Dracontius' Orestes - Paperback

by Paul Roche (Author)

This is the first English translation of Dracontius' Orestes: a Latin poem from Vandal North Africa. Accompanied by comprehensive notes and a full introduction, it is suitable for students and scholars of ancient literature, especially late antique Latin poetry, ancient epic and tragedy, and comparative literature.

Author Biography

Paul Roche is Associate Professor in Latin at the University of Sydney. He has published editions of Lucan, De Bello Civili Book I (Oxford 2009) and Book VII (Cambridge 2019), and he has edited books on Lucan, Pliny the Younger and politics in Latin literature.