De bello Gothico

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De bello Gothico is a Latin epic poem by the late Roman poet Claudian that celebrates Stilicho’s victory over the Goths and exemplifies the political panegyric style of the late Roman Empire.

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De bello Gothico canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin epic poem
literary work
panegyric
associatedWithEvent Gothic invasions of the Roman Empire
associatedWithPlace Western Roman Empire
author Claudian
countryOfOrigin Roman Empire
criticizes Goths
barbarian enemies of Rome
culturalContext late Roman Empire
linked to: Late Antiquity
depicts Gothic War
genre epic poetry
political panegyric
hasCharacter Alaric I
Honorius
Stilicho
hasWorkTitleInEnglish On the Gothic War
hasWorkTitleInLatin De bello Gothico
historicalContext conflicts between Romans and Goths
influencedBy Roman panegyrical tradition
Virgilian epic tradition
language Latin
literaryForm hexameter poem
literaryMovement late Latin literature
literaryTechnique encomium
mythological allusion
rhetorical amplification
mainSubject campaigns against Alaric I
victory of Stilicho over the Goths
narrativePerspective pro-Roman
partOf Claudian’s political poems
politicalFunction celebration of Stilicho’s leadership
imperial propaganda
portrays Alaric I
Honorius
Stilicho
praises Stilicho
preservedIn medieval manuscript tradition
setInCentury 5th century
setInPeriod reign of Honorius
studiedIn Latin literary studies
classical philology
late antique studies
timeOfComposition early 5th century
late 4th century
workPeriod Late Antiquity

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Claudian notableWork De bello Gothico
De bello Gildonico associatedWorkOfAuthor De bello Gothico
De bello Gothico hasWorkTitleInLatin De bello Gothico