An Andalusian writing about the History of Sicily: Cristóbal Escobar's ‘De Syracusanorum stratagemmatis’

Abstract

Cristóbal Escobar, an Andalusian humanist who spent the main part of his life in Sicily, published a volume that contains some opuscula dedicated to the local history of Syracuse. One of them, the De Syracusanorum stratagemmatis, is a stratagems' summary where Syracuse is the theatre of many Greek and Roman historical figures' wit. Besides, it is included the study and the translation of the dedicatory epistle about this volume, a key element to understand the meaning of Escobar's work.

Keywords

• cristóbal escobar
• frontino
• estratagemas
• siracusa