Abstract
This essay discusses the apocalyptic features of Lucretius’ de rerum natura, suggesting a comparison with texts belonging to the corpus of Hellenistic Jewish pseudepigrapha; the description of the plague as a final ‘apocalypse’ with political and eschatological implications; and the connection between these aspects of the poem, the eschatological ten- sions in 1st century bce Rome, and those manifested in Hellenistic Jewish apocalypses.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 27-93 |
| Number of pages | 66 |
| Journal | Materiali e discussioni per l'analisi dei testi classici |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2020 |
Keywords
- Lucretius
- Jewish pseudepigrapha
- Apocalypse