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Religion without fear. Plutarch on superstition and Early Christian Literature

Verbum et Ecclesia, 1997
After some introductory remarks on the role of fear in religious discourse. Plutarch s treatise On Superstition is analysed according to its rhetorical outline.
H-J Klauck
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The role of the helots in 'educating' the Spartans

Ученые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки, 2022
This article considers and analyzes the ancient sources mentioning the role played by the helots in the upbringing of sons of Spartan citizens. The focus is on the ways and forms through which the helots were exploited to educate the young generation ...
L.G. Pechatnova
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The lives and opinions of Socrates and Stilpo as defended by Plutarch against the insidious yet ignorant attacks of Colotes

Aitia, 2013
In chapters 17 to 23 of the Adversus Colotem Plutarch defends Socrates and Stilpo against Colotes’ criticism. I examine the embedding of this section in the larger context of the work, the links between the sections on Socrates ...
Jan Opsomer
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Odwołania do Aleksandra Wielkiego i ich rola w Żywocie Demetriusza Plutarcha z Cheronei

Collectanea Philologica, 2020
Among all Plutarch’s Lives of men that lived after IV B.C., the biography of Demetrius Poliorcetes contains the most references to Alexander the Great. It is noteworthy that references to this figure in comparison to other Plutarchean biographies occur ...
Tomasz Zieliński
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Anty-Aleksander? Wizerunek Demetriusza Poliorketesa w "Żywocie Demetriusza" Plutarcha z Cheronei

Collectanea Philologica, 2021
The assumption that imitation of Alexander the Great played a key role in the image of Demetrius Poliorcetes has been broadly accepted by many researchers. The main source on this subject is Plutarch’s Life of Demetrius where the author directly compares
Tomasz Zieliński
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Atene e l’‘epimachia’ con Corcira (433 a.C.)

Erga-Logoi, 2016
This paper offers a new analysis of sources as well as a new reconstruction of the events of Greek History in July and August 433 B.C. The author especially focuses (1) on the historical motives behind the change of view which led the Athenian Assembly ...
Giovanni Parmeggiani
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The Lives of Women in Plutarch’s Lives

Literatūra (Vilnius), 2020
Plutarch’s works often serve as a starting point for feminist criticism – the writer is called both a feminist who surpassed his times and a spokesperson for the traditional patriarchal society who sees women as passive and inferior to men.
Nijolė Juchnevičienė
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O pojídání masa (přel. M. Šedina)

Reflexe, 2022
Translation of On Meat-Eating by ...
Plútarchos
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Plato, Aristotle and the phytagorean influence on Plutarch's De Musica

Classica, Revista Brasileira de Estudos Clássicos, 2012
In his treatise On Music, Plutarch cites and discusses excerpts from works of Plato and Aristotle in which these authors deal with issues relevant to the harmonic theory. In these passages, we see that the sources used by Plutarch have a strong influence
Roosevelt Rocha
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Testimonianze sulla prostituzione a Sparta. La bella aulonita e l’etèra Cottina

Erga-Logoi, 2015
Review of the ancient evidences about the practice of prostitution in Sparta from the archaic till the Hellenistic time. The paper discusses the testimonies offered by Plutarch and Clement, concerning the organization of prostitution in Spartan law, and ...
Roberto Capel Badino
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