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Classics In The Nineteenth Century, Kyriakos N. Demetriou
Classics In The Nineteenth Century, Kyriakos N. Demetriou
Kyriakos N. Demetriou
This set comprises the first comprehensive collection of reviews, essays, and articles on George Grote''s writing. It offers a revealing picture of Victorian scholars and their understanding of classical antiquity, and is an indispensable primary source on the reception of Grote in Britain and America. Each volume is prefaced by a lenghty and informative introduction.
The Column And Coinage Of C. Duilius: Innovations In Iconography In Large And Small Media In The Middle Republic, Eric Kondratieff
The Column And Coinage Of C. Duilius: Innovations In Iconography In Large And Small Media In The Middle Republic, Eric Kondratieff
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"[From the conclusion]: This discussion presents a linked series of hypotheses, each one suggested in its turn by evidence relating directly to C. Duilius (cos. 260), and contextualized by near-contemporary precedents wherever possible, or relevant-seeming analogues from slightly later periods. Taken together, these hypotheses support a plausible scenario in which the elogium on Duilius’ rostral column may be read not only as an account of a cunning and audacious commander whose pioneering efforts in naval warfare destroyed the myth of Carthaginian supremacy at sea, but also as an encomium on a generous benefactor to Rome’s citizenry. The inscription’s redactor has …