Nothing to Celebrate? The Lack or Disparagement of Victory Celebrations in the Greek Historians

Hau, Lisa Irene

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“…Military elements in these processions can be explained in terms of the importance of military victory in Hellenistic kingship ideology, on which see Austin (1986) and Chaniotis (2005) 57-60. 35 Hau (2013) offers full discussion, noting, at 65-71, that the only representation of a celebration of a military victory in Thucydides (7.73), describing Syracusan festivities after their defeat of the Athenians in the Great Harbour, is framed in terms of disapproval. 36 Essays in Spalinger and Armstrong (2013) explore the ritual commonalities between the Roman triumph, and…”

Section: Part I Chaereas the Roman Triumphatormentioning

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THE ROMAN ARMY AND GREEK MILITARISM IN CHARITON'SCHAEREAS AND CALLIRHOE

Jolowicz

2018

Camb. class. j.

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This paper seeks to highlight and assess the presence of allusions to Roman military apparatus in Chariton'sChaereas and Callirhoe. In the introduction, I contextualise the argument within the history of scholarship on the novel, and discuss issues relating to the author's date, Aphrodisian provenance and readership. I then divide the argument into three parts. At the end of the novel, Chaereas returns to Syracuse and publicly displays the spoils won from the east in a manner that, I argue, is highly suggestive of the Roman triumph (Parti). He then extends a grant of citizenship to the Greek element of his army and issues them cash donatives, while Hermocrates gives farmland to the Egyptians. As I demonstrate, this is characteristic of what happens upon the demobilisation of Roman military manpower (especially theauxilia) (Partii). I then draw out the ramifications of an imperial-era author who represents Greek military exploits against the Persians, writing during a period in which Greeks were not interested in military endeavours (Partiii).

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THE ROMAN ARMY AND GREEK MILITARISM IN CHARITON'SCHAEREAS AND CALLIRHOE

Jolowicz

2018

Camb. class. j.

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Thucydides and Topography: the neglected prevalence and significance of elevated terrain in Classical Greek battles

Harrold

2021

Journal of Ancient History

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This article uses Thucydides’ literary evidence to argue that elevated terrain was prevalent in the battles of the Peloponnesian War, contrary to the orthodox view of the Classical Greek battlefield. This argument has four parts. First, Thucydides’ battles are defined and listed. Second, the references to terrain in these battle accounts are catalogued. Third, this collated data is analysed to demonstrate that elevated terrain was indeed prevalent on the battlefields of the Peloponnesian War. And, fourth, some of the military effects of this elevated terrain are explored.

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Nothing to Celebrate? The Lack or Disparagement of Victory Celebrations in the Greek Historians

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THE ROMAN ARMY AND GREEK MILITARISM IN CHARITON'SCHAEREAS AND CALLIRHOE

THE ROMAN ARMY AND GREEK MILITARISM IN CHARITON'SCHAEREAS AND CALLIRHOE

Thucydides and Topography: the neglected prevalence and significance of elevated terrain in Classical Greek battles

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