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Martial Epigrammata, Book X : a commentary
This thesis represents the first full-scale commentary on Book 10 of Martial's Epigrams. Jenkins' commentary on Book 10, a thesis from Cambridge in 1982, is the other detailed commentary on Book 10, but examines only 23 ... -
Identity, Ideology, and Policy: Panhellenism and the Last Acts of Philip II
In the last years before his assassination, Philip II enacted two final, major policies. First was the establishment of a peace through a proto-federal union of the Greek states known as the League of Corinth, and second ... -
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 ... -
Conquest, Kingship, Calamity: Demetrius Poliorcetes After Ipsus
Demetrius Poliorcetes (336-282 BC), was one of the extraordinary figures of the Hellenistic Age, whose career began in wake of the chaos that followed the death of Alexander the Great. His father was Antigonus Monophthalmus, ... -
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’ ... -
Persuasive ethics: The direct discourse of women in Plutarch’s Roman Lives
This thesis examines the ways in which the speech of women and their interaction with men contribute to the ethical framework of Plutarch’s Roman Lives. In particular, it explores the significant features shared by the ... -
The Roles of Geographical Concepts in the Construction of Ancient Greek Ethno-cultural Identities, from Homer to Herodotus: An Analysis of the Continents and the Mediterranean Sea
The main objective of the thesis is to investigate and explain the roles that concepts of geographical space played in the construction of ancient Greek ethno-cultural identities, from Homer to Herodotus. I focus specifically ... -
Politics and Priesthoods in Late Republican Rome
This thesis examines the influence of the two major priestly colleges in late republican Rome, the pontificate and the augurate, and aims to explain why membership was valued so highly by members of the Roman élite. ... -
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 ... -
Jewels or Dreams? The Jewellery of the Fayum Portraits.
The Fayum Portraits are a collection of bust-style painted images from Roman Egypt dated to the first centuries of the first millennium AD. This thesis first considered the history and necessity of encaustic portraiture. ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Beware of that Cup!: The Role of Food-tasters in Ancient Society
Many Greek and Roman sources express a preoccupation with the use of poison and its potential for murder. Consequently, some individuals were charged with the task of detecting poison in food and drink, usually on the ... -
The 'Tragic' Father of Gods and Men: A Study and Comparison of Euripides' Zeus and Seneca's Jupiter
This dissertation is a study and comparison of the gods Zeus and Jupiter within various tragedies of Euripides and Seneca. It is concerned above all with the tragic representation of the two gods and the various levels of ... -
Reflections on the Enigmatic Goddess: The Origins of Hekate and the Development of her Character to the End of the Fifth Century B.C.
This is a study aimed at reconsidering the origins, in the broadest sense of the word, of the ancient goddess Hekate. To the best of our knowledge, what is the geographical provenance of Hekate? What does the evidence for ... -
Petronius’ Satyrica: A Commentary on its Transmission, Pre-Plot Fragments, and Chapters 1–15
The thesis is a commentary on the transmission and beginning of Petronius’ Satyricon Libri: the research corpus comprises the first 15 chapters and fragments and references that help to reconstruct the plot of the lost, ... -
Statius, Thebaid 2: Edited with a Commentary
This is the first commentary on the second book of Statius’ epic poem, the Thebaid, in nearly sixty years, and the only full-scale English commentary. My primary objective is to explain the meaning (in several senses of ... -
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 ... -
From Philosophising Ass to Asinine Philosopher: Satire in Book 11 of Apuleius' Metamorphoses
The major question in the study of Apuleius’ Metamorphoses concerns the interpretation of Lucius’ religious conversion in Book 11. For the past thirty years scholars have put forward interpretations that discern satire in ... -
The transformation of Alexander's court : the kingship, royal insignia and eastern court personnel of Alexander the Great
This thesis examines Alexander's conception of kingship, his relationship with royal traditions in the three great kingdoms of the Near East, and the concomitant transformation of the king's court by which Alexander created ...