Showing papers in "Classical World in 1990"
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TL;DR: The Periplus Maris Erythraei as discussed by the authors is a short manual for the traders who sailed from the Red Sea ports of Roman Egypt to buy and sell in the various ports along the coast of eastern Africa, southern Arabia, and western India.
Abstract: "The Periplus Maris Erythraei," "Circumnavigation of the Red Sea," is the single most important source of information for ancient Rome's maritime trade in these waters (i.e., the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and western Indian Ocean). Written in the first century A.D. by a Greek merchant or skipper, it is a short manual for the traders who sailed from the Red Sea ports of Roman Egypt to buy and sell in the various ports along the coast of eastern Africa, southern Arabia, and western India. This edition, in many ways the culmination of a lifetime of study devoted to Rome's merchant marine and her trade with the east, provides an improved text of the Periplus, along with a lucid and reliable translation, a comprehensive general commentary that treats in particular the numerous obscure place-names and technical terms that occur, and a technical commentary that deals with grammatical, lexicographical, and textual matters for readers competent in Greek. An extensive introduction places the Periplus in its historical context.
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TL;DR: The fifteen hagiographies about holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs' passions and saints' lives, pious romances and personal reminiscences.
Abstract: The fifteen hagiographies about holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs' passions and saints' lives, pious romances and personal reminiscences. Dating from the fourth to seventh centuries A.D., they are translated from Syriac into accessible and vivid prose. Annotations and source notes by the translators help clarify elements that may be unfamiliar to some readers. This collection bears witness to the profound contributions women made to early Chistianity: their various roles, their leadership inside and outside the church structure, and their power to influence others. A new preface discusses recent developments in the field and updates the bibliography.
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TL;DR: In this paper, Fehling's important study of source-citations in Herodotus first appeared in German in 1971 and proved controversial at the time, setting its face as it did against the general trend of Herodotean studies over the preceding few decades.
Abstract: Professor Fehling's important study of source-citations in Herodotus first appeared in German in 1971 ( Die Quellenangaben bei Herodot ). It proved controversial at the time, setting its face as it did against the general trend of Herodotean studies over the preceding few decades. Herodotus and his 'Sources' re-opens the question of the veracity of Herodotus' source-citations, raised in the last century in Britain by A. H. Sayce and in Germany by H. Panofsky. Their view, in essence that Herodotus simply invented most of the sources to which he attributed his information, so that they were without factual basis, met with general disbelief. However, modern arguments in favour of a factual basis are, as Fehling suggests in his Introduction, logically untenable. A rigorous analysis in Chapters 1 and 2 of Herodotus' methods of source-citation, and of his narrative strategies, lays the foundation for chapters on the role of free invention in Herodotus and on Herodotus' use of 'typical numbers'. Some comparative material from other authors, mainly ancient but also medieval, is adduced. A short concluding chapter sketches some of the wider implications of the view adopted in this study. In this English edition, translated by J. G. Howie in close collaboration with the author, numerous small revisions and a few major ones are incorporated. The translator has aimed at clarity and ease of comprehension. This book will be of primary concern to ancient historians and historiographers; narratologists will also find much in it to interest them.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an anthology of Greek poetry written during the third to first centuries BC, the Hellenistic period, intended to make available to undergraduates and graduate students a selection of texts which are for the most part not easily accessible elsewhere.
Abstract: This book is an anthology of Greek poetry written during the third to first centuries BC, the Hellenistic period. It is intended to make available to undergraduates and graduate students a selection of texts which are for the most part not easily accessible elsewhere. The volume contains a wide and representative range of poetry including hymns, didactic verse, pastoral poetry, epigrams and epic. An introduction provides cultural and historical background, and a full commentary elucidates problems of language and reference in the texts. In this second edition, many notes have been rewritten and the bibliography has been updated. The selection has also been augmented with three hundred more lines of Greek text (Theocritus poems 5 and 15), and is now more than 2000 lines in length.
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TL;DR: The Map of Cambridge English Worldwide Level 4 TheME A - A world of knowledge: 1. A new beginning 2. Test your English 3. Extension Optional Unit A: Out and about - A friend in need TheME B - Visions of the future: 4. Topic and Language - Our future 5. After school 6.
Abstract: Map of Cambridge English Worldwide Level 4 THEME A - A world of knowledge: 1. A new beginning 2. Test your English 3. Extension Optional Unit A: Out and about - A friend in need THEME B - Visions of the future: 4. Topic and Language - Our future 5. Topic and Language - After school 6. Out and about - What should you do? Optional Unit B: Writing - Write a story THEME C - Media stories: 7. Topic and language - The magic box 8. Topic and Language - The news 9. All about the news Optional Unit C: Culture matters - The USA - a melting pot THEME D - Spinning in space 10. Topic and language - Messages through space 11. Out and about - Too afraid to speak 12. Revision Optional Unit D: Writing - A letter for the world THEME E - Wonders of the world: 13. Topic and language - Our heritage 14. Topic and language - Natural wonders 15. All about mysteries of the past Optional Unit E: Out and about - A sponsored fast THEME F - Time of our life: 16. Topic and language - Free time 17. Out and about - The volleyball team 18. Revision Optional Unit F - Culture matters - Discover Canada
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TL;DR: The wall paintings from the Cycladic island of Thera have astonished and delighted the archaeological world with the richness of their content and the remarkable state of their preservation as mentioned in this paper, and this book sets out to analyse the iconographic details of the miniature paintings, placing each within the broader context of the Aegean world.
Abstract: The wall paintings from the Cycladic island of Thera have astonished and delighted the archaeological world with the richness of their content and the remarkable state of their preservation. This book sets out to analyse the iconographic details of the miniature paintings, placing each within the broader context of the Aegean world. The book is illustrated by numerous drawings and photographs - the majority of the latter being the author's own close-up studies of details of the paintings. There is also a pull-out in full colour of the freezes so that they may be properly appreciated.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a Vie sociale et religieuse (paienne) des femmes de Philippes, who ont pu juger le contenu de l'Epitre aux Philippiens and des Actes des Apotres.
Abstract: I. Vie sociale et religieuse (paienne) des femmes de Philippes. II. Comment elles ont pu juger le contenu de l'Epitre aux Philippiens et des Actes des Apotres. Deux index
TL;DR: Benardete as discussed by the authors argues that Plato's "Republic" is a holistic analysis of the beautiful, the good, and the just. This book provides a fresh interpretation of the " Republic" and a new understanding of philosophy as practiced by Plato and Socrates.
Abstract: In this section-by-section commentary, Benardete argues that Plato's "Republic" is a holistic analysis of the beautiful, the good, and the just. This book provides a fresh interpretation of the "Republic" and a new understanding of philosophy as practiced by Plato and Socrates. "Cryptic allusions, startling paradoxes, new questions . . . all work to give brilliant new insights into the Platonic text." Arlene W. Saxonhouse, "Political Theory""
TL;DR: Sansone as discussed by the authors explores the relationship between ancient Greek sport and sacrificial ritual and traces elements common to both back to primitive origins, drawing upon ethnological findings to demonstrate the ritual character of sport.
Abstract: How is sport in contemporary society related to sport in earlier civilizations? Why is the expenditure of energy involved in sport considered exhilarating, while the equivalent expenditure of energy in other contexts can be dispiriting? David Sansone offers answers to these questions and advances a revolutionary thesis to account for the widespread phenomenon of sport. Drawing upon ethnological findings to demonstrate the ritual character of sport, he explores the relationship between ancient Greek sport and sacrificial ritual and traces elements common to both back to primitive origins.
TL;DR: Eighty Latin epigrams which make up the "Priapea" are presented here in English verse translation with notes, commentary and introduction as mentioned in this paper, and they can be found in Table 1.
Abstract: Eighty Latin epigrams which make up the "Priapea" are presented here in English verse translation with notes, commentary and introduction.
TL;DR: The growth of the Roman Empire (241BC - AD193) by DAVID C. BRAUND as mentioned in this paper was studied in detail in the book "The Rise and Fall of Roman Empire".
Abstract: Preface List of Figures Introduction: the Growth of the Roman Empire (241BC - AD193) DAVID C. BRAUND 1. Cities JOYCE REYNOLDS 2. Administration, Urbanisation and Acculturation in the Roman West W. S. HANSON 3. Client Kings DAVID C. BRAUND Abbreviations Bibliography Notes on Contributors
TL;DR: This article gave an overview of the essential principles that were common to Ancient Greek and Roman republicanism by identifying them as topics and then systematically investigating them, but they did not discuss the relationship between them.
Abstract: Contents: This book gives an overview of the essential principles that were common to Ancient Greek and Roman republicanism by identifying them as topics and then systematically investigating them.