Classics (School of): Recent submissions
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Studies in the career of Pliny the Elder and the composition of his 'Naturalis Historia'
(1995) - ThesisThis thesis reviews Pliny's career and the composition of his last work, the Naturalis Historia. In the first chapter, the hypotheses of Münzer and Syme relating to Pliny's career are examined and an alternative suggested, ... -
The Cyclades in the middle and late Bronze Age
(1978) - ThesisThe study comprises an investigation of the history and culture of the Cyclades in the second millennium B. C., based on a comprehensive analysis of the sites and finds. Particular attention is paid to the question of the ... -
'Si Adam et Eva peccaverunt, quid nos miseri fecimus?' : the reception of Augustine's ontological discourse on the soul in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages.
(2013-11-29) - ThesisThesis analyses the reception of Augustine of Hippo's (354-430) ontological discourse on the soul in late antiquity and the early middle ages, more specifically in the sixth and the ninth centuries. Since Augustine never ... -
Romans overseas : Roman and Italian migrant communities in the Mediterranean world
(2014) - ThesisIn this thesis, I characterise the Roman republican diaspora in the western Mediterranean, on the basis of the various activities which prompted the migration of individuals from Italy. The intention of my discussion is ... -
«Training the soul in excellence»: musical theory and practice in Plato's dialogues, between ethics and aesthetics
(2013-11-18) - ThesisThis thesis offers a technically informed examination of Plato’s pervasive, though not innocent, use of musical theory, practice and musical concepts more generally within the ambitious ethical project outlined in many of ...