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Acoreus, , , , –, , , funeral of, Actium, Battle of monument of at La Turbie, poetic responses to, , , , , , Res Gestae of, , –, , surveys of empire, –, , , , , , triumphal celebration of, , , , , , Triple triumph of, , , , , , , , , , –, Aelius Gallus, , , , Aethiopiae forma, –, , see also: expedition Balbus, Cornelius. See Cornelius Balbus, L of Nero; Pliny: Aethiopiae forma Bion, , , Agatharchides, , , , bugonia, , , Agrippa, M. Vipsanius, ‘map’ of, –, –, –, , , , , Callimachus, , –, , , Callisthenes, modern reconstructions of, –, Campana reliefs, – Pliny and, –, –, , canals. See Euripus ornamental canals Alexander, , , –, Canopus, , , , Alexander of Ephesus, Cataract, First, , , , –, , , Alexandria, , , , , , , , , , , , , Egyptian religious traditions surrounding, tourism at, , Anaxagoras, , noise of, anthropomorphic representations of rivers, , Roman visual art and, , , –, , –, , – tourism at, , , , , –, , coins and, , , , fertility figures in Egyptian religion, Catullus, mosaic images of, Cestius, Gaius, – poetry and, – Chaeremon, , –, , , , Pompeian paintings of, , –, , , chorography, , , Ptolemy and, triumphs and, –, , , relationship of to geography, – see also: Vatican Nile; Hapiˆ Strabo and, , – Antonine Itinerary, , –, Vitruvius and, – Antony, Mark, , , , , Cicero, , , , Anubis, , , , , , , Claudius, , , Aphrodisias, Claudius Balbillus, Ti, , Apis, , , Cleopatra, , , , Aristotle, Roman poetic representations of, , , , lost work on the Nile floods, , –, , , , , Artemidorus papyrus, Cloaca Maxima. See Rome: sewers Augustus, , , , , , Cornelius Balbus, L Egypt and, , , , , , triumph of, , –, , ,
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Cornelius Gallus, C, , Etna, , cosmogony, cosmogonies, – Eudoxus, , , Egyptian, , –, , – Euphrates, River, , , , , , , Epicurean, , , – Euripus ornamental canals Stoic, –, , , – Pompeian examples of, , , Creation. See cosmogony, cosmogonies Roman attitudes towards, , crocodile, crocodiles, , , Roman examples of, appearances in Roman visual art, , , , expedition of Nero, –, , , –, , , , , , Aethiopiae forma produced by, –, conflict with pygmies in Roman art, , , Pliny and, , –, , , –, , , , , Seneca and, , –, , –, , ritual feeding of at Arsinoe, , Tentyritae and, , Fasti triumphales, –, – cursus publicus, Florus, , , , food. See dining Danube, River, , , , Forma Urbis Romae. See Severan ‘map’ of Rome Delos, , formae, , Democritus, Description de l’Egypte´ , , Gaius Caligula, , , Deucalion, , , , , gardens, , –, , –, , , –, dining, –, –, , , –, , , Germanicus Caesar, , , –, Dio Cassius, , , Diodorus Siculus, , , , , Hadrian, , , Dionysius Periegetes, , Hapi,ˆ , Domitian, , Hecataeus of Abdera, , , doxographies, Heliodorus, Egyptian philosophy within, Herodotus, Lucretius and, – Egyptian geography of, , , , , , Seneca and, –, , , , wide use of, –, –, Ethiopian geography of, , dwarfs. See pygmies Nile geography of, , , , , , , , , , , Edwards, Amelia, – hieroglyphs, , Egypt, Roman occupation of, , , Homer, , , , , , , Egyptian religion, – geographical authority of, , , , chauvinistic attitudes towards, , , , Horace, , , –, Horus, , , , Greek and Roman accounts of, –, , Hostilius Mancinus, L, , , –, –, –, nature of spread throughout Mediterranean, imperial geographies, modern, , , , –, –, – Ingold, Tim, , primordial Nun and, Isis, , –, , see also: Apis; cosmogony, cosmogonies: association with Nile cults, Egyptian; Hapi;ˆ Horus; Isis; Nun; association with Osiris and Serapis, , , Osiris; Serapis – ekphrasis, , , – poetic representations of, –, –, , El Alia Mosaic, – , , elegy, elegies sacred water in the worship of, – Egypt within, –, –, –, spread of cult, , – geographical themes within, – traditions surrounding, – Empedocles, visual representations of, , , –, , enargeia, , , Epicureans, Epicureanism. See Lucretius itineraries, , –, –, –, –, Eratosthenes, , , , , , , , –, , –, Cicero’s boredom with, in military archives, –
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modern scholarship surrounding, , , influence of Seneca upon, , –, , , –, – , , –, , , , , normative aspects of, , , , , –, –, , Julius Caesar within, , –, – see also: Antonine Itinerary; Peutinger Map Nile digression of Book X within, –, , –, Janni, Pietro, , –, , political nature of, , –, , , Jordan, River, , –, – Josephus, Flavius, , , Pompey’s death within, , , , –, Juba II , , natural historical writings of, –, rivers within, , , –, – Nile itinerary of, , Nero and, , –, , – Julius Caesar, , , philosophical background of, Egypt and, Lucian of Samosata, , – geographical surveys associated with, Lucretius, –, , , , , , Lucan’s representation of, , , , , Epicureanism of, –, , , , influences upon, –, compared to Alexander, – interest of in the Nile, , , , –, , compared to Nero, , – –, , –, River Nile and, , , –, , – theories of Nilotic floods, –, triumphal processions of, –, , , , Lydus, John, , , , , Juvenal, , –, , , , Manetho, itinerary structure within work of, – Manilius, Marcus, , , , maps, Roman, , , , –, –, Kipling, Rudyard, as tokens in triumphs, authority of, , , , – landscape paintings, ancient, , , –, , see also: Agrippa M. Vipsanius: ‘map’ of; Artemidorus papyrus; formae; Peutinger animals within, , , –, , , , Map; Severan ‘map’ of Rome , –, , Memnon, statues of, , –, , , comparison of Roman and modern Memphis ‘orientalisms’, –, , –, landmark in Nile geographies, , , , late antique forms of, – , , , , , , , , modern interpretations of, –, , , , , –, – synecdoche for Egypt, , , Nile within, , , , , , , , – temple complex at, , , , , , origins of, , , , –, – visitors to, , , , political implications of, , –, –, , mensa Isiaca, , , , – Meroe, religious aspects of, –, –, , , confused with Philae by Seneca, , Ethiopian expedition and, , , , , sacral-idyllic art and, –, , , , , , , , , landmark in Nile geographies, , , , , topothesia in, , , – , , , , , , , , , visuality and, –, , –, , , landscape paintings, modern, , , , , Metius Pompusianus, Livy, , , , , Nero, Lucan, Chaeremon and, Civil War, – interest of in Egypt, –, , , , , Acoreus within, –, , , , apocalyptic themes within, , – Lucan and, , –, , , , –, Cato within, , , , – Cleopatra within, , , , see also: expedition of Nero Egyptian gods within, , Nicolet, Claude, –, , ,
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Nile, River encyclopaedism of, –, –, –, ancient theories of flooding, , , , –, – , , , , –, –, , –, fabulous material in work of, –, , , –, , –, , imperial themes in the writing of, –, –, , , , , –, , –, , – ancient theories of origins, , , –, , landscape painting within, –, –, , , , , , , , , , modern studies of, –, – , , , , , , – monuments as source for, , –, modern understanding of, Nile in the writing of, , , – religious significance of, , , , , , generative properties of, , –, linear nature of, –, seven mouths of, , , , –, personifications of, , –, –, , travel and tourism along, , , , , , –, – , , – uncertain origins of, , – Nilometers, western course of, , Egyptian examples of, obelisks in, , – other Mediterranean examples of, – sources of, , –, , , , – Pompeian example of, , , , – triumphs in the writing of, , –, –, Praeneste Mosaic representation of, –, , Pliny (the Younger), Nun (primordial waters of Egypt), , villa prospects in the writing of, , , Plutarch obelisks, , –, – Egyptian cults in the writing of, , –, Ocean, , , in triumphs, , , , , triumphs in the writing of, , , – sublime qualities of, , poetry Oenopides of Chios, , didactic geographies and, Osiris, , , , , geographical themes within, , , , –, Nile cults and, , – – poetic representations of, –, , river catalogues and, , traditions surrounding, – see also: Actium, Battle of: poetic responses to; visual representations of, , Callimachus; Catullus; elegy, elegies; Ovid, , , , , , Homer; Horace; Juvenal; Lucan; cosmogony in poetry of, –, , , , Lucretius; Ovid; Propertius; Virgil , , Pompeii, , influence of upon Seneca, , Baths, Nilotic themes in Amores, –, , House of Actius Anicetus [I..], peculiar political position of, House of Octavius Quarto [II..], , , philosophical themes in the writing of, – House of the Ceii [I..], –, –, , triumphs in poetry of, , , , –, , –, , , – House of the Duke d’Aumale [VI..], , , Patara Monument, House of the Ephebe (House of P. Cornelius Petronius, Publius, , , , Tragus) [I..-/], –, , , Peutinger Map, , , , , , , , , , , , Philae, , , , , , , , , , , House of the Faun [VI..], , , House of the Pygmies [IX..], , , Philostratus, Imagines, House of the Sculptor [VIII..], Philostratus, Life of Apollonius, – House of the Surgeon [VIII..], , , Pliny (the Elder), , , , , – Praedia of Julia Felix [II.], –, , , Acta triumphorum and, , , , , , , Aethiopiae forma and, , –, , Temple of Isis, , , – Agrippa ‘map’ and, –, , –, , , , Temple of Mercur y, Villa of the Mysteries, , ,
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Pompey (Pompeius Magnus), Forum of Augustus, , , death of, , , , –, –, , House of Livia, , Iseum Campense, , Lucan’s interest in, , –, , , Mausoleum of Augustus, , milliarium aureum, tomb of as object of pilgrimage, Pompey’s Theatre, triumphs of, , –, , , Porticus ad Nationes, , , Pomponius Mela, , , , , , , , Porticus Vipsania, , , , , , , pyramid of Gaius Cestius, – doxographies of Nile floods, , , Quirinal Serapeum, Pliny’s use of, , – sewers, – Posidonius, , , Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, Praeneste Temple of Magna Mater, , Nile Mosaic, , , , , , –, , , Temple of Peace, , , –, , , , , , , – dating of, –, Temple of Tellus, , , , identification of Nilometer within, –, Villa Doria Pamphili, , , identification of Temple within, –, , Sempronius Gracchus, Tiberius, , , Seneca, , , , influences behind, –, , Egyptian interests of, , systems of projection within, –, Natural philosophy of, , –, –, Temple Complex, – –, , Propertius, , , Natural Questions, , – Actium in the writing of, –, , , confusion of Meroe and Philae, – doxographies within, –, , allusion to ‘map’ in poetry of, , , enargeia within, – Cleopatra in the writing of, , – eschatological themes of, , – geographical themes in the writing of, , Ethiopian expedition within, , –, –, , , –, , , triumphs in poetry of, , , , –, importance of Nile within, , , , , –, –, , – Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus), , influence upon Lucan, , –, , , modern studies of, – , , –, , , , pygmies influences upon, , – ancient textual representations of, , , Ovidian themes within, , , , , ancient visual representations of structure of, –, –, Campana reliefs, – political prominence of, , modern responses to, , Stoicism of, , –, mosaics, , Sepphoris Mosaic, – painting, –, , –, –, , , Serapis, , , , , – , – Servius, , , relations to textual accounts, –, Severan ‘map’ of Rome, , , , – difficulties of terminology, Statius, , , pyramids, , , –, , , statues. See anthropomorphic representations of absence of in Roman art, , , rivers; Vatican Nile Stoics, Stoicism, , , , , –, , , Rhine, River, , , , , , , , , , , , , see also:Cicero; Rome, cosmogony, cosmogonies: Stoic; Seneca Aula Isiaca, Strabo, , , , , , , , , , , Campus Martius, , , , , , , , , , , cosmogony and creation myths within, , Cura Julia, Fasti triumphales, , , – doxographies of Nile floods, ,
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