Showing papers in "Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies in 2008"
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TL;DR: Elements of oligarchy, democracy, and hierarchy coexisted in the polis of Roman times, and the survival of the democratic element may reflect the prospering of small businessmen with their own political interests.
Abstract: Elements of oligarchy, democracy, and hierarchy coexisted in the polis of Roman times, and the survival of the democratic element may reflect the prospering of small businessmen with their own political interests.
28 citations
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TL;DR: Later portraits of Menander, though derived from the Hellenistic original, transform the poet's image, by means of stylistic and technical manipulation, from one of civic commemoration to a representation of the intensity and intellectualism of canonized wisdom.
Abstract: Late portraits of Menander, though derived from the Hellenistic original, transform the poet's image, by means of stylistic and technical manipulation, from one of civic commemoration to a representation of the intensity and intellectualism of canonized wisdom.
21 citations
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TL;DR: The exploitation of Pompey by Anastasius' panegyrists was facilitated by local familiarity with Pompey's victories, which were commemorated by statues and inscriptions still surviving in Constantinople.
Abstract: The exploitation of Pompey by Anastasius' panegyrists was facilitated by local familiarity with Pompey's victories, which were commemorated by statues and inscriptions still surviving in Constantinople.
10 citations
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TL;DR: The Exagoge as mentioned in this paper deviates from tragic conventions in order to dramatize, probably in a ritual context in the synagogue, the sacrificial import of the Exodus story.
Abstract: The Exagoge deliberately departs from tragic conventions in order to dramatize, probably in a ritual context in the synagogue, the sacrificial import of the Exodus story.
7 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that Catulus' reported warning about the power of Pompey, anachronistic and showing borrowings from Demosthenes, is Dio's composition and cannot be used to understand the 60's B.C.
Abstract: Catulus' reported warning about the power of Pompey, anachronistic and showing borrowings from Demosthenes, is Dio's composition and cannot be used to understand the 60's B.C.
7 citations
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TL;DR: The choris oikountes who were liable to naval service, known from Demosthenes and confusing to his ancient and modern commentators, cannot have been slaves or freedmen but were more likely free foreign residents as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The choris oikountes , who were liable to naval service, known from Demosthenes and confusing to his ancient and modern commentators, cannot have been slaves or freedmen but were more likely free foreign residents.
6 citations
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TL;DR: For estimating the population of classical Greece, literary sources prove to yield higher numbers than the method based on territorial size, so that the sum is probably more than 7.5 million as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: For estimating the population of classical Greece, literary sources prove to yield higher numbers than the method based on territorial size, so that the sum is probably more than 7.5 million.
6 citations
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TL;DR: By introducing the Atlantis narrative as praise of Athena, stressing the ritual occasion, and altering elements of Athenian myth, Plato seeks to demonstrate the justice and beneficence of the gods as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: By introducing the Atlantis narrative as praise of Athena, stressing the ritual occasion, and altering elements of Athenian myth, Plato seeks to demonstrate the justice and beneficence of the gods.
5 citations
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TL;DR: Luke's unpublished journal of his visit to western Anatolia in 1669/70 lists ten churches at Chonai/Colossae, which supports the arguments of Foss for the importance of the city well into the Byzantine period as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Luke's unpublished journal of his visit to western Anatolia in 1669/70 lists ten churches at Chonai/Colossae, which supports the arguments of Foss for the importance of the city well into the Byzantine period.
4 citations
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TL;DR: The epithet thesmophoros derives from Demeter's function in revealing and disseminating two ancient secrets, the cultivation of grain and initiation to the mysteries.
Abstract: The epithet thesmophoros derives from Demeter's function in revealing and disseminating two ancient secrets, the cultivation of grain and initiation to the mysteries.
4 citations
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TL;DR: The errors of form, grammar, and meter may best be explained as visual rather than mental, resulting from a damaged archetype, and the first line can be tentatively reconstructed.
Abstract: The errors of form, grammar, and meter may best be explained as visual rather than mental, resulting from a damaged archetype, and the first line can be tentatively reconstructed
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TL;DR: The respective numbers and sizes of the military units reflect Macedonia's geographical organization and exhibit a rational pattern that shows parallels with the structure of the Greek federal states as mentioned in this paper, where the number and size of the units reflect the geographical organization of the country.
Abstract: The respective numbers and sizes of the military units reflect Macedonia's geographical organization and exhibit a rational pattern that shows parallels with the structure of the Greek federal states.
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TL;DR: The complaints by victims of violence preserved in the papyri emphasize visible physical damage and the loss of dignity; in these narratives about violence, petitioners reveal an unexpectedly complex understanding of local hierarchies as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The complaints by victims of violence preserved in the papyri emphasize visible physical damage and the loss of dignity; in these narratives about violence, petitioners reveal an unexpectedly complex understanding of local hierarchies.
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TL;DR: The view that the term demokratia was pejorative, and that Pericles praises liberty at the expense of democracy and so was misunderstood by the EU-convention, misreads the Funeral Oration and is contradicted by instances of Athenian praise of democracy as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The view that the term demokratia was pejorative, and that Pericles praises liberty at the expense of democracy and so was misunderstood by the EU-convention, misreads the Funeral Oration and is contradicted by instances of Athenian praise of democracy.
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TL;DR: The Phrygian slave probably entered on the mechane, a mode of entry which symbolizes the play's intellectual themes and also constitutes an intertextual allusion to Euripides' Andromeda.
Abstract: The Phrygian slave probably entered on the mechane , a mode of entry which symbolizes the play's intellectual themes and also constitutes an intertextual allusion to Euripides' Andromeda
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TL;DR: The archaeological and literary testimonia suggest that the Forum of Leo (A.D. 471) was on the acropolis, at the second court of the Ottoman Topkapi palace, and included baths and perhaps a church as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The archaeological and literary testimonia suggest that the Forum of Leo (A.D. 471) was on the acropolis, at the second court of the Ottoman Topkapi palace, and included baths and perhaps a church.
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TL;DR: Plutarch as discussed by the authors begins the biography by selecting incidents and an epigram that anticipate the basic themes of Themistocles' life, including his greatness, sometimes ambiguous, and his benefactions to all of Greece.
Abstract: Plutarch begins the biography by selecting incidents and an epigram that anticipate the basic themes of Themistocles' life--his greatness, sometimes ambiguous, and his benefactions to all of Greece.
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TL;DR: Aeschylus evokes, sometimes literally and sometimes metaphorically, the elements and their interactions in ways that show his knowledge of the ideas of Parmenides and Empedocles as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Aeschylus evokes, sometimes literally and sometimes metaphorically, the elements and their interactions in ways that show his knowledge of the ideas of Parmenides and Empedocles
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TL;DR: The Rhamnous 260, stressing the eudaimonia of the aged, associates death with sleep in terms that are closlely reminiscent of Aristophanes fr.504 as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The funerary epigram Rhamnous 260, stressing the eudaimonia of the aged deceased, associates death with sleep in terms that are closlely reminiscent of Aristophanes fr.504.
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TL;DR: A major theme of the Dionysiaca is the voyeur or curious seeker, whose search, often eroticized, for new experience or knowledge is in various ways rewarding or endangering as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: A major theme of the Dionysiaca is the voyeur or curious seeker, whose search, often eroticized, for new experience or knowledge is in various ways rewarding or endangering.
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TL;DR: The play's first choral ode, ostensibly a victory song for Thebes, employs ambiguous imagery that renders it ominous for both the victors and the vanquished as mentioned in this paper, and it was later used in the play's final act.
Abstract: The play's first choral ode, ostensibly a victory song for Thebes, employs ambiguous imagery that renders it ominous for both the victors and the vanquished.