Showing papers in "Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies in 2015"
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TL;DR: A papyrus from Theadelphia, now our earliest census declaration from Egypt, supports the view that the 7-year census cycle was first instituted in 11/0, two decades after the establishment of Roman rule as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: A papyrus from Theadelphia, now our earliest census declaration from Egypt, supports the view that the 7-year census cycle was first instituted in 11/0, two decades after the establishment of Roman rule.
29 citations
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TL;DR: Darius II's invitation to the Olympic victor Poulydamas and Cyrus' friendship with Thessalian aristocrats were renewals of old ties between Persia and Thessaly and part of Persian intervention in the Peloponnesian War as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Darius II’s invitation to the Olympic victor Poulydamas and Cyrus’ friendship with Thessalian aristocrats were renewals of old ties between Persia and Thessaly and part of Persian intervention in the Peloponnesian War.
10 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the social dimension of Greek particles and show that they can serve to mark the social stratum of the writer and the addressee of the message.
Abstract: To the study of semantic and syntactic properties of Greek particles should be added consideration of the social dimension, as a number of instances show that they can serve to the mark the social stratum of the writer and the addressee.
7 citations
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TL;DR: Analogous items in the orators and the inscriptions support the authenticity of the decree quoted by Andocides as discussed by the authors, and they also support the correctness of the decrees.
Abstract: Analogous items in the orators and the inscriptions support the authenticity of the decree quoted by Andocides.
6 citations
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TL;DR: Chysoloras' response to the funeral oration of Manuel II for his brother amounts to a "model for princes" that is unusual in using Aristotle's ethical writings and showing Chrysoloras's links to Western humanism as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Chysoloras’ response to the funeral oration of Manuel II for his brother amounts to a ‘model for princes’ that is unusual in using Aristotle’s ethical writings and showing Chrysoloras’ links to Western humanism.
5 citations
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TL;DR: The ca. 375,000 Greek, Egyptian, and Latin names attested in Egypt can be usefully studied with network visualization and analysis to provide a fresh perspective on naming practices as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The ca. 375,000 Greek, Egyptian, and Latin names attested in Egypt can be usefully studied with network visualization and analysis to provide a fresh perspective on naming practices.
5 citations
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TL;DR: Callimachus fr.54, in calling Berenice II βουγeνής, evokes not only Danaus' descent from Io but further the Apis cult and that of Dionysus at Argos, important to the Ptolemies, and finally Empedocles' vision of the evolution of orderly life as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Callimachus fr.54, in calling Berenice II βουγeνής, evokes not only Danaus’ descent from Io but further the Apis cult and that of Dionysus at Argos, important to the Ptolemies, and finally Empedocles’ vision of the evolution of orderly life.
4 citations
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TL;DR: The Cynics' attitudes towards food, cookery, and eating were important in signaling their socio-cultural identity, a specific "Cynic menu" serving to distinguish them from high society and its culinary norms as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The Cynics’ attitudes towards food, cookery, and eating were important in signaling their socio-cultural identity, a specific ‘Cynic menu’ serving to distinguish them from high society and its culinary norms.
3 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the quoted decree on revision of the laws describes procedures for assessment and publication that can be reconciled with other evidence, which can be found in Section 5.1.
Abstract: The quoted decree on revision of the laws describes procedures for assessment and publication that can be reconciled with other evidence.
3 citations
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TL;DR: Metaphrasis became a major hagiographical practice from the tenth century on, with Choiroboskos (ninth cent.) a key figure in its development; but it gained only limited recognition in Byzantine rhetorical theory as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Metaphrasis became a major hagiographical practice from the tenth century on, with Choiroboskos (ninth cent.) a key figure in its development; but it gained only limited recognition in Byzantine rhetorical theory.
3 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, two kinds of kinesis involved in the same interval are distinguished, and evidence of a debate on the respective merits of proportion theory vs. harmonic theory is provided.
Abstract: Physics 3.3, by distinguishing two kinds of kinesis involved in the same interval, constitutes evidence of a debate on the respective merits of proportion theory vs. harmonic theory.
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TL;DR: The collection of Hypotheses is identical with the "narrative hypotheses" found in papyri and medieval prefaces as discussed by the authors, and it was not written by the Peripatetic, but possibly by the grammarian Dicaearchus of Sparta.
Abstract: The collection of Hypotheses is identical with the ‘narrative hypotheses’ found in papyri and medieval prefaces; late Hellenistic, it was not written by the Peripatetic, but possibly by the grammarian Dicaearchus of Sparta.
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TL;DR: A comparison of the Umayyad castle's geometric pavements shows that their creators drew on deep knowledge of Greek artistic traditions in their work for the new Muslim rulers.
Abstract: Comparative study of the Umayyad castle’s geometric pavements shows that their creators drew on deep knowledge of Greek artistic traditions in their work for the new Muslim rulers.
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TL;DR: Fragments of Corinna's poems offer catalogues of women that are local (lyric partheneia with Boeotian reference) and yet also show the influence of the panhellenic genre of epic genealogies as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Fragments of Corinna’s poems offer catalogues of women that are local (lyric partheneia with Boeotian reference) and yet also show the influence of the panhellenic genre of epic genealogies.
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TL;DR: Euripides in IA rehabilitates the character of Clytemnestra by evoking, for contrast, Aesch. Ag. and Eur. El., and, for similarities, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter and Semonides’ Bee-woman as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Euripides in IA rehabilitates the character of Clytemnestra by evoking, for contrast, Aesch. Ag. and Eur. El. , and, for similarities, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter and Semonides’ Bee-woman.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a new literary papyrus, one of the few from the Eastern Desert ports, offers some lyric verses describing music and dance in a rite for Cybele.
Abstract: A new literary papyrus, one of the few from the Eastern Desert ports, offers some lyric verses describing music and dance in a rite for Cybele.
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TL;DR: A quantitative study of 19th-century travelers' accounts of official 'post-hours' in Ottoman Turkey shows their consistency with the parasang (30 Olympic stadia), correlating distance and travel time as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: A quantitative study of 19th-century travelers’ accounts of official ‘post-hours’ in Ottoman Turkey shows their consistency with the parasang (30 Olympic stadia), correlating distance and travel time.
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TL;DR: Photius' interest in the turmoil in II B.C. Sicily, which probably reflects ninth-century anxiety over the Arab invasion of Sicily, led him to shape a coherent monograph, different from Diodorus' conglomerate and from the Constantinian Excerpta as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Photius’ interest in the turmoil in II B.C. Sicily, which probably reflects ninth-century anxiety over the Arab invasion of Sicily, led him to shape a coherent monograph, different from Diodorus’ conglomerate and from the Constantinian Excerpta .
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TL;DR: This article argued that the popular story of the contest between Homer and Hesiod offered a more intricate and interesting confrontation that eventually eclipsed the poet's dispute with his brother Perses in Hesiod's biographical accounts.
Abstract: This paper attempts to explain why Hesiodic biographies consistently omit the poet's dispute with his brother Perses even though this quarrel is the dramatic setting for the Works and Days . I suggest that this omission is linked to ancient readings of the quarrel as fictional, which are attested in the scholia to the WD . Furthermore, I argue that the popular story of the contest between Homer and Hesiod offered a more intricate and interesting confrontation that eventually eclipsed the dispute with Perses in Hesiod’s biographical accounts.
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TL;DR: A metrical charm against intestinal pain, attested elsewhere, can be recognized in two finger-rings of late antiquity as discussed by the authors, which can be used as a symbol of resistance to intestinal pain.
Abstract: A metrical charm against intestinal pain, attested elsewhere, can be recognized in two finger-rings of late antiquity.
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TL;DR: Triclinius' understanding of metrical responsion can be seen to evolve and improve over time, owing especially to his study of the Aristophanes scholia, which then aided his work on the text of Sophocles.
Abstract: Triclinius’ understanding of metrical responsion can be seen to evolve and improve over time, owing especially to his study of the Aristophanes scholia, which then aided his work on the text of Sophocles.
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TL;DR: Aristomachus, the proper name of a Thessalian ancestor linked to the Heraclidae, completes and clarifies the scope of praise of the victor at the start of the ode.
Abstract: ‘Aristomachus’, not the scholiast’s adjective but the proper name of a Thessalian ancestor linked to the Heraclidae, completes and clarifies the scope of praise of the victor at the start of the ode.