Making History Personal: Constantine Cavafy and the Rise of Rome

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Appendix: Cavafy Poems on the Rise of Rome
Early Poems: The Culture Wars (5 Poems)
Dramatic Date of: Status
Date Composition Publication
The Tarentines Have Their Fun 282 1898 Repud.
The Lagid’s Hospitality 221-205 1893 Unpub.
A Displeased Theatregoer ca. 170-160 1893 Unpub.
Alexandrian Merchant II/I BCE? 1893 Unpub.
Horace in Athens ca. 43? 1897 Repud.
The Hellenistic Kingdoms and the Rise of Rome (35 Poems)
The Glory of the Ptolemies III BCE? 1896/1911 1911 Publ.
Poseidonians III/II BCE? 1906 Unpubl.
Greek Since Ancient Times III/II BCE? 1927 1927 Publ.
Agelaus 217 1932 Unfin.
In 200 B.C. 200 1916? 1931 Publ.
In a Large Greek Colony, 200 B.C. 200 1928 1928 Publ.
The Battle of Magnesia 190 1913 1916 Publ.
Maker of Wine Bowls 190/175 1903/1912 1921 Publ.
Epitaph of a Samian 175-164 1925 Unfin.
For Antiochus Epiphanes 170-169 1911?/1922 1922 Publ.
Envoys from Alexandria 164 1915 1919 Publ.
The Seleucid’s Displeasure 164 1910 1916 Publ.
Orophernes ca. 157 1904 1916 Publ.
Of Demetrius Soter (162-150 B.C.) ca. 150 1915 1919 Publ.
Favour of Alexander Balas 150-146 1916? 1921 Publ.
On the Italian Seashore 146 1925 1925 Publ.
Those Who Fought on Behalf
of the Achaean League 146/110 1922 1922 Publ.
Ptolemy the Benefactor (or Malefactor) 145-116 1922 Unfin.
Should Have Taken the Trouble 125-123 1930 1930 Publ.
On the March to Sinope 120 1928 1928 Publ.
The Dynasty ca. 116? 1923 Unfin.
Antiochus the Cyzicene 113 1923 Unfin.
Alexander Jannaeus, and Alexandra 103-76 1929 1929 Publ.
Epitaph II/I BCE 1893 Unpubl.
Homecoming from Greece II/I BCE 1914 Unpubl.
Coins II/I BCE 1920 Unpubl.
Potentate from Western Libya II/I BCE 1928 1928 Publ.
Philhellene I BCE? 1906 1912 Publ.
Darius 89