Only a few of Senecaa (TM)s tragedies could be dated exactly so far. This study presents an a - often surprising a - sequence of all the plays. It analyses thoughts and motives, variations of which are to be found in two (or more) tragedies, in order to determine which is the earlier, and which the later version. This has significant consequences for any attempt to find references to contemporary events in the plays.

There is no other work of Greco-Roman poetry that has evoked such dissonant reactions as Lucan's Bellum Civile. Whereas the condemnation of the epic had reached its climax in the 19th century, the 20th century saw its gradual rehabilitation. Now the time has come for a contemporary re-assessment of the fascinating epic on Rome's maior civil war. The essay-collection presents 18 articles by renowned scholars of the maior scientific communities (Australia/UK/USA, Belgium/The Netherlands, Germany/Switzerland), focussing on the relevant issues of modern Lucan-scholarship.