Abstract
In the eighth book of Lucan's Bellum Ciuile, Pompey sends the Galatian king Deiotarus into the distant East to seek an alliance with Parthia, the vast empire beyond the Euphrates ruled by the Arsacid dynasty. His instructions to Deiotarus begin with these lines (8.211-14):'quando' ait 'Emathiis amissus cladibus orbis,qua Romanus erat, superest, fidissime regum,Eoam temptare fidem populosque bibentisEuphraten et adhuc securum a Caesare Tigrim.'
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 776-782 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Classical Quarterly |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Classics
- History
- Philosophy
- Literature and Literary Theory