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Metaquotation: Homer and the Emperor (2023)
Journal Article
HESLIN, P. (2023). Metaquotation: Homer and the Emperor. The Journal of Roman Studies, 113, 51-77. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075435823000321

For the emperor, quoting Homer was both a danger and an opportunity. Suetonius’ Lives shows that anecdotes of quotation circulated widely to characterise the emperor for good or for ill. Subsequently, these moments could themselves become the subject... Read More about Metaquotation: Homer and the Emperor.

Metapoetic Pseudonyms in Horace, Propertius and Ovid (2011)
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Heslin, P. (2011). Metapoetic Pseudonyms in Horace, Propertius and Ovid. The Journal of Roman Studies, 101, 51-72. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075435811000062

Two poets addressed by Propertius in his first book are in fact pseudonyms. Ponticus was formed on the model of Horace's Alpinus to designate someone who embodies the antithesis of the poet's Callimachean sensibilities. Bassus is none other than Hora... Read More about Metapoetic Pseudonyms in Horace, Propertius and Ovid.

Virgil’s Georgics and the Dating of Propertius’ First Book (2010)
Journal Article
Heslin, P. (2010). Virgil’s Georgics and the Dating of Propertius’ First Book. The Journal of Roman Studies, 100, 54-68. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075435810000055

This article re-examines a passage in the first book of Propertius which has generally been interpreted as establishing that the collection was published after Actium. In fact, these lines do not necessarily allude to Antony's defeat, but fit even be... Read More about Virgil’s Georgics and the Dating of Propertius’ First Book.

Augustus, Domitian, and the So-called Horologium Augusti (2007)
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Heslin, P. J. (2007). Augustus, Domitian, and the So-called Horologium Augusti. The Journal of Roman Studies, 97, 1-20

Buchner’s reconstruction of the Horologium Augusti continues to be influential, despite fatal flaws demonstrated by Rodrίguez-Almeida and Schütz; so we begin by reviewing the state of the evidence. There is no credible indication that Augustus or his... Read More about Augustus, Domitian, and the So-called Horologium Augusti.