Biographie, Werk und Rezeption des Cornelius Gallus: Ein neues Gesamtbild

In this article, the author offers a complete portrait of C. Cornelius Gallus as a statesman and poet. All testimonia about his life and works are presented and discussed critically. Certain neglected testimonies have been taken into consideration in addition to the standard profiles. The bibliography has been updated. Due to the contradictory nature of the sources, the author has chosen to give preference to pieces of information provided by direct sources such as inscriptions and papyri in terms of reliability. Consequently, inscriptions and papyri have been lent greater authority in reconstructing Gallus’ life and works than the data offered by the historiographical tradition. Furthermore, the iconography is listed exhaustively. Finally, the reception the of Gallus’ works and figure in Late Antiquity and the medieval forgeries are examined.