Isaac’s blessing of Esau as an explanation for Roman power
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When in Egypt, the Israelites did not change their names or their language, did not slander, or have prohibited sexual relations – the significance of these practice for Jewish life under Roman rule
In 196 BCE, Titus Quinctius Flamininus proclaims “the Freedom” of the cities in Greece and in Asia Minor.
Lucan’s apostrophe to Roman citizens for having allowed the civil war between Caesar and Pompey to happen.
Before the crossing of the Rubicon, Caesar met with an image of patria.
After Caesar’s progression in Italy and Pompey’s retreat to Capua, Lucan imagines the speech that Pompey would have addressed to his soldiers before his departure for Brundisium.
Lucan’s lamentations about the negative outcome of the battle of Pharsalus.
After having described how Caesar’s army inflicted severe damage upon Pompey’s, Lucan expresses his wishes about Rome’s future depending on the outcome of Pharsalus’s battle.