Umbra feralis exercitus: ghost armies in the history of Rome
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https://doi.org/10.23808/rel.v16i0.82781Keywords:
ghost armies; prodigies; Latin literature; Roman history.Abstract
This paper analyses the development of the literary motif of ghost armies in Roman historical narratives. A study of the uses of the motif in different authors and texts aims to establish its characteristics, its roots in religion and popular culture, and its literary functions, as well as possible parallels between individual texts.
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