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In Roman History in Roman poetry (the 19th volume of PLLS) distinguished international scholars explore aspects of how historical and historiographical concerns were represented in or affected by Roman poetry. The essays, ranging chronologically from Roman pre-history through the late Republic and early Empire up to the Flavian age, look at the topic in Lucretius, Virgil, Horace, Propertius, Lucan, and Silius, with a concluding paper on the female poet Sulpicia, commenting circumspectly on the politics of the reign of Domitian.

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Author:   Francis Cairns ,  Trevor Luke
Publisher:   Francis Cairns Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Francis Cairns Publications Ltd
ISBN:  

9780995461246

ISBN 10:   0995461244
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   01 September 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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T.P. Wiseman: Before Naevius: Poetry and History in Early Rome Donncha O’Rourke (University of Edinburgh): Lucretius redacts Thucydides: the Athenian Plague in De Rerum Natura 6.1138–1286 Alex Hardie (University of Edinburgh): Pollio and Apollo in the Eclogues Alex Hardie (University of Edinburgh): Laomedon in the Pre-History of Rome (Vergil, Georgics 1.463–514) Jason Nethercut (University of South Florida): Pyrrhus in Virgil, Lucretius and Ennius W.J. Tatum (Victoria University of Wellington): Virgil, Caesar, Furius, and Gallic War S.J. Harrison (Corpus Christi College, Oxford): Lyric, Tragedy and History in Horace Odes 2.1 Francis Cairns (Florida State University): Propertius 1.21 and 1.22: Unity, Gallan influence, Text, Genres, and the Shape of Book 1 Trevor Luke (Florida State University): Caligula cites Vergil Giulio Celotto (University of Virginia): Lucan’s Erictho and Tacitus’ Locusta: from History to Epic, from Epic to Historiography T. Stover (Florida State University): Chaos and Cosmos in Silius Punica 6: Regulus at the Bagrada River Molly Pasco-Pranger (The University of Mississippi): Sulpicia’s History and the sapientia pacis: defending Philosophers in a Time of Peace

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Professor of Classical Languages at Florida State University, and author of books and articles on a wide range of Greek and Latin poetry and other fields. Associate Professor of Ancient History at Florida State University, specialising in the history and culture of the Late Republic and Early Empire.

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