The first reception of the Tower of Sant Josep (Villajoyosa, Alicante). An optimal archaeological context for the creation of two fake inscriptions: CIL II 1433 & CIL II 164*
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https://doi.org/10.24197/mrfc.30.2017.187-218Keywords:
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, manuscript tradition of epigraphy, epigraphic forgery, antiquarian humanism, Tower of Sant Josep (Villajoyosa)Abstract
The inscription CIL II 1433 (Turri genio), a copy supposed dating from the end of the 15th century, raises significant problems regarding its text, interpretation, physical form, location, etc. A new, systematic analysis of the sources that transmit the text brings to light its inseparable connection to the false inscription CIL II 164*, as well as the relationship of both texts with the Roman sepulchre known as Torre de Sant Josep in Villajoyosa (Alicante). The article argues that both inscriptions are, in fact, fake, their texts having been inspired through the observation of the archaeological site of the Tower of Sant Josep; in turn, this constitutes the first known episode of the reception of this site in modern times.
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