Book contents
- Virgilian Geopoetics
- Roman Literature and Its Contexts
- Virgilian Geopoetics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1Colonial readings in Virgilian Geopoetics
- Chapter 2Mobility and religion in the Aeneid
- Chapter 3Immovable Delos
- Chapter 4The networks at Castrum Minervae
- Chapter 5Doomscrolling at Segesta
- Chapter 6The Statue of Athena at Troy and Carthage
- Chapter 7A night in Cyprus, between Carthage and Alexandria
- Chapter 8Aeneas in Campania (in the wake of Naevius)
- Chapter 9Cumae
- Chapter 10Parthenope and Caieta
- Chapter 11Boundaries
- Chapter 12The big picture
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 5 - Doomscrolling at Segesta
Allusions to Lycophron in the Aeneid
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 August 2026
Book contents
- Virgilian Geopoetics
- Roman Literature and Its Contexts
- Virgilian Geopoetics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1Colonial readings in Virgilian Geopoetics
- Chapter 2Mobility and religion in the Aeneid
- Chapter 3Immovable Delos
- Chapter 4The networks at Castrum Minervae
- Chapter 5Doomscrolling at Segesta
- Chapter 6The Statue of Athena at Troy and Carthage
- Chapter 7A night in Cyprus, between Carthage and Alexandria
- Chapter 8Aeneas in Campania (in the wake of Naevius)
- Chapter 9Cumae
- Chapter 10Parthenope and Caieta
- Chapter 11Boundaries
- Chapter 12The big picture
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In epic Sicily, Trojans Greeks and Punic immigrants are caught in a triangulation of conflicts, anticipating Roman involvement in the place. The episodes leading to the mythical foundation of Segesta show how the landscape opens up a wormhole of future ordeals and suffering. A precise allusion to Lycophron’s Alexandra helps this prophetic effect.
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- Virgilian GeopoeticsThe Poetics and Politics of Space in the Aeneid, pp. 85 - 98Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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