Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 13
The Figure of the Poor Poet in Classical Poetry
The figure of the poor poet represents a persistent and conventional topos in Greek and Roman literature. Yet this tradition, although widely acknowledged, has not been examined in a comprehensive manner from its inception ...
Aspects of the Moon in Ancient Egypt, the Near East and Greece
This study discusses the various perceptions of the Moon in pre-Hellenistic Egypt, the Bronze Age Near East, and Archaic and Classical Greece. It covers diverse aspects of these cultures including mythology, cult practice, ...
Representations and Receptions of Scipio Africanus from the Second Century BCE to the Present
This dissertation catalogues the numerous representations of the elder Scipio Africanus from Roman times to the present day. Chapter one provides a brief analysis of the ancient sources relevant to his life. The biography ...
ROMANS IN GREECE. The relationships between Rome and the Greek world in the late Hellenistic age
The present study examines the relationships between Rome and the Greek world during a period which, approximately, spans from the sack of Corinth (146 BC) to the first Mithridatic war (89 BC). The objective is to understand ...
Regularly Irregular Motion in Proclus' Celestial Physics
As an accomplished mathematician and astronomer, Proclus was acutely aware that the increasingly complicated models employed by astronomers down to Ptolemy failed in their stated aim of reducing planetary orbits into regular ...
Alexander's Image in the Propaganda of the Diadochoi
The untimely death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC resulted in a turbulent political situation; he left behind no obvious heir and immediately his leading officers became involved in a great struggle to control his vast ...
Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheke 17.1-61: A Translation & Historical Commentary
Book 17 of Diodorus' Bibliotheke covers the campaigns of Alexander the Great, from his accession in 336 BC to his death in 323 BC. This thesis provides a fresh translation and commentary for the first half of Book 17, up ...
Ultimus Romanorum: Cassius the Tyrannicide and Caesar's Assassination
This thesis represents the first monograph on Cassius the tyrannicide for almost a century, and the only one in English. It provides a detailed treatment of his career down to 44 BC, and, in particular, re-assesses Cassius’ ...
“Opening up the World Below”: A New ‘Reading’ of Ancient Greek Eschatological Topography
This study presents a new methodology for reading ancient Greek eschatological topography. The crux of this reading is a balancing of the tension between the holism of an eschatological imagining and the inherent fluidity ...
A Sin Against God: The Rhetoric of Incest in Senecan Tragedy and Tacitean History
Tacitus’ depiction of Agrippina the Younger in his Annales is controversial, as certain elements of this depiction bear a striking resemblance to the incestuous women depicted by Seneca the Younger in his Oedipus, Phoenissae ...