Caesar in Vergil and Servius Servius identifies the “Julius Caesar” named in Aeneid 1.286-8 as the dictator Gaius Julius Caesar rather than as Augustus (a debate still ongoing at Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
