Masters Degrees (Ancient Studies)
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Reading Ovid in the #MeToo era : a feminist reception of rape scenes in the Metamorphoses
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The 21st century seems to a continuation of the incurable plagues which have pained our society for decades: gender-based violence, rape, and the sexual assault of women. The recent uprisings of international ... -
Literary techniques and communicative aims in a selection of martyr narratives from the first three centuries C.E.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Studies dealing with martyr literature have seen scholarship explore the subject from a strictly historical perspective. However, this study moves away from a historical approach and looks at analyzing ... -
From sacrilege to violence : the rape of Cassandra on Attic vases c. 575-400 BCE
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Sack of Troy or Ilioupersis, is a lost epic of ancient Greek literature which tells of the violent and ruthless Greeks that pillaged the city of Troy. It was a prevalent theme in ancient Attic art, ... -
An investigation of ו)עתה) : beyond the temporal/logical bifurcation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study provides an investigation into the features and functions of עַתָּה) ו ,(ְseeking to provide a complete account which progresses beyond the temporal/logical bifurcation which has characterized ... -
“Giving Up the Ghost in Ancient Roman Literature” A Comparative Discussion of the Ghosts in selected texts from Plautus, Virgil, Ovid, and Pliny the Younger
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Through an intensive comparative discussion of selected texts from Plautus, Virgil, Ovid, and Pliny the Younger, this thesis aims to bring forward insights into the ancient Roman understanding of death ... -
Childhood companions: children and animal companions on attic red-figure vases
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In ancient Greece, children and animals found themselves on the periphery of social importance, more closely grouped with slaves than with their older male citizens. This lack of importance has resulted in ... -
Marcus Aurelius : living philosophy and the business of governing an empire
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study attempts to understand the actions of one specific leader, the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius, who ruled the Roman Empire during the second century CE. Consideration is given to how his ... -
An intertextual study of the formulaic fulfilment quotations in the Gospel of Matthew
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The text of Matthew contains numerous examples of overt intertextuality, a number of them as formulaic fulfilment quotations. A significant portion of these examples can be linked to the book of Isaiah. ... -
Baboons in Ancient Egyptian art : the significance of the baboon motif in the funerary art of the New Kingdom
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The New Kingdom of Egypt represented a period of imperial successes when Egypt became a world power. The country enjoyed political stability under Dynasty XVIII – XX and actively participated in international ... -
Growing up Greek : the differing journeys through childhood in ancient Athens and Sparta
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Athens and Sparta were the two most prominent city-states during the 6th and 5th centuries BCE, but their socio-political systems differed markedly. As a result of such radical differences it could be ... -
Cui bono? Cicero's reasons for publication
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the question whether Cicero published to serve his own glory, or whether he published to serve the commonwealth, in other words, to whose benefit (cui bono) was publication? After ... -
Celeritas Caesariana : reputation, representation and reality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Julius Caesar had a demonstrable reputation for celeritas, to the extent that Cicero in one of his letters added the epithet Caesariana to celeritas when describing another general’s swiftness. This ... -
Never simply nudity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Recent studies regarding the motif of the nude female figure on Athenian red-figure vases of the 5th century BCE have caused much controversy among contemporary scholars. Whereas the nude male figure on ... -
The topos of the Great King
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In multiple ancient Greek texts, the phrase ‘the Great King’ (ὁ μέγας ὁ βασιλεύς) makes a frequent appearance. This phrase, when it was introduced to the ancient Greek world, referred to the ancient Persian ... -
Classical antiquities in Durban: A study of two collections
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: A recent survey has shown that there are approximately seventeen collections of classical antiquities in South African museums which fall into two main categories: museums attached to higher education ... -
The Suffering Heracles: An Analysis of Heracles as a Tragic Hero in The Trachiniae and the Heracles
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: This thesis is an examination of the portrayals of the Ancient Greek mythological hero Heracles in two fifth century BCE tragic plays: The Trachiniae by Sophocles, and the Heracles by Euripides. Based on ... -
Orestes, from a Moral Model to an Authentic Free Person. The Depiction of Orestes by Aeschylus and Sartre.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: This thesis is a comparative study of the depiction of Orestes by Aeschylus and Sartre which seeks to examine how Sartre turns Orestes, a traditional tragic hero in Aeschylus, into an existentialist hero. ... -
Description of the BH lexeme אֶל: A Cognitive Approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: In this investigation, I aimed to account for the semantic potential of the Biblical Hebrew (BH) preposition אֶל as well as for that of other grammatical constructions associated with the lexical item in ... -
Royal ideology in Mesopotamian iconography of the third and second millennia BCE with special reference to gestures
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis aims to examine to what extent the visual representations of ancient Mesopotamia portrayed the royal ideology that was present during the time of their intended display. The iconographic ... -
Sassanian succession struggles : an analysis of the legitimisation practices of early seventh eentury Sassanian rulers in comparison with their predecessors
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: From 628 CE to 632 CE, in the late Sassanian period, there were possibly eleven royal successors to the Sassanian throne. This indicates instability and that the Sassanian dynasty was politically weakened. ...
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