Aulus Vibenna
Aulus Vibenna (Etruscan: Avile Vipina) was an Etruscan nobleman from Vulci of the 6th century BC and the brother of Caelius Vibenna (Caile Vipina in Etruscan).
Biography
The historical existence of Aulus Vibenna, citizen of
Another later vase, a red-figured Etruscan cup preserved in the Rodin Museum in Paris, probably discovered in Vulci and dating from the fifth century BC, bears the Etruscan inscription Avles V(i)pinas naplan, i.e. "cup of Aulus Vibenna",[6] which confirms the charisma of this figure, whose memory resurfaces a century later.[7][8]
Aulus could have been present in Rome.
The Vibenna brothers also appear on an Etruscan mirror from Bolsena and on four cinerary urns from Chiusi.[8]
In the Etruscan tradition
Aulus and his brother Caelius Vibenna are well represented in the Etruscan tradition.
The
It represents a battle scene showing Caelius, Aulus Vibenna and Mastarna (the Etruscan name of Servius Tullius)[2] with companions named 'Larth Ulthes', 'Rasce' and 'Marce Camitlnas'. These images show the execution of enemies whose names are 'Laris Papathnas Velznach' (from Volsinii), 'PESNA Arcmsnas Sveamach' (from Sovana), 'Venthical' [...] 'plsachs' and 'Cneve Tarchunies Rumach' (equated to 'Cnaeus Tarquinius of Rome', possibly Lucius Tarquinius Priscus).
The group is portrayed as having taken prisoner Caelius, Aulus, Rasce and Marce, but while they were sleeping, Larth Ulthes broke into their camp, armed with swords which he gave to his companions. While the prisoners kills their captors, Mastarna frees Caelius Vibenna.[12] The fresco, together with the finding of the bucchero, which is coeval with the reign of Servius Tullius, suggests that the Vibenna brothers are historical figures, Etruscan military leaders who took part in the struggles for dominance over Rome, having the Tarquins as their adversaries[11] and helping Servius Tullius oust from power Lucius Tarquinius Priscus.[13] It is not unlikely that Aulus, while being in the surroundings of Rome, decided to make an offer to the sanctuary of Veii, located very close to the city which he wanted to conquer.[11]
References
- ^ Maurizio Sannibale (2019). "Immagini svelate. Le copie al vero di Carlo Ruspi nel Museo Gregoriano Etrusco". Mélanges de l'École Française de Rome (in Italian). 131–2. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b Pallottino (1977), p. 151
- ^ Massimo Pallottino, Studi Etruschi, XIII, 1939, p. 455.
- ^ Massimo Pallottino, La Rome des premiers siècles. Légende et histoire, Actes de la Table ronde en l'honneur de Massimo Pallottino, Paris 3-4 mai 1990, L. P. Olschki, 1992.
- ^ Briquel (1997) p. 72
- from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Jacques Heurgon, La coupe d'Aulus Vibenna, Mélanges Jérôme Carcopino, Paris, 1966, p. 515-528.
- ^ a b André Motte, Mythe et politique, Paris, Les Belles Lettres, 1990, p. 49 (on line Archived 2023-04-28 at the Wayback Machine).
- ^ Yves Liébert, Regards sur la truphè étrusque, p. 186.
- ^ Briquel (1997) p. 62-63
- ^ a b c Pallottino (1977), p. 152
- ^ T.J. Cornell (1995). The Beginnings of Rome. London: Routledge. p. 135-139..
- ^ Briquel (1997) p. 62
Sources
- Pallottino, Massimo (1977). Etruscologia (in Italian) (6 ed.). Milano: Hoepli.
- ISBN 9782251606231.
External links
- Media related to Aulus Vibenna at Wikimedia Commons