Showing papers in "Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies in 2009"
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TL;DR: Although the Theoric Fund for theater attendance became a part of the Athenian budget only in the fourth century, ad hoc payments for this purpose can be documented already in the fifth as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Although the Theoric Fund for theater attendance became a part of the Athenian budget only in the fourth century, ad hoc payments for this purpose can be documented already in the fifth.
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TL;DR: The claim that the tyrant Lachares blocked the performance of Menander's Imbrians (302/1) derives from ancient scholars' quest for political motives to explain statements in comedy as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The claim, in a didascalic list, that the tyrant Lachares blocked performance of Menander's Imbrians (302/1) derives from ancient scholars' quest for political motives to explain statements in comedy, and probably also confuses Lachares with the tyrant Stratocles.
21 citations
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TL;DR: Nonnus, writing as a Christian poet, uses visual details in ways that characterize the pagan gods as inadequate or ridiculous as mentioned in this paper, which is a common theme in many of his poems.
Abstract: Nonnus, writing as a Christian poet, uses visual details in ways that characterize the pagan gods as inadequate or ridiculous.
17 citations
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TL;DR: Procopius finished the Secret History, which includes an addendum, in 550/1, and his system of cross-references suggests the scope of an Ecclesiastical History that he never completed.
Abstract: Procopius finished the Secret History , which includes an addendum, in 550/1, and his system of cross-references suggests the scope of an Ecclesiastical History that he never completed.
14 citations
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TL;DR: The conflicting descriptions of the sixth-century doctor offered by pagans, Christians, and eventually Moslems show how he came to be taken as a representative, for good or ill depending on their conflicting viewpoints, of the Alexandrian intellectual community as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The conflicting descriptions of the sixth-century doctor offered by pagans, Christians, and eventually Moslems show how he came to be taken as a representative, for good or ill depending on their conflicting viewpoints, of the Alexandrian intellectual community.
11 citations
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TL;DR: The ancient commentators focus on Telemachus not in order to illustrate education, but to find justifications for Athena's interventions and conduct as discussed by the authors, which is the case of the present article.
Abstract: The ancient commentators focus on Telemachus not in order to illustrate education, but to find justifications for Athena's interventions and conduct.
7 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors reveal a long-lived genre of apotropaic poems in iambic trimeter rather than the more common dactylic hexameter.
Abstract: Magical texts of various sorts reveal a long-lived genre of apotropaic poems in iambic trimeter rather than the more common dactylic hexameter.
7 citations
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TL;DR: Polybius tends to use direct speech to bring out the character of the speaker or the importance or complexity of the issues, and indirect for preliminary talk, comments on past decisions, or negative advice as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Polybius tends to use direct speech to bring out the character of the speaker or the importance or complexity of the issues, and indirect for preliminary talk, comments on past decisions, or negative advice.
6 citations
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TL;DR: Several passages of the Odyssey hint at, and reject, a version of the Cyclops story, known in later sources, in which the Cyclopes pursue Odysseus at sea as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Several passages of the Odyssey hint at, and reject, a version of the Cyclops story, known in later sources, in which the Cyclopes pursue Odysseus at sea
4 citations
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Abstract: Idyll 10 departs from the conventions of the genre by juxtaposing the world of work with that of bucolic leisure in ways that undermine the idealized fiction of pastoral.
4 citations
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TL;DR: The character of marching in Greek armies, disparate ages of chorus members in Attic drama, and diversity of meters show that the movements of the chorus were not a form of marching or a part of ephebic military training as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The character of marching in Greek armies, disparate ages of chorus members in Attic drama, and diversity of meters show that the movements of the chorus were not a form of marching or a part of ephebic military training.
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TL;DR: In characterizing Alcibiades, Thucydides uses language and ideas from Pindar's description of the Sicilian tyrants, and implies that the Athenian demos shares this character as well.
Abstract: In characterizing Alcibiades, Thucydides uses language and ideas from Pindar's description of the Sicilian tyrants, and implies that the Athenian demos shares this character as well.
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TL;DR: Aeschines in his prosecution speech and Demosthenes in defense employ value terms differently, notably andragathia and eunoia, in defining civic excellence, and inscriptions help gauge the contemporary perception of the terms.
Abstract: Aeschines in his prosecution speech and Demosthenes in defense employ value terms differently, notably andragathia and eunoia , in defining civic excellence, and inscriptions help gauge the contemporary perception of the terms.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse the trial scenes in Chariton, Longus, and Achilles Tatius and show their knowledge and use of the full repertory of rhetorical theory concerned with designing the strategy of forensic arguments.
Abstract: Analysis of the trial scenes in Chariton, Longus, and Achilles Tatius shows their knowledge and use of the full repertory of rhetorical theory concerned with designing the strategy of forensic arguments.
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TL;DR: Gemellus' complaint about an attack on him by magic alludes to his damaged eyes, which suggests that he was perceived by his neighbors as possessing an evil eye that had caused them harm, to which they were responding.
Abstract: Gemellus' complaint about an attack on him by magic alludes to his damaged eyes, which suggests that he was perceived by his neighbors as possessing an evil eye that had caused them harm, to which they were responding.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the originality and importance of Greek studies in Holland in the 17th century are discussed. But they focus on the use of conjectures discovered in manuscripts and printed volumes.
Abstract: Textual conjectures discovered in manuscripts and printed volumes illustrate the originality and importance of Greek studies in Holland in the 17th century.
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TL;DR: Constantine's law of A.D. 922, by its adoreia provision, allowed an abandoned military allotment to be assigned to a civilian on condition of maintaining a soldier on its proceeds, but it provided no mechanism for carrying this out as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Constantine’s law of A.D. 922, by its adoreia provision, allowed an abandoned military allotment to be assigned to a civilian on condition of maintaining a soldier on its proceeds, but it provided no mechanism for carrying this out.
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TL;DR: Scribes' poems celebrating the accompanying patristic works and sometimes offering the reader guidance are published and discussed as mentioned in this paper, where the reader is asked to provide guidance to the writer.
Abstract: Scribes' poems celebrating the accompanying patristic works and sometimes offering the reader guidance are published and discussed
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TL;DR: The decree, reedited, reveals Varinius' testamentary disposition, confirmed by an oath sworn by the council, to distribute money to the citizens on the anniversaries of his birthday.
Abstract: The decree, reedited, reveals Varinius' testamentary disposition, confirmed by an oath sworn by the council, to distribute money to the citizens on the anniversaries of his birthday
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TL;DR: The ecphrasis on the Cyclops-Galatea painting is rich in intertextual connections and is made more complex by its alternations between credible visual description and story-telling that could have no visual basis in a painting as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The ecphrasis on the Cyclops-Galatea painting is rich in intertextual connections and is made more complex by its alternations between credible visual description and story-telling that could have no visual basis in a painting.
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TL;DR: An inscribed bust of the third century A.D. is published which reveals a hitherto-unattested title for a member of the provincial elite of Macedonia as mentioned in this paper, and the title is used to identify the author.
Abstract: An inscribed bust of the third century A.D. is published which reveals a hitherto-unattested title for a member of the provincial elite of Macedonia.
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TL;DR: The Life of a Courtier as discussed by the authors is atypical, not a work of simple piety but a courtier's sophisticated literary performance making frequent reference to earlier writings, and it is not a simple piety work.
Abstract: The Life is atypical, not a work of simple piety but a courtier's sophisticated literary performance making frequent reference to earlier writings.
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TL;DR: Pachymeres' description of the Scythians and Ethiopians, opposites in the physiognomic tradition, hints at their strength when combined, and implicitly criticizes imperial policy for allowing their recent combination in Mamluk Egypt as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Pachymeres' description of the Scythians and Ethiopians, opposites in the physiognomic tradition, hints at their strength when combined, and implicitly criticizes imperial policy for allowing their recent combination in Mamluk Egypt.
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Abstract: Orphans received at syssitia an adult portion of food, but unseasoned: the size derives from the dead father's entitlement, while the lack of seasoning reflects the orphan's minority status
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TL;DR: Aristophanes Eq. 163, applying the military term stiches to the rows of the audience, supports the notion that the seating in the theater was in straight lines rather than curved.
Abstract: Aristophanes Eq. 163, applying the military term stiches to the rows of the audience, supports the notion that the seating in the theater was in straight lines rather than curved.
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TL;DR: The speeches of Agamemnon at Iliad 4.155 ff. and elsewhere show his calculated and politic attention to the scene's wider audience as well as the individual addressee as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The speeches of Agamemnon at Iliad 4.155 ff. and elsewhere show his calculated and politic attention to the scene's wider audience as well as the individual addressee.