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Macrobius Cove (Bulgarian: залив Макробий, ‘Zaliv Macrobius’ \'za-liv ma-'kro-biy\) is the 2.8 km wide cove indenting for 3.4 km the west coast of Barison Peninsula, Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula northeast of Eijkman Point and east of Bablon Island.
Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius, usually referred to as Macrobius (fl. c. AD 400), was a Roman provincial who lived during the early fifth century, during late antiquity, the period of time corresponding to the Later Roman Empire, and when Latin was as widespread as Greek among the elite. He is primarily known for his writings, which include the ...
For the place in Antarctica, see Macrobius Cove. Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius , usually referred to as Macrobius (fl. c. AD 400), was a Roman provincial who lived during the early fifth century, during late antiquity , the period of time corresponding to the Later Roman Empire, and when Latin was as widespread as Greek among the elite.
ABSTRACT: The subject of this article is the tradition of world maps that illustrate Macrobius’ Commentary on the Dream of Scipio in manuscripts produced before 1100. Examination of the maps in manuscript context reveals that the primary purpose of the image was to illustrate the direction of ocean flows, the formation of seas, and the ...
Dec 21, 2010 · Macrobius's Saturnalia is a key text for any evaluation of the intellectual interests of the elite of late 4th- and early 5th-century Rome. Modern readers have assumed the Saturnalia to be a showcase for pagan culture, according to some nothing less than a work of pagan propaganda. Indeed, study of the Saturnalia has overlapped with study of ...
Macrobius is generally treated briefly in all histories of Roman literature, and studies that are devoted to the whole of his work are not numerous. While Whittacker 1923 is now outdated and Bevilacqua 1973 seems to make various highly questionable points on different points, the best general overviews—albeit quite different—are Flamant 1977 , Marinone 1987 , Fuentes Gonzalez 2005 , and Bruggisser 2010 .
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Jan 5, 2011 · Saturnalia, Volume I: Books 1–2. An antiquarian’s festival. The Saturnalia, Macrobius’ encyclopedic celebration of Roman culture written in the early fifth century AD, has been prized since the Renaissance as a treasure trove of otherwise unattested lore. Cast in the form of a dialogue, the Saturnalia treats subjects as diverse as the ...
