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... Nero , however , convinced of literary genius within himself , reverted to the practice of Augustus . Lucan gained Nero's favourable attention through his literary and rhetorical ability but , before long , feeling jealous of Lucan's ...
... Nero , however , convinced of literary genius within himself , reverted to the practice of Augustus . Lucan gained Nero's favourable attention through his literary and rhetorical ability but , before long , feeling jealous of Lucan's ...
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... Nero , there can be no complaint ; all previous calamities were worth this one good result . Lucan then turns to Nero himself , asking what god will he be ( 46-52 ) and in what part of heaven will he reside ( 53-59 ) . The passage ends ...
... Nero , there can be no complaint ; all previous calamities were worth this one good result . Lucan then turns to Nero himself , asking what god will he be ( 46-52 ) and in what part of heaven will he reside ( 53-59 ) . The passage ends ...
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... Nero was a very ( Suetonius , Nero 53 ) ; he would be more fit to take the Sun- god's place than Phaethon who lost his life trying to control the solar chariot . mutato sole : i.e. with Nero in place of Apollo as driver of the solar ...
... Nero was a very ( Suetonius , Nero 53 ) ; he would be more fit to take the Sun- god's place than Phaethon who lost his life trying to control the solar chariot . mutato sole : i.e. with Nero in place of Apollo as driver of the solar ...
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Achilles adjective Aeetes Aeneas Aeneid aequora aether amor Amyclas Apollo Apollonius Appendix passage Argonautica Argonauts arma atque battle bella Book caeli caelo Caesar caput Carmentis cedetur chariot Classical Colchis cura dative death Delphic deum deus divine Dorceu Ennius etiam Fama fata fera fluctus Fortuna funeral Georgics gods Greek haec haud heaven Homer iamque Iliad inter ipsa ipse Jason Latin epic latus litora Lucan manu Medea medio Metamorphoses metus mihi moralising Nero nubila nunc omni orbe Ovid pectore Phrixus poem poet's poetic poetry Pompey Pompey's prophetess pyre quae quam quis quoque Roman Rome scene Scipio Seneca Sextus Pompeius sidera siege of Massilia Silius Italicus Silvae Silver Age Silver epic poets Silver Latin similes Statius storm subitus tamen tantum terrae Thebaid tibi umbra unda underworld Valerius Flaccus Virgil Virgil Aeneid Virgilian viro virum volucres vultus younger Seneca