The article compares the speeches of Hanno against Hannibal (Liv. XXI 10) and of Drances against Turnus (Verg. Aen. XI): both orators speak against war and propose a truce between their people and the enemy. After discussing the similarities between the two speeches, the article deals with the character of Hanno as found in Silius’ Punica II and finally considers the possibility of an intertextual relation between Livy and Vergil.
Annone e Drance: antieroismo e pacifismo in Livio XXI 10 e Virgilio Aen. XI (con osservazioni su Silio Pun. II) / Tommaso Ricchieri. - In: AEVUM ANTIQUUM. - ISSN 1121-8932. - STAMPA. - n.s. 19:(2019), pp. 181-207. [10.26350/020747_000051]
Annone e Drance: antieroismo e pacifismo in Livio XXI 10 e Virgilio Aen. XI (con osservazioni su Silio Pun. II)
Tommaso Ricchieri
2019
Abstract
The article compares the speeches of Hanno against Hannibal (Liv. XXI 10) and of Drances against Turnus (Verg. Aen. XI): both orators speak against war and propose a truce between their people and the enemy. After discussing the similarities between the two speeches, the article deals with the character of Hanno as found in Silius’ Punica II and finally considers the possibility of an intertextual relation between Livy and Vergil.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
