STOICISM AND WAR WOUNDS: MUCIUS SCAEVOLA, SERGIUS SILUS AND QUINTUS SERTORIUS

<p>Soldiers sustaining battle wounds was both an historical reality as a popular literary theme in the Late Republic and the Early Empire. Battle scars were often instrumentalised as tokens of bravery on the battlefield and equated with military honours, symbolising true <em>virtus</e...

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Main Author: Korneel Van Lommel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mega Publishing House 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
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Online Access:http://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/388