Herodotus: &lt;I&gt;Histories&lt;/I&gt; Book VI

Hornblower, Simon; Pelling, Christopher

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“…34 Munson (n. 1), 78; Brandwood (n. 1), [15][16]32 n. 4. See Munson (n. 1,[70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83] and De Luna (n. 1, for the status of the ἑρμηνεύς in Herodotus.…”

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“…Hornblower and Pelling claim 'the word has a negative ring', citing Tyrtaeus 10.17-18 W 2 ('[exhorting] young soldiers to take up a great and brave spirit in their hearts, "and do not φιλοψυχεῖν when fighting against men"'). 70 The word often appears in the sense of 'cowardice' in contrast to 'fighting', and certainly Histiaeus is now 'fleeing' (φεύγων). 71 If pejorative here, 'it is the only place where Herodotus or the biography criticizes Histiaeus'.…”

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BILINGUALISM AND GREEK IDENTITY IN THE FIFTH CENTURY b.c.e.

James

2024

The Class. Q.

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The study of bi- and multilingualism in the ancient Mediterranean has come into its own in recent decades. The evidence is far greater for the Hellenistic and Roman periods than the Classical, so naturally scholarly attention has focussed less on the earlier era. This has led to some enduring notions about bilingualism in the fifth century b.c.e. which are yet to be fully scrutinized, including the idea that a Greek's speaking another tongue was inherently transgressive. What did it mean for a Greek to speak a second language? This article re-evaluates the evidence for individual bilingualism in Herodotus and Thucydides in their fifth-century context, focussed on our two best-documented examples of bilingual Greek individuals (Histiaeus of Miletus and Themistocles of Athens). Close reading of Herodotus and Thucydides suggests that not only does the notion of an inherently transgressive bilingualism hold little water for this period, but bilingualism may even be a sign of μῆτις.

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BILINGUALISM AND GREEK IDENTITY IN THE FIFTH CENTURY b.c.e.

James

2024

The Class. Q.

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“…1.66.3: the Spartans bringing shackles with them before fighting the Tegeans. On the cult statue of Nemesis at Rhamnous and the problem of connecting it to Marathon: Hornblower and Pelling (2017) 3 and n. 5. The statue: Knittlmayer (1999).…”

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Croesus’ Great Nemesis

Dillery

2019

Camb. class. j.

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This article attempts to account for the fact that nemesis occurs only once in Herodotus. It connects the term to Phrygia and the importance of Nemesis there, esp. as seen in ‘confession-inscriptions’ (Beichtinschriften). It argues that the Atys-Adrastus story is meant as an interpretative guide to the rest of the History through its use of significant names, comparable to the use of significant names in the Old Testament.

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A Companion to Greek Warfare

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Herodotus: <I>Histories</I> Book VI

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BILINGUALISM AND GREEK IDENTITY IN THE FIFTH CENTURY b.c.e.

BILINGUALISM AND GREEK IDENTITY IN THE FIFTH CENTURY b.c.e.

Croesus’ Great Nemesis

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