Servire and servare : the ideological tradition of dominance, subservience and tyrannicide in Lucan's Pharsalia
Abstract
The image of dominance, subservience and tyrannicide is prevalent in Lucan's
Pharsalia. For him, Caesar's descendents will dominate the universe and enslave the
people. Murder is the only political solution. This ideological belief has a Republican
and Augustan tradition. Lucan's presentation of dominance and subservience
exemplifies the evolution of a specific political ideology in the early Empire.
Type
Thesis, MPhil Master of Philosophy
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Embargo Date: Electronic copy restricted until 18th April 2017
Embargo Reason: Thesis restricted in accordance with University regulations
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