Nonnus’ <i>Dionysiaca</i> and Late-Antique Discourse on Warfare

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  • Nicholas Kauffman Valparaiso University

Abstract

Dionysus’ earliest battles are portrayed, like those of Christian emperors, as ‘bloodless’ and merciful and aiming at conversion rather than destruction—a characteristic that is then abandoned.

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2016-07-30

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