Showing papers in "Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies in 1968"
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TL;DR: Unambiguous testimonia for silent reading are far more abundant than has been thought, and are found as early as the fifth century B.C. as mentioned in this paper and as late as the first century A.D.
Abstract: Unambiguous testimonia for silent reading are far more abundant than has been thought, and are found as early as the fifth century B.C.
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TL;DR: Terence's use of Greek originals was careful and original, and less aimed at sentimentality or at realism than has been thought as discussed by the authors, but it was not aimed at realism.
Abstract: Terence’s use of Greek originals was careful and original, and less aimed at sentimentality or at realism than has been thought.
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TL;DR: In the fourth century, T. B. L. Webster as discussed by the authors introduced the concept of the "parasite" as a type figure in four-century intrigue comedies.
Abstract: \"THE PARASITE has a history which goes back to Epicharmus but as far as we know he only becomes a stock character in the fourth century.\" So with his usual pithy acumen writes T. B. L. Webster.1 But there is a pretty little problem connected with this standardisation of the parasite2 as a type figure in fourth-century intrigue comedies. Before this standardisation the parasite in real life and on the comic stage seems to have been called K6>..at. The word 1Tapa.cn'TOS appears not to have been applied to him before the earlier half of the fourth century.3 What accounts for the rise of the new name? The investigation inevitably starts from our main source of information about ancient parasite lore: Athenaeus' long and richly enter-
28 citations
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TL;DR: The early Christian notion of (secular) philosophy as a preliminary to theology derives from Philo's allegorical reading of Abraham and Hagar (Gen 16), an Alexandrian approach to interpretation that was then used by Clement, Origen, and Didymus as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The early Christian notion of (secular) philosophy as a preliminary to theology derives from Philo’s allegorical reading of Abraham and Hagar (Gen 16), an Alexandrian approach to interpretation that was then used by Clement, Origen, and Didymus.
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TL;DR: In this article, the importance of the Corinthian civic office of agonothetes and others involved with the contests is discussed. But the authors do not consider the role of the Caesarea.
Abstract: Restored control of the Isthmia and the establishment of the Caesarea raised the importance of the Corinthian civic office of agonothetes and others involved with the contests.
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TL;DR: The Bibliotheca in Constantinople as discussed by the authors was written by Photius, and while he would have had notes on his readings, he probably relied heavily on memory in composing the notices.
Abstract: Photius wrote the Bibliotheca in Constantinople, and while he would have had notes on his readings, he probably relied heavily on memory in composing the notices.
9 citations
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TL;DR: The number of triremes devoted by Pericles to training exercises exceeds Ahenian resources of money and manpower, and the number should be emended to sixteen, according to the Plutarch's statement as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Plutarch’s statement ( Per. 11.4) that Pericles devoted sixty triremes to training exercises exceeds Ahenian resources of money and manpower, and the number should be emended to sixteen.
8 citations
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TL;DR: Meleager's anthology probably consisted of four books, each on a distinctive theme; Philip's sequence was alphabetical, but only for the first letter and with some thematic ordering within each alphabetic section as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Meleager’s anthology probably consisted of four books, each on a distinctive theme; Philip’s sequence was alphabetical, but only for the first letter and with some thematic ordering within each alphabetic section.
8 citations
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TL;DR: The play, dating to 443, portrayed Creon, who embodies the state and its necessities, as the tragic center of the drama, a sympathy which Pericles and many Athenians would have shared as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The play, dating to 443, portrays Creon, who embodies the state and its necessities, as the tragic center of the drama, a sympathy which Pericles and many Athenians would have shared.
5 citations
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TL;DR: This paper classified and tabulated the literary texts preserved in papyri so far published and used the randomness of the finds to make estimates about readership and length of survival of various authors.
Abstract: The literary texts preserved in papyri so far published are classified and tabulated; the randomness of the finds permits us to make estimates about readership and length of survival of various authors.
4 citations
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TL;DR: The mss. of the Lexicon Cyrilli yielded fragments of Ion, Sophocles, an Alcaeus, Antimachus, Hipponax, Theopompus Comicus, and some anonymi, and help to clarify the relation of this text with other lexica.
Abstract: The mss. of the Lexicon Cyrilli yield fragments of Ion, Sophocles, an Alcaeus, Antimachus, Hipponax, Theopompus Comicus, and some anonymi, and help to clarify the relation of this text with other lexica.
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TL;DR: Zacharias' account of the views of Ammonius and Gesius is reliably historical: the portrait of instructional methods in Alexandria is credible, and likewise ammonius' common ground with Boethius as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Zacharias’ account of the views of Ammonius and Gesius is reliably historical: the portrait of instructional methods in Alexandria is credible, and likewise Ammonius’ common ground with Boethius.
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TL;DR: The logical contradictions in Medea's monologue can be resolved by recognizing lines 1060-1063, which duplicate the thought of 1238-1241, as interpolated.
Abstract: The logical contradictions in Medea’s monologue can be resolved by recognizing lines 1060-1063, which duplicate the thought of 1238-1241, as interpolated.
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TL;DR: The new fragment, in which a myth, the trial of Ajax, is brought to bear on a current political situation, can be clarified on a number of points of text and analogues as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The new fragment, in which a myth, the trial of Ajax, is brought to bear on a current political situation, can be clarified on a number of points of text and analogues.
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TL;DR: Aeschylus can be seen to be following the version of the myth reported by Hellanicus and others, that Eteocles inherited Thebes in justice and Polyneices emigrated, reflecting a system of primogeniture.
Abstract: Aeschylus can be seen to be following the version of the myth reported by Hellanicus and others, that Eteocles inherited Thebes in justice and Polyneices emigrated, reflecting a system of primogeniture.
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TL;DR: The duals used of the embassy in Book 9 can refer to the two formal heralds, echoing 1.327ff and the occasion of Achilles' anger; they need not be relics of an earlier version that lacked Phoenix as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The duals used of the embassy in Book 9 can refer to the two formal heralds, echoing 1.327ff and the occasion of Achilles’ anger; they need not be relics of an earlier version that lacked Phoenix.
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TL;DR: Demosthenes’ claim (19.191) that the ambassadors served for four years can be shown to be a gross exaggeration, but in the tradition of critiques of lengthy embassies.
Abstract: Demosthenes’ claim (19.191) that the ambassadors served for four years can be shown to be a gross exaggeration, but in the tradition of critiques of lengthy embassies.
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TL;DR: Structural patterns discernible in the last two books of the Odyssey support the view that the poem extended to the end of the present Book 24 rather than ending at 23.296 as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Structural patterns discernible in the last two books of the Odyssey support the view that the poem extended to the end of the present Book 24 rather than ending at 23.296.
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TL;DR: The dialogue of Orestes and the Phrygian shows serious inconsistencies both internal and with the larger context: the passage is likely to be a fourth-century actor's interpolation as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The dialogue of Orestes and the Phrygian shows serious inconsistencies both internal and with the larger context: the passage is likely to be a fourth-century actor’s interpolation.