Browsing by Subject "Classical antiquities"

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      Herodian and Cassius Dio: a study of Herodian's compositional devices 

      Chrysanthou, Chrysanthos S. (2020)
      Herodian applies to Dio’s text displacement, omission, and modification of context in order to bring out themes and ideas that are essential to his own understanding of the post-Marcus world.
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      Plutarch and the “Malicious” historian 

      Chrysanthou, Chrysanthos S. (University of Illinois Press, 2020)
      This article shows that Plutarch’s principles of historical criticism in On the Malice of Herodotus do not always obtain in the Lives, and that Plutarch’s narrative techniques in his biographies prove to be vulnerable to ...
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      Plutarch on Cato the younger and the annexation of Cyprus 

      Chrysanthou, Chrysanthos S. (Impr. Oleffe, 2022)
      This article offers a literary analysis of Plutarch’s narrative of Cato’s annexation of Cyprus in his Life of Cato the Younger. Through a detailed study of the parallel sources for this incident, it offers insights into ...