‘(NO) ARMS AND A MAN’: THE IMPERIAL PRETENDER, THE OPPORTUNISTIC POET AND THE <i>LAUS PISONIS</i>

Green, Steven J.

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“…Piso was himself not wholly devoid of criticism and even succumbed to some of the same flaws as the man he was meant to replace; although he was praised for his eloquence and generosity, he also indulged in excess and enjoyed acting in tragedies. 331 The Laus Pisonis situates Piso as a credible alternative emperor by 329 See Green (2010) 497-523 for the convincing arguments in favor of Calpurnius Piso and 65 CE, including summary and bibliography of earlier scholarship. One of the most important pieces of evidence is the scholion to Juvenal, Satires 5.109 that directly links a Calpurnius Piso of the Claudian era with the game ludus latrunculi, both noting his great skill at the game and matching the description in Tacitus of the man who gave his name to the conspiracy against Nero.…”

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“…347 These lines do not depict ludus latrunculi accurately, but rather escalate the personification of the pieces; the soldiers now have watchtowers (speculis, 199) set at a distance from the battle (longo…recessu, 198), the human attributes of daring (audet, 200) and deception (decipit, 200), and a plethora of active verbs (dimicat, 197; 343 Green (2010) 517 344 For captured pieces referred to as dying, see Ovid, Ars Amatoria 3.358 (unus cum gemino calculus hoste perit); Tristia 2.478 (cum medius gemino calculus hoste perit); Martial, Epigrams 14.17.2 (calculus hac gemino discolor hoste perit). 345 Green (2010) . 346 The number of pieces seems to have been variable based on a likewise mutable board size.…”

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Not just fun and games : exploring ludic elements in Greek and Latin literature

Dobbs¹

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This dissertation explores how Greek and Roman authors use board games and games of chance to answer complex questions about humanity and the relation of the self to the cosmos. I isolate literary topoi rooted in gaming imagery and survey them across a broad diachronic and generic expanse to reveal the application of ludic themes as an important conceptual tool. Specifically, I demonstrate how authors employ gaming imagery to engage in ongoing discussions about the nature of the universe and human behavior; I trace these ludic themes in passages often overlooked as mere metaphor and shape them into an analytical framework that spans major genres from the 8th century BCE to the early 1st century CE.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Brief Contextualization Is Necessary For Understanding What the Ludic Materials Addsmentioning

confidence: 99%