Classics Theses: Recent submissions
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The influence of Achaemenid royal ideology and court practice on Alexander the Great
(2021-07-01) - ThesisAlthough the majority of recent scholarship on Alexander the Great agrees that he adopted Achaemenid practice, the nature and extent of this influence is disputed. This thesis therefore offers an original, comprehensive ... -
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 ...