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Chapter 4: The Nile Digression
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Preface vii
- Contents ix
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Part I: Setting the Scene
- Introduction 3
- Chapter 1: Egypt and the Nile in Julio–Claudian Rome 29
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Part II: Lucan
- Chapter 2: Pompey’s Nile 45
- Chapter 3: Beyond Pompey’s Nile 59
- Chapter 4: The Nile Digression 80
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Part III: Flavian Rome
- Chapter 5: Egypt and the Nile in Flavian Rome 121
- Chapter 6: Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica 133
- Chapter 7: Statius’ Thebaid 164
- Chapter 8: Statius’ Propempticon (Silu. 3.2) 184
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Part IV: The Antonine and Severan Periods
- Chapter 9: The Nile and Egypt in the Antonine and Severan Periods 223
- Chapter 10: Plutarch’s On Isis and Osiris 252
- Chapter 11: Philostratus’ Life of Apollonius of Tyana 258
- Afterword 309
- Texts and Translations Used 313
- Bibliography 315
- General Index 351
- Index of Ancient Texts 361
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Preface vii
- Contents ix
-
Part I: Setting the Scene
- Introduction 3
- Chapter 1: Egypt and the Nile in Julio–Claudian Rome 29
-
Part II: Lucan
- Chapter 2: Pompey’s Nile 45
- Chapter 3: Beyond Pompey’s Nile 59
- Chapter 4: The Nile Digression 80
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Part III: Flavian Rome
- Chapter 5: Egypt and the Nile in Flavian Rome 121
- Chapter 6: Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica 133
- Chapter 7: Statius’ Thebaid 164
- Chapter 8: Statius’ Propempticon (Silu. 3.2) 184
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Part IV: The Antonine and Severan Periods
- Chapter 9: The Nile and Egypt in the Antonine and Severan Periods 223
- Chapter 10: Plutarch’s On Isis and Osiris 252
- Chapter 11: Philostratus’ Life of Apollonius of Tyana 258
- Afterword 309
- Texts and Translations Used 313
- Bibliography 315
- General Index 351
- Index of Ancient Texts 361