Santoni, François <br/><br/>
Imitatio, aemulatio, comparatio Alexandri: Uses and Misuses 

 -  2023.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> In the second half of the 20th century, three “categories” were introduced by scholars to serve the study of the reception of Alexander the Great in Rome: imitatio, aemulatio and comparatio Alexandri. We propose to examine, through three practical cases, the problems generated by the use of these categories, and in particular an overly strict interpretation of them.