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Storia controfattuale e great men in Erodoto e Tucidide
Thinking about the role of great men in virtual history of contemporary age, in this paper we intend to conduct an analysis of this theme starting from some significant texts of Herodotus and Thucydides, to evaluate the existence of a recourse to ...
Elisabetta Bianco
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Aporie del mito greco e lineamenti della questione fenicia
Chi furono i Fenici, nei miti greci? L’esame della rappresentazione dei personaggi “fenici” in alcuni casi di studio, tratti in particolare da Omero, Erodoto, Platone, Ergia di Rodi e Filone di Biblo, consente di sviluppare alcune riflessioni sulle ...
Sergio Ribichini
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The relationship between Thomas Preston’s early Elizabethan tragedy Cambises (printed 1569) and the Book III of Herodotus’ Histories has often been downplayed, owing to the lack of printed editions or translations of Herodotus in England at the time and ...
Francesco Dall'Olio
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Nel presente contributo si rilegge la poetessa Telesilla di Argo, come uno dei pochi nomi giunti dalla lirica femminile su cui possiamo ricavare notizie puntuali, nonostante la frammentarietà dei versi pervenuti. Attraverso le diverse testimonianze ci si
Dorella Cianci
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Decreto di Delfi per gli abitanti di Chio
Il presente decreto promulgato da Delfi stabilisce la concessione della προμαντεία agli abitanti di Chio. Tale privilegio consente la precedenza nella consultazione dell’oracolo, una precedenza relativa poiché gli abitanti di Delfi avevano la ...
De Luca, Gaia
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The History of Cyrus in Vizzani Palace, an iconographic interpretation
This article focuses on the frescoed frieze in Palazzo Vizzani, the one with The History of Cyrus the Great. It presents a relatively rare theme in the visual arts of the sixteenth century which appeared only in some series of tapestries commissioned by ...
Bairang Wei
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Ingiusta e sanguinaria? Atene-Periandro nel discorso di Socle corinzio (Her. V 92)
The ironical processes and the allusions to contemporary events in Herodotus’ Histories have recently aroused a growing interest among scholars, with a special focus on his concern about «Athenian imperialism».
Marco Enrico
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Ioni senza malakie: Chio, Erodoto e la rivolta ionica
The article examines the behavior of the island of Chios during the Ionian revolt, according to the account of Herodotus. Chios adheres recklessly to revolt, but remains loyal to the end: fights at Lade with 100 ships, undergoing between the Ionians ...
Eduardo Federico
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Women in Herodotus’ Oracles. A Look beyond the Pythia
Women other than the Pythia are excluded from the consultation and reception of oracles, but they are nevertheless present in the oracular passages of Herodotus’ Histories. This paper focuses on the roles that they play in these passages, with the aim of
Carmen Sánchez-Mañas
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Denominare un dio, denominare un eroe. Erodoto e i ‘due Eracle’
In an important part of the second book, Herodotus proposes a famous theory about the origin of the names of the Greek gods. According to him, the great majority of them arrived in Greece from Egypt through the influence of the Pelasgians, a barbarian ...
Giovanni Ingarao
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