Gaius Cornelius and the Caesarian Vates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23652132 |
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| Authors | Matthew Leigh (0000-0003-1406-1413, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Pages | 6-40 |
| Publication date | 1997-03-06 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Lucan (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780198150671.003.0002 |
| OpenAlex | W4388390220 |
| ISBN | 9780198150671 |
| Language | EN |
How does the Pharsalia activate the opposition between spectacle and engagement? The following movement, which closes Lucan’s catalogue of omens before the battle of Pharsalus, offers an excellent starting-point for investigation. The account begins with the vague fears felt by Romans as far away even as Cadiz in the West and Armenia in the East.
Ancient history · Battle · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Spectacle · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods
| Highly cited | No |
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