An oath of loyalty Posted on August 2, 2022 In Lucan’s poem on the civil war with Pompey, Ceasar’s centurion, Laelius, utters a chilling oath of loyalty. Hear the extract in Latin and follow in English here. See the blog post with David’s “Oath of the Horatii” here. Post navigation Previous: Laelius the centurionNext: Lucan and the civil war