To the legend of Camillus: the forgotten vow to Apollo

Stepanov Igor Nikolaevich

This article discusses the legend of Marcus Furius Camillus on the example of an episode with the vow to Apollo. It is assumed that there is some initial version of the legend, the closest to which Plutarch is located. He does not give the heroic character of the appearance of Camillus and presents the episode as simply as possible. Titus Livius changed this option, presenting Camillus as a model of piety. Appian, on the other hand, developed a version of Plutarch and obtained an impious character with a pragmatic view of religion.

Keywords:historiography, legend, Camillus, Livy, Appian, Plutarch.