Sagp Newsletter 2009/10.3 (Central Division),
2010
Binghamton University
Sagp Newsletter 2009/10.3 (Central Division), Anthony Preus
The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Empirical And Dialogical Proofs Of God's Existence In Laws 10,
2010
Binghamton University--SUNY
Empirical And Dialogical Proofs Of God's Existence In Laws 10, Lewis Trelawny-Cassity
The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
Book 10 of the Laws is intended to prove that the gods exist, care for us, and are not persuaded by bribes (885b7-9). The arguments put forward concerning the gods in Book 10 are described as “our noblest and best prelude (kalliston te kai ariston prooimion) on behalf of the laws” (887c1). In this paper I want to investigate how Plato establishes the fact that nous, “god, in the correct sense, for the gods” (897b2), exists. Some scholars have noted the “empirical” character of Plato’s arguments for the existence of god in Laws 10. While empirical facts do provide an …
Τρυφη And Υβρισ In The Περι Βιων Of Clearchus,
2010
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Τρυφη And Υβρισ In The Περι Βιων Of Clearchus, Vanessa B. Gorman, Robert J. Gorman
Department of History: Faculty Publications
Recent discussions of the fragments of the Περι Βίων have seen the concept of pernicious luxury as a key to understanding aspects of this work of Clearchus. In particular, it is thought that Clearchus reflects a moralizing historiographical schema according to which wealth leads to an effeminate luxury (τρυφή), eventually producing satiety (κόρος), which in turn provokes the afflicted to violence (υβρις), ultimately bringing the subject’s destruction. We maintain, in contrast, that it is anachronistic to attribute this pattern of thought to Clearchus, and further, that the state of the evidence does not permit …
P.Got. 9: The Subscription,
2010
Loyola University Chicago
P.Got. 9: The Subscription, James G. Keenan
Classical Studies: Faculty Publications and Other Works
No abstract provided.
Roman Law And The Legal World Of The Romans,
2010
Loyola University Chicago
Roman Law And The Legal World Of The Romans, James G. Keenan
Classical Studies: Faculty Publications and Other Works
A review of Andrew. M Riggsby's book, Roman Law and the Legal World of the Romans.
Amphora Production In The Roman World: A View From The Papyri,
2010
Wilfrid Laurier University
Amphora Production In The Roman World: A View From The Papyri, Scott Gallimore
Archaeology and Heritage Studies Faculty Publications
Survey of the papyrological evidence for the various stages of the pottery production process in Graeco-Roman Egypt with a focus on wine amphorae. Where possible, evidence from excavations and ethnographical data are integrated into the discussion.
The Gift Outright: Land Use And Resource Acquisition At Late Bronze Age Mycenae,
2010
Butler University
The Gift Outright: Land Use And Resource Acquisition At Late Bronze Age Mycenae, Lynne. Kvapil
Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Abstract of paper presentation from: Annual Meeting of CAMWS, Oklahoma City, OK, March 2010.
A Philology Of Liberation: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As A Reader Of The Classics,
2010
Xavier University - Cincinnati
A Philology Of Liberation: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As A Reader Of The Classics, Thomas E. Strunk
Faculty Scholarship
This paper explores the intellectual relationship between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the classics, particularly the works of Plato, Sophocles, and Aeschylus. Recognizing Dr. King as a reader of the classics is significant for two reasons: the classics played a formative role in Dr. King's development into a political activist and an intellectual of the first order; moreover, Dr. King shows us the way to read the classics. Dr. King did not read the classics in a pedantic or even academic manner, but for the purpose of liberation. Dr. King's legacy, thus, is not merely his political accomplishments but …
In Praise Of The Saints: Introducing Medieval Hagiography Into The British Literature Survey,
2010
Bridgewater State University
In Praise Of The Saints: Introducing Medieval Hagiography Into The British Literature Survey, John P. Sexton
English Faculty Publications
Despite increased interest in hagiographic writing among scholars of early literature in the last few decades, serious study of saints’ lives in the undergraduate classroom remains rare. To some degree, this is a result of poor representation in the leading anthologies,[1]but another contributing factor has been the perception of a distinction between hagiographic and other medieval writing it terms of genre or of literary value. Such distinctions, however, are modern inventions, and do not accurately reflect the medieval reader or writer’s view. Nor is the inclusion of the literature alongside the expected “great works” difficult or jarring; a …
Classics Newsletter 2010,
2010
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Classics Newsletter 2010, Department Of Classics
The Department of Classics Newsletter
No abstract provided.
The Nature Of Command In The Macedonian Sarissa Phalanx,
2010
South Dakota State University
The Nature Of Command In The Macedonian Sarissa Phalanx, Graham Wrightson
School of American and Global Studies Faculty Publications with a Focus on History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion
In his essay, ―Hellenistic military leadership,‖ P. Beston reviews the successes of Hellenistic kings and generals who commanded their armies from the front, inspiring by example.1 In all but one of his examples the individual in question commanded a cavalry squadron. This is hardly surprising. Horses by nature follow each other and so to direct an attack to where it is required the commander would be better served by leading from the front. The relative lack of structure in a cavalry squadron compared with an infantry battalion requires that the commander fight in the front rank. The speed of a …
Remarks On David Daube’S Lectures On Sale, With Special Attention To The Liber Homo And Res Extra Commercium,
2010
University of Glasgow
Remarks On David Daube’S Lectures On Sale, With Special Attention To The Liber Homo And Res Extra Commercium, Ernest Metzger
Ernest Metzger
This article discusses a collection of lecture notes on the Roman law of sale prepared by David Daube for an advanced course conducted at the University of Aberdeen from 1954 to 1955. The article considers in detail Daube’s lecture on the sale of the liber homo and res extra commercium in Roman law. An excerpt from that lecture is attached as an Appendix. His treatment of the subject is unfinished (and unpublished), though it is possible to see how his views might have developed. The final section offers an opinion on Daube’s approach to interpreting texts and its value to …
Civil Procedure In Classical Rome: Having An Audience With The Magistrate,
2010
University of Glasgow
Civil Procedure In Classical Rome: Having An Audience With The Magistrate, Ernest Metzger
Ernest Metzger
During the classical period of Roman law, civil lawsuits were divided into two proceedings: a brief proceeding before the magistrate, who decided certain preliminary matters, and a longer proceeding before a judge, who tried the case. The first proceeding is said to take place “in iure,” which roughly means “in the magistrate’s court.” Unfortunately the figure “in court” has been understood too strictly to refer to the whole of the first phase, and this has given rise to the misunderstanding that the whole of the first phase took place in the magistrate’s presence. The better view is that the first …
Baciccio's Beata Ludovica Albertoni Distributing Alms,
2010
Chapman University
Baciccio's Beata Ludovica Albertoni Distributing Alms, Karen J. Lloyd
Art Faculty Articles and Research
This article focuses on the artistic relationship between Baciccio and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
The Bright Cypress Of The 'Orphic' Gold Tablets: Direction And Illumination In Myths Of The Underworld,
2010
Bryn Mawr College
The Bright Cypress Of The 'Orphic' Gold Tablets: Direction And Illumination In Myths Of The Underworld, Radcliffe G. Edmonds Iii
Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies Faculty Research and Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Blaming The Witch: Some Reflections Upon Unexpected Death,
2010
Bryn Mawr College
Blaming The Witch: Some Reflections Upon Unexpected Death, Radcliffe G. Edmonds Iii
Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies Faculty Research and Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Children Of Earth And Starry Heaven: The Meaning And Function Of The Formula In The 'Orphic' Gold Tablets,
2010
Bryn Mawr College
The Children Of Earth And Starry Heaven: The Meaning And Function Of The Formula In The 'Orphic' Gold Tablets, Radcliffe G. Edmonds Iii
Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies Faculty Research and Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Revisiting Indian Rouletted Ware And The Impact Of Indian Ocean Trade In Early Historic South Asia,
2010
Bryn Mawr College
Revisiting Indian Rouletted Ware And The Impact Of Indian Ocean Trade In Early Historic South Asia, Peter Magee
Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship
Indian Rouletted Ware pottery is the iconic marker of the overseas reach of the subcontinent at the turn of the first millennium AD. In the mid twentieth century this was naturally seen as prompted by the contemporary Roman Empire, while the later post-colonial discourse has emphasised the independence and long life of Indian initiatives. In this new analysis the author demonstrates a more complex socio-economic situation. While Greyware is distributed long term over south India, Rouletted ware is made in at least two regional centres for coastal communities using a new ceramic language, one appropriate to an emerging international merchant …
Cyprus,
2010
Trinity University
Cyprus, Nicolle E. Hirschfeld
Classical Studies Faculty Research
Strabo described Cyprus as “second to none of the islands of the Mediterranean: it is rich in wine and oil, produces grain in abundance and possesses extensive copper mines.…” (14.6.5). Geographical proximity placed Cyprus within the orbit of the Levant; currents and winds situated the island in the flow of peoples and ideas between the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean. But at the same time, Cyprus’ insularity and large size fostered idiosyncratic developments. This tension—between native and imported ideas, and invention in a middle ground—informs studies of ancient Cyprus.
Critical Moments In Classical Literature [Review],
2010
Trinity University
Critical Moments In Classical Literature [Review], Lawrence Kim
Classical Studies Faculty Research
Critical Moments in Classical Literature is a curious book; deeply learned, elegantly written, and filled with subtle observations on a vast array of texts, but also somewhat diffuse, elusive, and in the end frustrating. On the face of it, the subtitle, Studies in the Ancient View of Literature and its Uses, is a good description of the book’s six chapters, each focused on a text constituting a ‘critical moment’ in ancient literary criticism: (1) Aristophanes’ Frogs, (2) Euripides’ Cyclops, (4) Dionysius of Halicarnassus’ On Imitation, (5) Longinus’ On the Sublime, and (6) Plutarch’s How the …
