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Gauls in Galatia

Count Claudian as a witness to Galatia in Asia Minor having been settled by Celtic Gauls (I don’t have time at the moment to gather other ancient sour

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Eric in History, Literature | February 8, 2013 | 137 Words

Asyndeton + Chiasmus

A couple of nice examples of asyndetic chiasmus close together in Aeneid 1. First, Aeneas climbs a rock to look for the ships of his comrades. He does

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Eric in Literature | February 7, 2013 | 90 Words

How We Roll in Aeneid 1 (Updated)

Some brief notes on a pattern in Aeneid 1.1-50: In 1.9, Vergil instructs the Muse to call to his mind the causes for which Aeneas had to undergo/roll

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Eric in Literature | January 24, 2013 | 180 Words

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