VITELLIUS AND THE SHIELD OF MINERVA

IF 0.1 4区历史学 0 CLASSICS

GREECE & ROME Pub Date : 2023-03-07 DOI:10.1017/S0017383522000213

S. Connolly

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Abstract

In 69 ce, the emperor Vitellius presented to dinner guests his ‘Shield of Minerva’, a platter filled with pike livers, pheasant and peacock brains, flamingo tongues, and lamprey milt. Just as Vitellius’ passion for food has been distorted into gluttony, so the Shield of Minerva has been misrepresented as a culinary abomination and the worst of the emperor's excesses. Modern scholarly reception of the Shield owes much to hostile ancient sources, but is also influenced by some modern culinary preferences. Critical reading of our sources reveals the dish as a mix of ingredients carefully chosen for their gustatory and visual appeal and for their political and military symbolism. Vitellius’ association of the platter with Minerva evokes her status not only as a martial deity, but also as a goddess of craft. The Shield of Minerva is revealed to be an intellectual exercise, not a symbol of gluttonous self-indulgence.

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维特利乌斯与MINERVA之盾

公元69年，皇帝维特利乌斯在宴会上向客人们献上了他的“密涅瓦之盾”，这是一个装满了狗鱼肝、野鸡和孔雀脑、火烈鸟舌头和七鳃鳗粉的盘子。就像维特利乌斯对食物的热情被扭曲成暴食一样，密涅瓦之盾也被歪曲成一种令人厌恶的烹饪，是皇帝最过分的行为。现代学者对盾牌的接受在很大程度上要归功于敌对的古代来源，但也受到一些现代烹饪偏好的影响。批判性地阅读我们的资料，可以发现这道菜是精心挑选的食材的混合物，因为它们的口感和视觉吸引力以及它们的政治和军事象征意义。维特利乌斯将盘子与密涅瓦联系在一起，不仅唤起了她作为武神的地位，而且唤起了她作为工艺女神的地位。密涅瓦之盾被揭示为一种智力练习，而不是贪婪自我放纵的象征。

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