When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literature, Philosophy, and Mythology
- Isis (3.6.17 and repeatedly in 1.2)
- Dido and Aenas (4.14.53)
- Mars (1.1.4, 2.5.117)
- Hercules (4.3.16)
Historical Figures
- Pompey the Elder (2.6.83)
- Brutus (2.6.16, 3.11.37)
- Cassius (2.6.15, 3.11.38)
- Julius Caesar (2.6.12, 2.5.107)