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Turning again in Tibullus 1.5
(2002)Tibullus 1.5 has been much studied to date. Perhaps one of the best known studies treats the elegy as an example of Tibullus' style, a smooth surface with an underlying texture of cross referencing and emotional stresses. ... -
Epitaphs and tombstones of Hellenistic and Roman Cyprus
(2002)Tombstones and their epitaphs yield excellent evidence on the nature of the population of Hellenistic and Roman Cyprus. Analysis of these monuments can reveal who the deceased were, their social classes, ethnic origins, ... -
The Anatolian Cult of Sabazios
(2002)In 1989 I published an article on examples of Attic vase painting which illustrate non-Greek divinities and cult rituals. Among the pieces I discussed was an Attic red figured krater from Spina, now in Ferrara, with a scene ... -
From Polytheism to Christianity in the temples of Cyprus
(2002)Over his career Eugene Lane has contributed much to our understanding of the religions of the late classical world, and in particular to clarifying the evolution of Christianity within the context of the Roman empire. The ... -
Chance remarks on dreams in Aelius Aristides
(2002)What are 'chance' remarks on dreams and how valuable are they? In his book Greeks on Dreams, Van Lieshout says: "It should be stated explicitly beforehand that those casual references to dreams and dreaming register a low ... -
Trial by Amazon : thoughts on the first Amazons in Greek art
(2002)To Heinrich Schliemann's stunning record of archaeological firsts can be added the discovery, among a handful of pictorial sherds excavated at Tiryns, of the earliest known Amazon in Greek art. Admittedly he did not recognize ... -
Remedium amoris : a curse from Cumae in the British Museum
(2002)One of the very first publications of lead curse tablets in modem times is that by Wilhelm Henzen, who presented, in 1846, along with a drawing of it made under the supervision of Theodor Mommsen himself, an example, of ... -
Horace, Odes 1.31 : the Construction of a priamel
(2002)In this essay I wish first briefly to review William H. Race's description of the priamel as a rhetorical device in Greek and Latin poetry and his assessment of Horace's usage in this regard, particularly Carm. 1.31 ; then ... -
Ancient journeys : contents
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Introduction
(2002)Introduction / Cathy Callaway -- Linguistics and lentil soup / Pamela A. Draper -- Eugene Lane and Ellis Library / Michael Muchow -- Gene Lane : Commitment to scholarship, teaching, and community / Robert A. Seelinger, Jr. ... -
Tapping hooves : small bronze figures of dance-loving Pan
(2002)The goat-god Pan is one of the lesser gods of the Greek pantheon, but representations of him in ancient art are numerous and varied. This paper discusses only one type, a group of small bronze figures of the god dancing. ...