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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...