De bello Gildonico

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De bello Gildonico is a Latin epic poem by the late Roman poet Claudian that recounts the suppression of the revolt led by the Moorish leader Gildo in North Africa.

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instanceOf Latin epic poem
poem
associatedPlace court of Honorius in Milan
linked to: court of Honorius

court of Honorius in Ravenna
associatedWorkOfAuthor De bello Gothico
De consulatu Stilichonis
Panegyricus de sexto consulatu Honorii Augusti
author Claudian
countryOfOrigin Roman Empire
dateWritten late 4th century
depicts Moorish leader Gildo
Roman military campaign in Africa
genre epic poetry
historicalContext late Roman Empire
linked to: Late Antiquity
historicalEventDepicted Gildonic War
Gildo’s usurpation of control over Africa
influencedBy Virgilian epic
historical panegyric
intendedAudience Roman imperial court
language Latin
literaryForm hexameter poem
literaryMovement late Latin literature
literaryTechnique epic similes
historical narrative
panegyric elements
literaryTradition Roman epic tradition
mainCharacter Gildo
Stilicho
meter dactylic hexameter
originallyWrittenIn Latin
partOf Claudian’s political epics
politicalContext reign of Honorius
linked to: Honorius

rule of Stilicho as magister militum
portrays Gildo as a tyrant
linked to: Gildo

Stilicho as a savior of the state
praises Honorius
Stilicho
settingLocation North Africa
subject Gildo’s revolt
suppression of Gildo’s revolt in North Africa
theme Roman imperial power
loyalty to the Roman emperor
punishment of rebellion
timePeriodDepicted circa 398 CE
workChronologyRelativeToAuthor late work of Claudian

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Claudian notableWork De bello Gildonico