Showing papers in "Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies in 1967"
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TL;DR: Theopompus as mentioned in this paper reveals hostility to Philip and also no admiration of Sparta, as consistent with his moralizing tendency to connect public success with personal morality, which is also consistent with the moralising tendency of his own life.
Abstract: The fragments of Theopompus clearly reveal hostility to Philip and also no admiration of Sparta, as is consistent with his moralizing tendency to connect public success with personal morality.
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TL;DR: The Justinianic mirror for princes, the source of fragments attributed to Philo Judaeus and of passages in Barlaam, stresses the ruler's need to imitate God and display philanthropia as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The Justinianic ‘mirror for princes’, the source of fragments attributed to Philo Judaeus and of passages in Barlaam , stresses the ruler’s need to imitate God and display philanthropia .
58 citations
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TL;DR: The philosopher-governor of Cappadocia honored by I.Corinth 124 is Arrian, and the Gellius Menander who honored him is the dedicatee of Epictetus' Dicourses as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The philosopher-governor of Cappadocia honored by I.Corinth 124 is Arrian, and the Gellius Menander who honored him is the dedicatee of Epictetus' Dicourses.
23 citations
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TL;DR: Arrian's earlier writings make clear that his full name was Flavius Arrianus Xenophon, in keeping with his stated admiration for the earlier writer as discussed by the authors, and this was confirmed in his later writings.
Abstract: Arrian’s earlier writings make clear that his full name was Flavius Arrianus Xenophon, in keeping with his stated admiration for the earlier writer.
20 citations
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TL;DR: The evidence for institutional libraries, such as the palace, the secular and patriarchal schools in Constantinople, and the monasteries as mentioned in this paper, gives an approximate idea of the nature and extent of their holdings.
Abstract: The evidence for institutional libraries—those of the palace, the secular and patriarchal schools in Constantinople, and the monasteries—gives an approximate idea of the nature and extent of their holdings.
19 citations
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TL;DR: Early excavation reports make it probable that this tall inscription stood near the Propylaea rather than between the Parthenon and Erechtheum, but in either case the uppermost part was legible to a viewer as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Early excavation reports make it probable that this tall inscription stood near the Propylaea rather than between the Parthenon and Erechtheum, but in either case the uppermost part was legible to a viewer.
19 citations
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TL;DR: In Byzantine thought, ignorance of others and pride in themselves dominated Byzantine thought about the west, but some held more positive views, whether pragmatic in the face of events or romantic upon discovery of western writings.
Abstract: Ignorance of others and pride in themselves dominated Byzantine thought about the west, but some held more positive views, whether pragmatic in the face of events or romantic upon discovery of western writings.
15 citations
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TL;DR: Sappho and Catullus as mentioned in this paper end with a twist that contradicts what precedes, with Sappho asserting the possibility of self-control and Cullus sermonizing about otium.
Abstract: Both poems end with a twist that contradicts what precedes, with Sappho asserting the possibility of self-control and Catullus sermonizing about otium .
12 citations
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TL;DR: For example, this article showed that Plato's praise is ironic, by its contradictions with Isocrates' thought, by criticisms of rhetoric shared with Alcidamas, and by references to Isocrates in the Euthydemus.
Abstract: That Plato’s praise is ironic is shown by its contradictions with Isocrates’ thought, by criticisms of rhetoric shared with Alcidamas, and by references to Isocrates in the Euthydemus .
9 citations
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TL;DR: Vitruvius’ report that Caryae in Arcadia supported the Persians is credible in the context of other instances of anti-Spartan sentiment in the Peloponnesus.
Abstract: Vitruvius’ report that Caryae in Arcadia supported the Persians is credible in the context of other instances of anti-Spartan sentiment in the Peloponnesus.
6 citations
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TL;DR: Hesiod, as a comfortable bard, could recommend for others hard agricultural labor, which Greeks generally despised; the fable of the hawk and nightingale illustrates the futility of resisting necessity as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Hesiod, as a comfortable bard, could recommend for others hard agricultural labor, which Greeks generally despised; the fable of the hawk and nightingale illustrates the futility of resisting necessity.
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TL;DR: Two divergent reports (by Herodotus and Proclus) about the flight of Paris and Helen in the Kypria imply two different poems, perhaps one current in Cyprus and the other in Halicarnassus as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Two divergent reports (by Herodotus and Proclus) about the flight of Paris and Helen in the Kypria imply two different poems, perhaps one current in Cyprus and the other in Halicarnassus.
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TL;DR: The inclusion of Theseus and the Thessalian centauromachy along with the labors of Heracles served to extend to the whole Greek world the scope of heroic honors illustrated on the temple as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The inclusion of Theseus and the Thessalian centauromachy along with the labors of Heracles served to extend to the whole Greek world the scope of heroic honors illustrated on the temple.
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TL;DR: The threma of the Hydra at Sophocles Trach does not mean poison, but poison is rather the “offspring” of the hydra, and this supports restoring the word at line 837.
Abstract: The threma of the Hydra at Sophocles Trach. 574 does not mean poison, but poison is rather the “offspring” of the Hydra, and this supports restoring the word at line 837.
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TL;DR: The geographical categories of the Tribute Lists were a bookkeeping convenience, not itineraries, and cannot be used to date the Coinage Decree, whose probable date remains the 440s as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The geographical categories of the Tribute Lists were a bookkeeping convenience, not itineraries, and cannot be used to date the Coinage Decree, whose probable date remains the 440’s.
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TL;DR: A toy rattle, ca 500 BC, has inscriptions that include the owner's name, Myrrhine, and praise of a boy “from the mounds,” ie private funeral games.
Abstract: A toy rattle, ca 500 BC, has inscriptions that include the owner’s name, Myrrhine, and praise of a boy “from the mounds,” ie private funeral games
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TL;DR: The authors examined the chronology of the Helot revolt and found that the Thasians' revolt was ended before the Spartans asked for Athenian help at Ithome; the Athenians and Thucydides misconstrued Sparta's motives.
Abstract: Examination of the chronology of the Helot revolt suggests that the Thasians’ revolt was ended before the Spartans asked for Athenian help at Ithome; the Athenians and Thucydides misconstrued Sparta’s motives.
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TL;DR: Agathias' move to Constantinople coincided with the earthquake of 551, an eye-witness account that he has placed later in the book; it shows that he was born in 531-532 as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Agathias’ move to Constantinople coincided with the earthquake of 551, an eye-witness account that he has placed later in the book; it shows that he was born in 531-532.
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TL;DR: Bacchylides’ choice of vocabulary and imagery reinforces the portrayal of human weakness and futility that is implicit in his version of the encounter between Heracles and Meleager.
Abstract: Bacchylides’ choice of vocabulary and imagery reinforces the portrayal of human weakness and futility that is implicit in his version of the encounter between Heracles and Meleager.
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TL;DR: Hellenistic evidence suggests for this site the toponym Dikta was in eastern Crete as discussed by the authors, which like Mt Dikte was in ancient Greece and was used by the Pharaonic toponyms.
Abstract: Hellenistic evidence suggests for this site the toponym Dikta , which like Mt Dikte was in eastern Crete.
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TL;DR: A verse dedication from Hypate quoted in [Arist.] Thaum can be clarified by emendation: it shows that Heracles had ties with the Spercheios valley.
Abstract: A verse dedication from Hypate quoted in [Arist.] Thaum. can be clarified by emendation: it shows that Heracles had ties with the Spercheios valley.