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„Read the edge”: Acrostics in Virgil’s Sinon Episode

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July 24, 2020
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Adkin, N. . (2020). „Read the edge”: Acrostics in Virgil’s Sinon Episode. Acta Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis, 50, 45–72. https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/classica/article/view/7983
Abstract

Virgil’s famous Sinon episode at the start of Aeneid II contains four hitherto unidentified acrostics. Examination of these particular instances sheds light on Virgil’s acrostical practice in general.