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By turns outlandish, humorous, and scatological, the ""Historia Augusta"" is an eccentric compilation of biographies of the Roman emperors and usurpers of the second and third centuries. David Rohrbacher offers a literary analysis of the work, focusing on its many playful allusions.

The Play of Allusion in the Historia Augusta

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By turns outlandish, humorous, and scatological, the ""Historia Augusta"" is an eccentric compilation of biographies of the Roman emperors and... Read more

    Publisher: MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
    Publication Date: 1/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780299327040, 978-0299327040
    ISBN10: 0299327043

    Number of Pages: 272

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    By turns outlandish, humorous, and scatological, the ""Historia Augusta"" is an eccentric compilation of biographies of the Roman emperors and usurpers of the second and third centuries. David Rohrbacher offers a literary analysis of the work, focusing on its many playful allusions.

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