Ships of state: Aeneid 5 and Augustan circus spectacle.
| Autor: | Feldherr, Andrew |
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| Zdroj: | Classical Antiquity; Oct95, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p245, 21p |
| Abstrakt: | Studies Vergil's description of the boat race of the `Aeneid' in which he compared ships to chariots. Comparison as a larger attempt to recast the episode as a contemporary circus spectacle; Offer of an image of cosmic and political order; Active role of the Roman circus in realizing hierarchies; Provision of a crucial context for the constitution of Roman civic life. |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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