Vergil, Georgics 1.1-42 and the pompa circensis
In this paper we attempt to show that the prologue of the first book of the Georgics, in which a series of deities is invoked to preside over the beginning of Vergil’s text, should be related to the pompa circensis, the grand procession of deities which preceded the celebration of the ludi circenses...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Université Lille-3
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Dictynna |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/dictynna/730 |