Ancient prayer
Gods above, we do not pray for peace. Grant rage onto the nations. May You now arouse the cities; bring forth the whole world in arms to war.
Fons · Source
AuthorLucan
WorkDe Bello Civili (Pharsalia)
Section2.47-49
Periodmid 1st c. AD
Occasiondespairing Roman matrons' inverted prayer during the Civil War — asking the gods not for peace but for universal war so the city itself be spared
Classificatio · Taxonomy
Cultureroman
Formpublic
Functionspetition
Spheremilitary