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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De bello Gildonico canonical 1

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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ