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Burney 257, f. 202, Polyneices and Eteocles on the funeral pyre, from Thebais, by Publius Papinius Statius, c.1405 (vellum)

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c. 1405 AD (C15th AD)

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Thebais , with the argumenta antiqua; Achilleis Book XII: Creon forbids the burial of the Argives, their widows ask Theseus for help who kills Creon → vv. 424-448: Polyneices is placed on the only still smoking funeral pyre, on which Eteocles lies, their mutual hatred makes the flames divide → Statius → Thebaid → Book XII: Creon forbids the burial of the Argives, their widows ask Theseus for help who kills Creon → vv. 449-463: Argia and Antigone are discovered and brought before Creon

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