From Republic to Empire: Scipio Africanus in the Punica of Silius ItalicusFrom Republic to Empire challenges the long-held view that Silius Italicus' Punica is a nostalgic epic and argues that it is, instead, centrally concerned with and fundamentally shaped by the contemporary Flavian world in which it was composed. The epic documents how Rome's Republic took its first steps toward becoming an Empire during the Second Punic War and identifies the leader Scipio Africanus as the critical impetus behind this development: his rise to prominence in the war's later stages brings about a change in Rome's power-structure, a shift toward one-man rule, Scipio's - rule, that prefigures and paves the way for the political arrangement under which the poet himself lived, the Principate. In portraying Scipio as a good king and a virtuous princeps, Silius, furthermore, offers the emperor of his own day, Domitian, a leadership-ideal to aspire to and emulate." |
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... Aeneas in the epic , but is regu- larly portrayed as an anti - Aeneas ; this is clear from his enmity toward the Ro- mans , who are Aeneadae , Aeneas ' descendants , from his likeness to Turnus at sev- eral points , and from the ...
... Aeneas in the epic , but is regu- larly portrayed as an anti - Aeneas ; this is clear from his enmity toward the Ro- mans , who are Aeneadae , Aeneas ' descendants , from his likeness to Turnus at sev- eral points , and from the ...
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... Aeneas " ) , and Marks 2003 : 128-138 . For Hannibal as Aeneas in book 17 , see Marks 2003 : 138-143 . For more on Hannibal and Aeneas , see von Albrecht 1964 : 147 , 173-177 ( " Hannibal als negatives Spiegelbild des Aeneas ...
... Aeneas " ) , and Marks 2003 : 128-138 . For Hannibal as Aeneas in book 17 , see Marks 2003 : 138-143 . For more on Hannibal and Aeneas , see von Albrecht 1964 : 147 , 173-177 ( " Hannibal als negatives Spiegelbild des Aeneas ...
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... Aeneas , and Ascanius . As a group , they underscore the heroic nature of his accomplish- ment and , individually , call attention to specific aspects of his heroic character : in Achilles is reflected the vengeful child - warrior , in ...
... Aeneas , and Ascanius . As a group , they underscore the heroic nature of his accomplish- ment and , individually , call attention to specific aspects of his heroic character : in Achilles is reflected the vengeful child - warrior , in ...
Contents
Class TABLE OF CONTENTS | 7 |
REINVIGORATION AND REJUVENATION | 13 |
FABIAN VIRTUES | 21 |
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From Republic to Empire: Scipio Africanus in the Punica of Silius Italicus Raymond Marks No preview available - 2005 |
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Achilles Aeneas Aeneid Albrecht Alexander allusion appears arma Bacchus Band battle battle of Zama Billerbeck book 15 Burck Camillus Cannae Carthage Carthaginians compares connection Crossroads episode Darwall-Smith 1996 Davis defeat divine Domitian elder Scipio emperor Ennius epic Fabius fact Flaminius Flavian Fucecchi fulmen fulmina Fulvius goddess gods Hannibal Hannibal's Hasdrubal Hercules hero identified Iuppiter Juno Jupiter Jupiter's speech king Kissel Laudizi leaders leadership Livius Livy Livy's Marcellus Mart martial Masinissa McGuire Mezzanotte 1995 Minucius moral Nekyia Nero Nicol Niemann omen panegyric paternity Paulus poet Pomeroy prophecy puer Punica Quirinus recalls reference Ripoll Roman Rome Rome's Romulus scepter sceptri Scipio's father Scipio's triumph Scipio's victory Second Punic Second Punic War securus senate siege Silius Silv simile Spain Spaltenstein 1990 Spanish campaign spear omen Statius status story suggests swiftness Syphax teleology Ticinus Titans uirtus Varro vicegerent Virg Virtus Voluptas youth Zama
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In the Image of the Ancestors: Narratives of Kinship in Flavian Epic Neil W. Bernstein Limited preview - 2008 |