Virgil's epic poem was a reflection on momentous changes that took place in Roman government and life during the last years of the first century BC, says Fratantuono (Latin, Ohio Wesleyan U.), as Octa
Lucretius’ philosophical epic De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things) is a lengthy didactic and narrative celebration of the universe and, in particular, the world of nature and creation in which hu
Madness Transformed: A Reading of OvidOs Metamorphoses is one of the most comprehensive studies available in English of one of the most majestic and perennially appealing of Roman epics. Students and
Madness Transformed: A Reading of Ovid’s Metamorphoses is one of the most comprehensive studies available in English of one of the most majestic and perennially appealing of Roman epics. Students and
The military achievements of Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118-57/56 B.C.) have been the subject of admiration and great respect throughout the history of the study of warfare. Yet there have been few st
Gaius Caligula reigned for four short years from 37 to 41 CE before his infamous tenure came to a violent end. While much has been written about Caligula’s notorious excesses and court life, relativel
A good argument could be made that the Battle of Actium was the most significant military engagement in Roman history. On a bright September day, the naval forces of Octavian clashed with those of Ant
Metamorphoses is an epic-style, narrative poem written in hexameters. Original, inventive and charming, the poem tells the stories of myths featuring transformations, from the creation of the universe
Book XVI of Tacitus' Annals is the last of the surviving books of the great Roman historian's monumental account of the reigns of the emperors from Tiberius to Nero. The unfinished book offers a stunn
This collection of essays, written by philologists, historians, epigraphers, palaeographers, archaeologists, and art historians, brings together the best of old and new traditions of classical study,
Fratantuono and Smith provide the first detailed consideration of Book 5 of Virgil’sAeneid, with introduction, critical text, translation and commentary.
Virgil, Aeneid 8 provides the first full-scale commentary on one of the most important and popular books of the great epic of imperial Rome. The commentary is accompanied by a new critical text and a