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Title |
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When Rome Spared Capua: The Intervention of God Pan in Silius’ Punica (XIII, 314-347) - War, Peace and Resilience in the Ancient World Narratives |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Émilie Borron |
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Discipline(s) |
Religious Studies; Ancient History; Peace Studies |
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Punica; Silius Italicus; Greek epic; Pan; Capua; Jupiter; Argonautica; Roman history |
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Subject classification |
Ancient History; Peace Studies |
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Description |
Abstract |
The Latin epic entitled Punica, written by Silius Italicus between 83 and 103 A.D., resumes several Greek epic’s mythological themes. I will focus on an episode dealing with the intervention of god Pan, just before the storming of Capua (XIII, 314-347). When the gates are wide-open for Roman devastation of the city, at this very moment, Jupiter unexpectedly choses to send Pan, a quite minor goat-god, for a pacifying intercession. Unlike his part in contemporary epic (Argonautica III, 44-58), Pan is not an instigator of panic, but the opposite : he turns out to be the deciding protagonist in a crucial event of Roman history, playing the part of a peacemaker, vouching for an extended romanity ; a positive and happy figure borrowing from both Greek and Roman culture, Pan is a vivid example of mythological, political and artistic conciliation, and also an achieved case of altérité incluse in Roman context. |
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Publisher |
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Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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01-May-2026 |
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Peer-reviewed Article |
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PDF |
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https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/44505 |
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Identifier |
Digital Object Identifier |
10.1558/equinox.44505 |
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Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) |
Equinox eBooks Publishing; War, Peace and Resilience in the Ancient World Narratives |
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Language |
English=en |
en |
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Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |