Classics (School of): Recent submissions
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The symposium and komos in Aristophanes
(University of St Andrews, 2001) - ThesisThis thesis looks at the symposium and komos in Aristophanes and the comic fragments from two angles, considering the use of these forms of celebration to help shape a play's plot or to depict characters, and discussing ... -
Representations of Idomeneus in Graeco-Roman sources and their reception in the West, to 1720
(2020-07-30) - ThesisThe dissertation examines representations of Idomeneus, and of the myths and traditions associated with him, in Graeco-Roman literature, and their reception in the West (represented by Italy, France, Germany and England). ... -
Achieving the unachievable : the male athletic body in Hellenistic and Roman art
(2019-12-04) - ThesisTo date, the ancient athlete has been the focus of philosophical, political, and art historical debate. Scholarship has largely neglected the investigation of the ancient athlete for what he was – an athlete. Thus, this ... -
Space, memory and ideology in Statius' 'Silvae' : applying Nora's concept of lieux de mémoire to a Flavian poet
(2018-12-07) - ThesisIn my thesis I investigate the interaction between space, memory and ideology in Statius ‘Silvae’. Previous scholarship on the ‘Silvae’ tends to focus on matters of ideology, perceiving Statius’ encomiastic message as ... -
When is Rome? Developments in Roman civic identity during the Archaic Period (c.650 - c.350 BC)
(2019-06-27) - ThesisThis study investigates the origins and growth of civic identity at Rome during the city’s initial phases in the mid-seventh to the mid-fourth century BC. Although the development of Roman identity in the face of Rome’s ...