Showing papers in "Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies in 2018"
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TL;DR: The diplomatic exchanges of the two powers need not express mutual respect, as the language and the rituals used by one side need not have been interpreted by the other as intended.
Abstract: The diplomatic exchanges of the two powers need not express mutual respect, as the language and the rituals used by one side need not have been interpreted by the other as intended.
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TL;DR: A new letter to Ephesus of ca. 161 describing earthquakes in the region adds credibility to the original source of a rescript with similar elements redacted in Eusebius HE 4.13.
Abstract: A new letter to Ephesus of ca. 161 describing earthquakes in the region adds credibility to the original source of a rescript with similar elements redacted in Eusebius HE 4.13.
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TL;DR: Dio's δυναστeίαις at 52.1 does not refer exclusively to the late Republic or to a form of government but to the malfunctions of the state, which he called a democracy, that he pointed out throughout its history as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Dio’s δυναστeίαις at 52.1.1 does not refer exclusively to the late Republic or to a form of government but to the malfunctions of the state, which he calls a democracy, that he has pointed out throughout its history.
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Abstract: Comparison of these narratives about the two political coups shows the historians’ differences of emphasis about the oligarchic “coup techniques” and also the similarities in the accounts of the democratic resistance.
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TL;DR: The Telemachy lays the groundwork for Telemachus recognition of Odysseus by informing him of his special relationship with Athena and his capacity for disguise as discussed by the authors, which was later confirmed by the Telemachos.
Abstract: The Telemachy lays the groundwork for Telemachus’ recognition of Odysseus by informing him of Odysseus’ special relationship with Athena and of his capacity for disguise.
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TL;DR: The first grant probably consisted of Ilium, Cebren and Scepsis and vicinity, while the second was either in the same part of the Troad or in the coastal region between Adramyttium and the Caicus as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The first grant probably consisted of Ilium, Cebren, and Scepsis and vicinity, while the second was either in the same part of the Troad or in the coastal region between Adramyttium and the Caicus.
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TL;DR: During the eighth to thirteenth centuries Thucydides lost his prominence in literary culture, as rhetorical schools and historiography rendered him rhetorically, politically, and culturally problematic as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: During the eighth to thirteenth centuries Thucydides lost his prominence in literary culture, as rhetorical schools and historiography rendered him rhetorically, politically, and culturally problematic.
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TL;DR: A victory of the Thebans over Philip's II cavalry before the battle of Chaeronea, reported by the tenth-century Stratagems of Leo, may well be historical as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: A victory of the Thebans over Philip’s II cavalry before the battle of Chaeronea, reported by the tenth-century Stratagems of Leo , may well be historical, and would help explain the weakness of the Macedonian cavalry at Chaeronea.
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TL;DR: The translations, while mostly accurate, show some mistakes, both semantic and syntactic, and also reflect pro- and anti-Roman intentions on the part of the various translators as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The translations, while mostly accurate, show some mistakes, both semantic and syntactic, and also reflect pro- and anti-Roman intentions on the part of the various translators.
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TL;DR: The authors of as discussed by the authors show that Lysander's plan to open the kingship to all Spartiates and not just Heraclidae is likely his own fiction, in an attempt to rationalize conflicting sources.
Abstract: Plutarch’s account ( Lys. 24) of Lysander’s plan to open the kingship to all Spartiates and not just Heraclidae is likely his own fiction, in an attempt to rationalize conflicting sources.
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TL;DR: A bronze knife blade, each side inscribed with a personal name, was probably used in the hair-cutting ceremony attested of young Carians as mentioned in this paper, and it was probably the only one inscribed with personal names.
Abstract: A bronze knife blade, each side inscribed with a personal name, was probably used in the hair-cutting ceremony attested of young Carians.
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TL;DR: The authors showed that the Arabic translation of Anatolius' collection of agricultural practices, lost in Greek, offers decisive evidence for constituting the text of the tenth-century Greek Geoponica.
Abstract: Case studies show that the Arabic translation of Anatolius’ Collection of Agricultural Practices , lost in Greek, offers decisive evidence for constituting the text of the tenth-century Greek Geoponica .
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TL;DR: The Arabic epitome of the lost tract shows that Galen recognized the non-rational elements in human character and based his analysis on Plato's theory of the tripartite soul.
Abstract: The Arabic epitome of the lost tract shows that Galen recognized the non-rational elements in human character and based his analysis on Plato’s theory of the tripartite soul.
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TL;DR: Chronography and consularia as chronicle subgenres and as sources for history developed from ancient origins and models into the Byzantine chronographical genre, several forms of which can be classified as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Chronography and consularia as chronicle subgenres and as sources for history developed from ancient origins and models into the Byzantine chronographical genre, several forms of which can be classified.
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TL;DR: The lament for the absent heroine is linked by verbal and thematic resonances to two earlier lamentations, a link which makes the Aegialeus episode "une education amoureuse" of Habrocomes as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The lament for the absent heroine is linked by verbal and thematic resonances to two earlier lamentations, a link which makes the Aegialeus episode “une education amoureuse” of Habrocomes.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a new parallel ring-inscription (SEG LXIII 1740) was published and re-edition of another ring inscription once in the De Clerq collection with information on its new location.
Abstract: Edition of a new parallel for the recently-published ring-inscription ( SEG LXIII 1740); re-edition of another ring inscription once in the De Clerq collection (cf. SEG VII 77), with information on its new location.
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TL;DR: The elevated position of Poseidon in the divine hierarchy reflects his importance in myth and cult, and Orion's “regaining his own land” is part of Corinna's ennobling depiction of this hero of Tanagra as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The elevated position of Poseidon in the divine hierarchy reflects his importance in myth and cult, and Orion’s “regaining his own land” is part of Corinna’s ennobling depiction of this hero of Tanagra.
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TL;DR: Pericles' metaphor in the funeral oration, that the Athenians should become erastai of the city, would have been original and striking to his audience, as the connotations of eros in politics had normally been divisive and pejorative.
Abstract: Pericles’ metaphor in the funeral oration, that the Athenians should become erastai of the city, would have been original and striking to his audience, as the connotations of eros in politics had normally been divisive and pejorative.