HermitshCicero by Claude

Philosophy · 54 BC · Rome

British-Campaign Epic (lost) · lost

Epos Britannicum

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Headnote

A projected hexameter poem on Caesar’s British campaign, discussed in the correspondence with Quintus in summer and autumn 54 BC (Q.fr. 3.1). Likely never completed; no fragments survive. The page that follows is an editorial note, not a translation.

What's known

Projected hexameter poem on Caesar's British campaign, referenced in Quintus's letters from Britain (Q.fr. 3.1.13; "Erigona" and related). Likely never completed; no fragments survive. Stub anchor for crossref resolution.

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British-Campaign Epic (lost)

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