Quelques remarques sur le thème de la démesure dans le livre II des Histoires d’Hérodote
In this article, I intend to analyse the image of the Pharaoh that is conveyed in the second book of Herodotus’ Histories, through the study of several anecdotes. The first aspect of this image – and one that seems obvious
Typhaine Haziza
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Queen Atossa: Adamantine Achaemenid Apron-Strings [Hdt. 2.1.1−2, Hdt. 3.66.2, 3.88.2, 3.133−134, Hdt.7.2.1−3, and 7.3.4]s [PDF]
Claims that Herodotus reveals himself as a proto-biographer, let alone as a proto-feminist, are not yet widely accepted. To help advance these claims, I have selected one remarkable, non-Greek, barbarian woman—Queen Atossa of Persia, the daughter of ...
Oliver R. Baker
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GRK 26: Herodotus and Thucydides [PDF]
Syllabus and bibliography for an advanced Greek seminar taught at Dartmouth in Winter ...
Michael Lurie
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A brief remark on the philhellenic policy of Amasis at the emporion Naucratis [PDF]
The Greek emporia (Al Mina, Naucratis, etc.) were usually founded on the sea shores or in the estuaries of large rivers because they served as important trade routes to the hinterland.
Květa Smoláriková
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Herodotus, the Old Sappho and the Newest Sappho
This paper focuses on Herodotus’ mention of Sappho in the Histories (2.134-5). Through the analysis of some of the extant sources on the involvement of her brother Charaxus with the hetaira Doricha/Rhodopis, it advances an interpretation of Sappho’s ...
Donelli, Giulia
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Alexander of Macedon: An Early Biography [PDF]
Claims that Herodotus reveals himself as a proto-biographer are not yet widely accepted. To advance this claim, I have selected one man, Alexander I, who finds himself and his kingdom caught in the middle of the Greco-Persian Wars and whose activities ...
Oliver R. Baker
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Introduction: Creating new worlds out of old texts [PDF]
Despite initial expectations that globalization would eradicate the need for geographical space and distance, "maps matter" today in ways that were unimaginable a mere two decades ago.
Barker, Elton +2 more
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Herodotus on Bactria between Achaemenid Mobility and Alexander’s campaign. Some reflections [PDF]
Thanks to a recent monographic study by Chiara Matarese we are now able to understand more clearly both the reasons and the goals of a phenomenon, that of the so-called ‘deportations’ characteristic of the Achaemenid empire.
Marco Ferrario
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Changing Identities at the Turn of the Common Era: The Case of Semiramis
Babylon, a city of shifting identities, was a constant point of reference for the Mediterranean world. This article explores the portrayal of the Babylonian queen Semiramis in Greek and Roman sources, demonstrating how ancient Near Eastern identities ...
Kerstin Droß-Krüpe
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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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