• The Crossing of the Rubicon and the Outbreak of Civil War in Cicero, Lucan, Plutarch, and Suetonius

    Author(s):
    Jeffrey Beneker (see profile)
    Date:
    2011
    Subject(s):
    Rome (Empire), History, Greek literature, Latin literature, Biography
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Roman history
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/rj3x-fa23
    Abstract:
    This article considers how three "Rubicon narratives" from the early empire use Caesar's crossing to raise larger historical and ethical questions about the fall of the republic. It argues that Cicero's angry response to the outbreak of civil war is echoed by Lucan's Patria but ignored by Suetonius.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. Date:
    2011
    Journal:
    Phoenix
    Volume:
    65
    Issue:
    1-2
    Page Range:
    74 - 99
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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