The Many Faces of Capua:Its Narrative and Programmatic Roles in Punica 11-13

In Silius Italicus' Punica, the city of Capua has a complex identity. This article analyses Capua's narratological and programmatic functions in the epic, through exploring three ways in which Capua serves as a mirror: a mirror of the present as representative of Carthage, a mirror of the past as heir of Troy, and a mirror of the future as parallel for the later Rome during the civil war. Since Capua's narrative may be considered a microcosm for the entire epic, it sheds light on the ideological content of the poem as a whole

Etude de la compatibilité WDM d'un régénérateur tout-optique 2R basé sur un module absorbant saturable à 8 canaux

session Affiches [P54]National audienceDans cet article, nous présentons pour la première fois un module absorbant saturable pigtailisé avec 8 fibres indépendantes. Nous montrons expérimentalement ses qualités pour une régénération 2R à 42.6 Gbit/s et son accordabilité en longueur d'onde

Parallel Plotlines: the Function of Similes in the Battle Narrative of Vergil, <i>Aeneid </i>10 (2)

The similes in Aeneid 10 support the main narrative by establishing a secondary plotline of their own, either through the imagery itself or through the similes' intertextual models. The first part of this chapter discusses the three scenes in Aeneid 10 featuring Turnus; it focuses on the interaction of focalization and intertextuality in the similes, and on the way in which the intertextual quality of these similes points up Turnus'  misguided behaviour. The second part investigates how the storm imagery shared by many similes in the book contribute to establishing a sub-narrative that supports and mirrors the plotline of the main narrative of Aeneid 10. This chapter supplements the discussion by Harrison in the same volume

Opbouw en vernietiging:Van Sappho naar Dido

In the Aeneid, the recurrent themes of ‘construction’ and ‘destruction’ can be connected to generic roles. Dido, founder of Carthage, is presented progressively in elegiac terms, as is suggested by a number of echoes of Sapphic love poetry; as a character, she is guided primarily by personal motives. Dido’s ‘elegiac role’ forebodes her own destruction and that of her city. Aeneas, on the other hand, needs to adhere to his epic role as founder of the new Trojan/Roman nation, in order to avert destruction and the repetition of Troy’s fate. When during his stay in Carthage, he starts to show signs of transforming into an elegiac lover, the gods intervene and put him back onto the epic track: the public interest should take precedence over personal feelings. This opposition between elegiac Dido and epic Aeneas may grant insight into Vergil’s message for his contemporaries

Un analyseur de spectre optique

Les technologies de télécommunication à fibre optique créent de nouveaux types de sources, composants optiques et systèmes de transmission demandant des analyses spectrales toujours plus pointues, résultant en un portfolio d’analyseurs de spectre optique (OSA) de plus en plus spécialisés. Etant donné l’investissement que représentent ces instruments, il est essentiel de bien comprendre comment choisir l’instrument correspondant à ses besoins

Thermopylae and Cannae:How One Battle Narrative Enriches Another

Livy's account of the battle of Cannae and its aftermath in Ab Urbe Condita 22.34-61 arguably evokes the Greek tradition on the battle of Thermopylae and in some cases, specifically recalls Herodotus' account in Hist. 7.201-239. Besides an number of specific allusions, the Livian Cannae narrative also displays larger thematic connections with the Herodotean Thermopylae narrative; as a result, the Roman defeat is ascribed the same pivotal and programmatic function as Thermopylae in the Greek tradition, both as the anticipation of future victory at the moment of greatest defeat, and as the anticipation of later internal strife.Hist. 7.201-239arguably evokesIn Ab Urbe Condita 22.32-