Busa (Apulian noblewoman)
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Busa was a noble Apulian woman from Canusium who lived during the third century BC. Paulina is sometimes believed to have been her given name and Busa is recorded as her principal family name.[1]
Life
After the battle of
Valerius Maximus sees her deeds as somewhat less heroic. Although he mentions her in Book VIII of his Memorable Deeds and Sayings (On Liberality), concerning people who show true judgment and honorable benevolence, because she did not impoverish herself by helping the Roman troops she cannot be compared with the likes of (for example) Fabius Maximus, who recovered prisoners from Hannibal but by doing so impoverished himself.[4]
There is to this day a ruined Roman house in the center of Canusium, known to the locals of Canosa today as that belonging to Busa.
References
- ^ JSTOR 24748862.
- ^ a b Livy. From the Founding of the City.
- ISBN 978-1-139-48862-4.
- ^ "Valerius Maximus, Book 4 (b)". www.attalus.org. Retrieved 2022-12-09.