Broken Columns: Two Roman Epic Fragments

First Sentence

Of the great-spirited hero of Aeacus' line, of him even the Thunderer feared to beget, lest, as Proteus warned, the son might exceed the father, inheriting heaven, goddess, tell-of that famous Achilles whose deeds immortal Homer sang.

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Other Editions

• Broken Columns: Two Roman Epic Fragments: "The Achilleid" of Publius Papinius Statius and "The Rape of Proserpine" of Claudius ClaudianusPaperbackUniversity of Pennsylvania Press1997-01-01
• Broken Columns: Two Roman Epic FragmentsHardcoverUniversity of Pennsylvania Press1997-12-01