 \u1f05\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f31\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9, \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c3\u03c6\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f11\u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9) 
The entire Senate and the whole body of magistrates attended with their insignia of office (App. BC <\/em>1.106, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u1f74 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b1\u1f31 \u1f00\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u03af, \u03c4\u1f70 \u03c3\u03c6\u03ad\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9)
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References to the public attending the procession:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

Musicians and horsemen in great numbers went in advance and a great multitude of armed men followed on foot (App. BC <\/em>1.105, \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03b3\u03ba\u03c4\u03b1\u03af \u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f31\u03c0\u03c0\u03ad\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f45\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f61\u03c0\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f35\u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf) and each one was assigned his place in due order as he came (App. BC <\/em>1.105, \u1f61\u03c2 \u1f15\u03ba\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c6\u03b9\u03ba\u03bd\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c4\u03bf, \u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c2 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf)

Unprecedented crowd from everywhere (App. BC <\/em>1.105, \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf \u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bb\u1fc6\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2, \u1f45\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1fbd \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd\u1f76 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u1ff3, \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c7\u03b5\u03bd) 
In the city of Rome the procession was enormous (App. BC <\/em>1.106, \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u1fe6\u03b8\u03b1 \u03b4\u1f74 \u03bc\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03b3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5) 

A multitude of the Roman knights followed with their peculiar decorations, and, in their turn, all the legions that had fought under him (App. BC <\/em>1.106, \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u1ff3 \u03b4\u1fbd \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u1ff3 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u1f31\u03c0\u03c0\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u1fc6\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f35\u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c2, \u1f45\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7) with gilded standards and silver-plated shields (App. BC <\/em>1.106, \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03ac \u03c4\u03b5 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u03af\u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f45\u03c0\u03bb\u03b1 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c3\u03c6\u03af\u03c3\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1)
Countless number of trumpeters (App. BC <\/em>1.106)
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Rites related to the procession:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

Sulla\u2019s remains were exhibited in the Roman forum and he was given a public funeral (App. BC <\/em>1.105, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1fec\u03ce\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u1f00\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u1fb7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03b8\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03b1\u03c6\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f00\u03be\u03b9\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd)
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Allusions to conduct or forms of reverence:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

The musicians played lamentations and loud cries were raised and they were sung by the Senate, then by the knights, then by the soldiers, and finally by the rest of the people of the procession (App. BC <\/em>1.106, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f70 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f51\u03b3\u03c1\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03b8\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u1ff3\u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd. \u03b2\u03bf\u1fc7 \u03b4\u1fbd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u03c5\u03c6\u03ae\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd)
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Other remarkable elements<\/strong>:<\/td><\/tr>

Cf. B\u00f6mmer 1952: \u201cEine Vermischung der griechischen Heroen-Pompe und der r\u00f6mischen Pompe funebris\u201d.Sulla’s corpse was borne through Italy on a golden litter with royal splendor (App. BC <\/em>1.105, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf \u1f41 \u03bd\u03ad\u03ba\u03c5\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03a3\u03cd\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f38\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f04\u03c3\u03c4\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b7\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6) 

The standards and the fasces (\u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03ad\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2) that he had used while living and ruling were borne in the procession (App. BC <\/em>1.105) 

More than 2000 golden crowns, the gifts of cities, of the legions and of individual friends were carried in it (App. BC <\/em>1.106, \u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03af \u03c4\u03b5 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u03b9\u03bb\u03af\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6 \u2026, \u03b4\u1ff6\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1fbd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1fbd \u1f15\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

B\u00d6MMER (1952), RE: s.v. Pompa. Herrscher<\/em>, vol. XXI.2, p. 1972, n.338

SUMI, G. S. (2002): \u201cSpectacles and Sulla\u2019s public image\u201d, Historia: Zeitschrift F\u00fcr Alte Geschichte<\/em> 51.4, pp. 414\u2013432<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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