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Comedy in Plutarch’s Parallel Lives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Plutarch quotes Attic comedy as evidence, but he also uses both invective and stereotypes from comedy in order to illustrate and judge the character of his protagonists, as seen in the Lives of Demetrius, Antony, Pericles, and Fabius ...
Xenophontos, Sophia
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Conspiring against the State? Livy’s account of the Bacchanalia of 186 BCE used as a warning against decadence and decay in 1st century BCE Rome

open access: yesLatina et Graeca
Livy’s account of the Bacchanalia of 186 BCE has been extensively discussed by scholars in the past. Earlier scholars have focused on whether Livy described an actual conspiracy against the state or rather a crisis in 1st century BCE Rome. When analysing
Martine Diepenbroek
doaj  

The Rhetorical Implications of Clementia in Cicero’s Caesarian Speeches [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Cicero’s Caesarian speeches were delivered in 46-45 B.C. to Caesar after his victories in the Civil War. Caesar faced a number of critical issues as he dealt with the political and social aftermath of the years after 49 B.C., including what to do with ...
Rozeboom, Aaron
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Discovering commercial hospitality in ancient Rome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Commercial hospitality in Ancient Rome, argues Kevin O'Gorman, was complex and sophisticated. He is concerned that over-reliance on the surviving texts can lead to confusion: it is important to examine physical historical sites, like Pompeii, to get a ...
O'Gorman, Kevin D.
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The illusion of moral decline. [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 2023
Mastroianni AM, Gilbert DT.
europepmc   +1 more source

Time in written spaces [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Time in written form pervades our social existence. From the daily news, whether on the web or in print, to wall calendars in our homes or offices, which tell us what day it is; from personal watches or cellphones to public clocks, which tell us what ...
Hannah, Robert
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