Cuma e la tirannide di Aristodemo: aspetti politico-istituzionali

Abstract

Dionysius of Halicarnassus (History of Archaic Rome VII 3-11), deriving from Timaeus of Tauromenium, offers a detailed picture of the life and deeds of Aristodemus of Cumae, and describes him as a «tyrant». The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that Aristodemus, despite being a «demagogue» hated by the Cumaean aristocracy, was actually a king (βασιλεύς), with political, military and religious powers.

Keywords

• aricia, aristodemus, cumae, dionysius of halicarnassus, kingship, magna graecia and sicily, monarchy, roma, tarquinius superbus, timaeus of tauromenium, tyranny, ariccia, aristodemo, cuma, dionisio di alicarnasso, magna grecia e sicilia, monarchia