Dionysiaca, Books 1-15 (Loeb Classical Library, #344) by Nonnus of Panopolis, W.H.D. Rouse

Dionysiaca, Books 1-15 (Loeb Classical Library, #344)

Nonnus of Panopolis, W.H.D. Rouse

576 pages first pub 400 (editions)

fiction poetry adventurous slow-paced
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Nonnos of Panopolis in Egypt, who lived in the fifth century of our era, composed the last great epic poem of antiquity. The "Dionysiaca," in 48 books, has for its chief theme the expedition of Dionysus against the Indians; but the poet contrives ...

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