Valerius Flaccus Setinus Balbus, Gaius
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23635403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Cowan (0000-0002-5089-5231, The University of Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah10080.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4205596285 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Valerius Flaccus was a Flavian poet who wrote the Argonautica , an unfinished epic about Jason and the Golden Fleece. Almost nothing is known about his life, but his poem offers a Roman take on the myth, which is most famously narrated in Apollonius of Rhodes’ Hellenistic epic. It establishes the Argonauts as ushering in an Iron Age that will simultaneously bring technological progress and moral decline.
Art · EPIC · Epistemology · Literature · Mythology · Nothing · Poetry · Classics · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |