Showing papers in "Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies in 2019"
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TL;DR: Figurative and real doctors are deployed in rhetoric in a positive or negative light depending on their alignment with the litigants, and this can be used to contextualise the appearance of doctors as witnesses in court.
Abstract: Figurative and real doctors are deployed in rhetoric in a positive or negative light depending on their alignment with the litigants, and this can be used to contextualise the appearance of doctors as witnesses in court.
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TL;DR: The coin's iconography revises earlier Syracusan types so as to signal the new tyrant's Olympic victory, his patronage of Demeter and Persephone, and his claim to power in Sicily as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The coin’s iconography – river god Alpheos/two barley grains – revises earlier Syracusan types so as to signal the new tyrant’s Olympic victory, his patronage of Demeter and Persephone, and his claim to power in Sicily.
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TL;DR: Basil's Passion (6 th cent.), elaborated out of Sozomen HE and claiming the presence of Julian, has no historical basis, and the pairing with the martyr Basilissa (3 rd cent.) was derived from inscriptions concerning a pagan Ancyran cult of Basileus and Basilissa as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Basil’s Passion (6 th cent.), elaborated out of Sozomen HE and claiming the presence of Julian, has no historical basis, and the pairing with the martyr Basilissa (3 rd cent.) was derived from inscriptions concerning a pagan Ancyran cult of Basileus and Basilissa.
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TL;DR: The story of Cnemon in the Aethiopica echoes the deaths of Constantine's son Crispus and wife Fausta in 326, and implies a hostile commentary on his legislation about marriage, adultery, and the family as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The story of Cnemon in the Aethiopica echoes the deaths of Constantine’s son Crispus and wife Fausta in 326, and implies a hostile commentary on his legislation about marriage, adultery, and the family.
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TL;DR: Xenophon's chronology (open rebellion in 401) can be confirmed, but he misrepresents the significance of several earlier events in order to portray Artaxerxes II as ignorant of Cyrus' ambitions.
Abstract: Xenophon’s chronology (open rebellion in 401) can be confirmed, but he misrepresents the significance of several earlier events in order to portray Artaxerxes II as ignorant of Cyrus' ambitions.
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TL;DR: The mosaic panels published here, of Byzantine date, show both traditional and novel geometric designs when studied alongside other mosaics from the region of Jordan and beyond as mentioned in this paper, and they are of Byzantine type.
Abstract: The mosaic panels published here, of Byzantine date, show both traditional and novel geometric designs when studied alongside other mosaics from the region of Jordan and beyond.
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TL;DR: Polygamy, rather than being invoked by Greek authors as a disparaging stereotype of Persians universally, was ascribed by Greeks only to certain kings, with most Persians portrayed as monogamous as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Polygamy, rather than being invoked by Greek authors as a disparaging stereotype of Persians universally, was ascribed by Greeks only to certain kings, with most Persians portrayed as monogamous.
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TL;DR: The ethical strictures, quite different from the first paragraph (the oath of allegiance), were unknown to early readers and show affinities with the purity requirements of late Hellenistic cults as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The ethical strictures, quite different from the first paragraph (the oath of allegiance), were unknown to early readers and show affinities with the purity requirements of late Hellenistic cults: the strictures thus may be a late addition portraying the ideal physician.
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TL;DR: Cicero reworks Demosthenes' presentation (21.83-100) of a silent victim unable to testify, in order to offer the Roman jurors, especially those familiar with DEMOSTHENES' speech, a visible and powerful testimony to Verres' malfeasance as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Cicero reworks Demosthenes’ presentation (21.83-100) of a silent victim unable to testify, in order to offer the Roman jurors, especially those familiar with Demosthenes’ speech, a visible and powerful testimony to Verres’ malfeasance.
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TL;DR: Demosthenes supports his policies by depicting the Athenians as sick with the disease of political apathy, and in particular uses the Hippocratic concept of prognosis as a forensic argument.
Abstract: Demosthenes supports his policies by depicting the Athenians as sick with the disease of political apathy, and in particular uses the Hippocratic concept of prognosis as a forensic argument.
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TL;DR: The spells in behalf of commerical artisans seek not only financial success but also qualities like charm, favor, and reputation, showing an awareness of the importance of social capital in supporting business dealings as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The spells in behalf of commerical artisans seek not only financial success but also qualities like charm, favor, and reputation, showing an awareness of the importance of social capital in supporting business dealings.
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TL;DR: The positioning of these particles in book epigrams suggests that the dodecasyllable can exhibit secondary pauses in addition to the primary caesura, and that δέ and τe have become semantically bleached to the point of being almost interchangeable.
Abstract: The positioning of these particles in book epigrams suggests that the dodecasyllable can exhibit secondary pauses in addition to the primary caesura, and that δέ and τe have become semantically bleached to the point of being almost interchangeable.
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TL;DR: Valens' simple methods for computing the planetary positions along the zodiac probably derive from Balbillus; inadequate, they are meant both to promise beginners an easy start and to claim superiority over the elaborate tools of astronomy as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Valens’ simple methods for the computing the planetary positions along the zodiac probably derive from Balbillus; inadequate, they are meant both to promise beginners an easy start and to claim superiority over the elaborate tools of astronomy.
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TL;DR: The crucial theme of Plutarch's essay is the role of sight in curiosity, especially using the metaphor of doors and windows for the eyes of the soul, in keeping with ancient theories about light as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The crucial theme of Plutarch’s essay is the role of sight in curiosity, especially using the metaphor of doors and windows for the eyes of the soul, in keeping with ancient theories about light.