In the description of sunrise in the day after the Battle of Ticinus, Silius Italicus refers to the full moon (4,480 ff.). For this account Silius probably uses not only literary patterns, but also a lost annalistic source, that reported the astronomical datum of the full moon. This datum allows to fix the date of the battle on November, 28th, 218 B.C.
Il plenilunio della battaglia del Ticino in Silio Italico
DOMENICUCCI, Patrizio
2012-01-01
Abstract
In the description of sunrise in the day after the Battle of Ticinus, Silius Italicus refers to the full moon (4,480 ff.). For this account Silius probably uses not only literary patterns, but also a lost annalistic source, that reported the astronomical datum of the full moon. This datum allows to fix the date of the battle on November, 28th, 218 B.C.File in questo prodotto:
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