2015/12/22 by Leofranc Holford‐Strevens · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Mathematics · #Spanish Culture and Identity #Mathematics
paper · doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.1379
openalex publication_date 2015/12/22 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/03
Carmen Saliare or Carmina Saliaria, the ancient hymn(s) of the *Salii in *Saturnian verse, unintelligible (Hor. Epist. 2. 1. 85–6; Quint. Inst. 1. 6. 40) despite commentaries by L. *Aelius and others; the few fragments, already corrupt in antiquity, mostly illustrate obsolete diction (e.g. intervocalic s [z] = classical r). As transmitted, they include (fr. 1) the syncopated imperative cante 'sing' ( = canite) and the title diuom deo 'god of gods' for Janus, (fr. 2) the unchanged Indo-European form tremonti (they) tremble' ( = tremunt, cf. Doric Greek -οντι) and the name Leucesios (or Lucetius: Macrob. Sat. 1. 15. 14) (god) of light' for Jupiter; but text and interpretation remain speculative and controversial (one theory derives them from a misunderstood commentary).