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.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Lucan, Pharsalia, Entry of Julius Caesar (401)
- Life of Saint Mary of Egypt (500)
Biblical
- Daniel (473)
- Jonas (486)
- Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (502)
- David (935)
- Judith (939)
Classical / Mythological
- Semiramis, Queen of Babylon (359)
Historical References
- Pyrrhus and the Siege of Troy (288)
- Burning of Ilion (289)
- Siege of Thebes (289)
- Hannibal and the Sack of Rome (290)