18 Another classical text beside the story of Lucrece and of Philomela that are used as precedents to structure and authorize Titus's actions is that of Virginius. On Titus's reliance upon classical texts and precedents, see Bate's "Introduction" and Heather James, "Blazoning Injustices".

19 Heather James is skeptical of the restorative value of the action that Lucius initiates. Jonathan Bate views the invading Goth in terms of the topos of translatio imperii, where, like the Protestants later on, they are assumed to have a reinvigorating influence upon the decayed Roman Empire.

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