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Abstract: How does poetry, as discourse, differ from oratory'1 The eloquence sought by the orator must be distinguished from the language of poetry, as Cicero wrote (Orat. 20.66–68):For the poets themselves have provoked the question as to the difference between themselves and the orators. It was thought once to be a matter especially of rhythm and versification, but now the use of rhythm has become a frequent practice among orators ... However, versification is not the most important characteristic of the poet, although he deserves more praise for seeking the virtues achieved by the orator even while he is constrained by verse. For my part, although some poets do assume a sublime and ornamented style, I recognize that there ... Read More PubDate: 2024-05-09T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: It is the aim of this article to explore the responses by Claudius and Nero to the food crisis that Acts states began under Claudius. It is argued in this article that it also extended under Nero. Especially considered is the nature of their responses in the city of Rome itself. Of course, with war, treasures from abroad flooded into Rome, treasures which allowed Romans to purchase greater quantities of food for trade and consumption. However, throughout the Mediterranean basin existed a network of agricultural cultivation that impinged heavily upon life in Rome. Thus, maintaining such a network was crucial to feeding Rome. If disrupted intensely, a food crisis could ensue. In this article, the responses by ... Read More PubDate: 2024-05-09T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: In the past several years, some of the written correspondence of Bernard P. Grenfell (1869–1926) has been published.1 The Oxford archaeologist and papyrologist was responsible for leading excavations in several villages of the Fayyūm (including Tebtunis), in Oxyrhynchus, and el-Hibeh, not to mention editing—typically with his colleague Arthur S. Hunt (1871–1934)—hundreds of papyri from those digs.2 Much of what we know about those excavations and the broader structures that supported them derive from accounts published in a number of official venues of the Egypt Exploration Fund (later Society), including the introduction to Fayûm Towns and their Papyri and issues of Archaeological Report, as well as ... Read More PubDate: 2024-05-09T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: Je suis peut-être un homme démodé du XIXème siècle,maisj’aide l’optimisme, j’ai de l’espoir; et comme l’avenir contient beaucoup de choses–comme l’avenir contient peut-être toutes choses–je pense que l’épopée nous reviendra. Je crois que le poète sera à nouveau un faiseur. Je veux dire, il racontera une histoire et il la chantera aussi. Et nous ne considérerons pas ces deux choses différentes, comme nous ne pensons pas qu’elles soient différentes chez Homère ou Virgile.La figure d’Ulysse est présente de façon déterminante et structurelle dans plusieurs projets littéraires modernes et contemporains (Stanford 1968, orig. 1963; Hall 2008). Sans considérer les querelles universitaires autour de ce point polémique qui ... Read More PubDate: 2024-05-09T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: Brisson’s study reconsiders the rise of the Roman Republic to mastery of the Mediterranean world during the pivotal first half of the second century BCE, falling within what we commonly call the Middle Hellenistic period, for which Polybius is our most important literary source. Brisson supplements literary sources with epigraphical and archaeological material and makes use of recent studies in the ancient economy. For Brisson, these years constitute republican Rome’s brief tenure of “unipolarity.” He examines this period through the theoretical perspective of international relations theorists known as neorealists, whose foundational document is the groundbreaking study of the late Kenneth Waltz.1An introduction ... Read More PubDate: 2024-05-09T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: Celebrity, Fame and Infamy in the Hellenistic World is the result of the homonymous workshop held at the Waterloo Institute for Hellenic Studies at the University of Waterloo on 9–11 September 2015. This workshop brought together several scholars specialized in Hellenistic studies for the purpose of examining the perception of celebrity in the Hellenistic world through an interdisciplinary approach. The nine essays which compose the book involve many disciplines, from anthropology to epigraphy, from literary to social history, all of which are employed to try to understand the role of fame in the Hellenistic world and its unique nature.As we can read in the introduction, there are many studies on the topic of fame ... Read More PubDate: 2024-05-09T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: When Barbara Flaschenriem passed away in 2013 after a long illness, she had been working on a book provisionally called Dream and Ekphrasis in Roman Elegy. She had already published an article on the topic1 and written two chapters on other Propertius poems. Golden Cynthia: Essays on Propertius begins with those two chapters and continues with a collection of essays written for the volume by scholars of Latin literature who knew Flaschenriem. The book stands somewhere between a posthumously edited volume by a single author and a collection of essays written as a memorial. It is both a fitting tribute to Flaschenriem and a cohesive book on a unified theme.The purpose of the volume means that the group of ... Read More PubDate: 2024-05-09T00:00:00-05:00
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