Showing papers in "Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies in 2005"
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TL;DR: The closing of the Neoplatonic school in Athens by Justinian in 532 was not the end of classical philosophy, for when they returned to the Empire from Persia two years later the philosophers did not need to reconstitute the school at Harran or at any particular city in order to continue their philosophical activities.
Abstract: The closing of the Neoplatonic school in Athens by Justinian in 532 was not the end of classical philosophy, for when they returned to the Empire from Persia two years later the philosophers did not need to reconstitute the school at Harran or at any particular city in order to continue their philosophical activities.
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TL;DR: A full assessment of the evidence on the historian Hesychios of Miletus points to his being a pagan with antiquarian interests, like several other writers in the age of Justinian.
Abstract: A full assessment of the evidence on the historian Hesychios of Miletus points to his being a pagan with antiquarian interests, like several other writers in the age of Justinian.
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TL;DR: The relationship between the two Symposia suggest that Xenophon wrote first, prompting Plato to write Socrates' critique of Phaedrus, to which Xenophon responded by appending his ch. 8 as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Textual relationships between the two Symposia suggest that Xenophon wrote first, prompting Plato to write Socrates' critique of Phaedrus, to which Xenophon responded by appending his ch. 8.
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TL;DR: The evidence for Spartan treatment of certain cities suggests that the Peloponnesian League had two types of members, great powers dealt with by negotiation and defeated cities whose obligations were defined by treaty.
Abstract: The evidence for Spartan treatment of certain cities suggests that the Peloponnesian League had two types of members, great powers dealt with by negotiation and defeated cities whose obligations were defined by treaty
12 citations
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TL;DR: Several considerations, especially evocations of Justinian's 32 years of rule, support dating the Anec to ca. 559 rather than ca.551, and this has consequences for its relation to his other writings as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Several considerations, especially evocations of Justinian's 32 years of rule, support dating the Anec. to ca. 559 rather than ca. 551, and this has consequences for its relation to his other writings.
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TL;DR: Recently published fragments of Hittite and other Near Eastern epics provide parallels for elements of debate scenes in the Iliad, and suggest the ways in which Bronze-Age story-traditions were reshaped as they crossed linguistic boundaries as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Recently published fragments of Hittite and other Near Eastern epics provide parallels for elements of debate scenes in the Iliad , and suggest the ways in which Bronze-Age story-traditions were reshaped as they crossed linguistic boundaries.
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TL;DR: Eratosthenes created a significantly new chronological system by establishing a link between the Olympic victor list and the Spartan king list; the link he was able to use was the inscribed discus of Iphitus at Olympia as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Eratosthenes created a significantly new chronological system by establishing a link between the Olympic victor list and the Spartan king list; the link he was able to use was the inscribed discus of Iphitus at Olympia
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TL;DR: A statesman's ability to quickly interpret an event to his advantage by "accepting the omen" was appreciated by some ancient historians, as can be seen from examples in Herodotus and Dionysius of Halicarnassus as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: A statesman's ability to quickly interpret an event to his advantage by "accepting the omen" was appreciated by some ancient historians, as can be seen from examples in Herodotus and Dionysius of Halicarnassus.
10 citations
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TL;DR: A reassessment of the literary evidence serves to clarify the location and the dating of the several relics of Mary preserved in Constantinople, especially the icon Hodegetria and articles of her clothing as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: A reassessment of the literary evidence serves to clarify the location and the dating of the several relics of Mary preserved in Constantinople, especially the icon Hodegetria and articles of her clothing.
10 citations
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TL;DR: The authors compare how Paul and Justin Martyr invoke miracle-working in their appeals to authority, reflecting a shift in emphasis from support of personal authority to support of the larger Christian apologetic mission.
Abstract: Comparison of how Paul and Justin Martyr invoke miracle-working in their appeals to authority suggests their divergent goals, reflecting a shift in emphasis from support of personal authority to support of the larger Christian apologetic mission.
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TL;DR: A reassessment of the letters between John and the pope, preserved in part and indirectly, illustrates how Innocent's thinking about how to respond to John's exile evolved over time, and this helps establish their chronology as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: A reassessment of the letters between John and the pope, preserved in part and indirectly, illustrates how Innocent's thinking about how to respond to John's exile evolved over time, and this helps establish their chronology.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the war in Book 3 can be seen to echo Thucydides' Mytilene debate and conflict, and the coloring of Daphnis and Chloe is visible too in the central episode.
Abstract: The Thucydidean coloring of Daphnis and Chloe is not confined to the prologue, but is visible too in the central episode: the war in Book 3 can be seen to echo Thucydides' Mytilene debate and conflict.
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TL;DR: Strabo's rejection of Hipparchus' placement of India in favor of Eratosthenes' reflects his misunderstanding of Hipparchyus' cartographic methods, which preferred celestial observation over Ephrones' grid reckoning as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Strabo's rejection of Hipparchus' placement of India in favor Eratosthenes' reflects his misunderstanding of Hipparchus' cartographic methods, which preferred celestial observation over Eratosthenes' grid reckoning.
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TL;DR: The documentary evidence for the worship and oracle of Ares in south-western Anatolia supports restoring "Solymoi" in the damaged text of Herodotus' description of Xerxes' army at 7.76.
Abstract: The documentary evidence for the worship and oracle of Ares in south-western Anatolia supports restoring "Solymoi" in the damaged text of Herodotus' description of Xerxes' army at 7.76.
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TL;DR: The jurist Balsamon, in the course of his legal strictures on women who are mentruating, exhibits some detailed knowledge of anatomical and erotic literature and of unorthodox sexual practices.
Abstract: The jurist Balsamon, in the course of his legal strictures on women who are mentruating, exhibits some detailed knowledge of anatomical and erotic literature and of unorthodox sexual practices.
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TL;DR: A twelfth-century manuscript of a scholar's miscellanies contains a brief life of Philip which exhibits a thoughtful, learned, and polemic assessment of his character as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: A twelfth-century ms. of a scholar's miscellanies contains a brief life of Philip which exhibits a thoughtful, learned, and polemic assessment of his character.