Persians in the Greek Imagination
by Margaret Miller Abstract: The rendering of Persians in Attic vase-painting provides one of the great apparent exceptions to the general principle of ‘no historical subjects’ in Greek art. In the period of the…
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Demitrius the Besieger
By Charolette Dunn, Pat Wheatley Abstract: Demetrius the Besieger is a historical and historiographical biography of Demetrius Poliorcetes ‘The Besieger of Cities’ (336–282 BC), an outstanding, yet enigmatic figure who…
Motivation and Narrative in Herodotus
By Emily Baragwanath Abstract: Herodotus sought to communicate not only what happened, but also the background of thoughts and perceptions that shaped those events and was also critical to their interpretation in…
Thucydides, Pericles, and Periclean Imperialism
By Edith Foster Abstract: Edith Foster compares Thucydides’ narrative explanations and descriptions of the Peloponnesian War in Books One and Two of the History with the arguments about warfare and war materials…