... The gymnasium was the chief social centre of Greek life. ... The five principal events, the s... more ... The gymnasium was the chief social centre of Greek life. ... The five principal events, the so-called Pentathlon, were the foot race, jumping, wrestling, discus-and javelin-throwing, and as optional additions also boxing and the pankration, a combination of boxing and wrestling. ...
Page 1. (I4I) HECATAEUS OF ABDERA AND PHARAONIC ... One writer in particular is of central import... more Page 1. (I4I) HECATAEUS OF ABDERA AND PHARAONIC ... One writer in particular is of central importance for the understand-ing of all aspects of this earlier period, a writer who cannot be brought into relation with Demetrius or the Museum at Alexandria-Hecataeus of Abdera.4 ...
... Frederick Cooper, Sarah Morris, Dining in Round Buildings p. 66-85. Nancy Bookidis, Ritual Di... more ... Frederick Cooper, Sarah Morris, Dining in Round Buildings p. 66-85. Nancy Bookidis, Ritual Dining in the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Corinth : Some Questions p. 86-94. RA Tomlinson, The Chronology of the Perachora Hestiatorion and its Significance p. 95-101. ...
politicians like Philopoemen it appeared a sheer abuse of hegemony, overriding the good faith imp... more politicians like Philopoemen it appeared a sheer abuse of hegemony, overriding the good faith implicit in allied relations. Errington explains clientela and emphasizes the Roman term in his progressive analysis—sometimes too simply, for it may blur the varying degree of difference between Greek and Roman practice as Philopoemen found in his political experience; yet the analysis itself keeps the subtleties through to his last years, when he stood his ground independently at home as well as abroad. The final chapter sums up the phases of development and clarifies the main issue in Achaean diplomacy, with reference to Polybius' comparison of Aristaenus and Philopoemen. If this book provokes further criticism, that result will prove its important contribution to Hellenistic studies.
Trajan the first signs of the municipal crisis. We shall doubtless hear much more on this subject... more Trajan the first signs of the municipal crisis. We shall doubtless hear much more on this subject from Mr. Sherwin-White when his commentary comes out, but for the moment his remarks in J.R.S. 1964 at p. 204 should be noted, especially that the unfortunates who 'inviti fiunt decuriones' (x. 113) need no longer be commiserated with, since Mynors in the new Oxford Text has been persuaded by Sherwin-White to turn them into 'invitati'! The reader deserves a warning about the following (selected) smaller points. All French scholars seem a bit dominated by even the least cogent doctrines of Carcopino; and so Gage suggests that perhaps Atticus helped to publish Cicero's letters and that L. Commodus may have been Hadrian's bastard. 'Chatiments feroces' (p. 52) seems an odd way of speaking (as Gage is apparently speaking) of the rules based on the S.C. Claudianum about free women cohabiting with slaves. It is time that Maecenas was finally disembarrassed of the freak nomen 'Cilnius' (p. 108). On pp. 121-2 there is a strangely ignorant note on the career of Suetonius, from which, along with some other references, it seems that Gage has missed A.E. 1953, no. 73, and the discussions thereby provoked (e.g. G. B. Townend's paper 'The Hippo inscription and the career of Suetonius', Historia 1961). The obligations of a freedman to his patron were far from merely customary, as is implied on p. 138. On p. 199 for Pompeius Mettusianus read Mettius Pompusianus. On p. 145 delete the catch-number '53 bis'; and transfer note 12 on p. 269 to the next chapter, where it belongs. (The whole book has been rather badly proof-read.) It is indeed impossible to treat as broad a subject as this without making mistakes of detail and without having missed some of the vast literature; and it would be quite unfair to Gage to leave the prospective reader of this book with the impression that it is a tissue of errors. Gage is well known for his valuable contributions to the religious history of the ancient world, and he includes in this book numerous interesting observations arising from his specialism. (One wonders only whether the 'military' background of Mithraism ought now to be stressed as strongly as it used to be.) These observations, however, sometimes beguile the author rather far from his central theme; and it must be concluded that there is yet room alongside the present book for a more precise and concentrated investigation of the Roman class-structure.
Je me souviens très nettement de la première fois où Pauline Schmitt et moi nous sommes rencontré... more Je me souviens très nettement de la première fois où Pauline Schmitt et moi nous sommes rencontrés, le 3 septembre 1984, dans le quadrangle de Balliol College : c’était juste avant que ne commençât le colloque qui a été publié par la suite sous le titre de Sympotica. Je crois que chacun d’entre nous était un peu méfiant envers l’autre car il était évident, avant même notre rencontre, que nous travaillions sur le même sujet et dans la même perspective : allions-nous être rivaux ou amis ? Au co..
Introduction. Greece - the history of the archaic period Homer Greek myth and Hesiod lyric elegai... more Introduction. Greece - the history of the archaic period Homer Greek myth and Hesiod lyric elegaic poetry early Greek philosophy Greece - the history of the classical period Greek drama Greek historians life and society in classical Greece classical Greek philosophy Greek religion Greek art and architecture the history of the Hellenistic period Hellenistic culture and literature Hellenistic philosophy and science Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman art. Table of events. Descriptive list of illustrations. Index.
Éditions de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales eBooks, Jun 29, 2017
Bulwer Lytton ne nous est connu que par ses Derniers jours de Pompéi. Il est aussi l’auteur de no... more Bulwer Lytton ne nous est connu que par ses Derniers jours de Pompéi. Il est aussi l’auteur de nombreux romans populaires qui ont fait sa fortune et sa célébrité dans la première moitié du xixe siècle. Mais ce dandy, devenu membre du Parlement, du parti de la réforme, proche du cercle philosophique des « Utilitaristes », a produit aussi un ouvrage totalement oublié, qui constitue la première histoire critique de la Grèce dans l’Europe moderne, qui avait connu un grand succès pendant tout le xixe siècle et fait l’objet de multiples éditions et traductions, y compris une édition pirate. O. Murray se livre à une triple enquête : montrer l’importance et l’originalité de ce premier panégyrique de la démocratie athénienne. Dégager les sources des idées politiques et philosophiques qui sous-tendent l’ouvrage. Et enfin trouver les causes et dénoncer les responsables de l’éclipse subie par cet ouvrage, aujourd’hui exhumé et fastueusement réhabilité
In 1996 I was asked by the EHESS and the Centre Gernet to conduct an audit of the Centre; the inv... more In 1996 I was asked by the EHESS and the Centre Gernet to conduct an audit of the Centre; the invitation came from Jacques Revel at the suggestion of François Hartog. It was thought that, although I had visited the Centre often, most notably in 1985 as directeur associé (and later in 2001) I was sufficiently independent to offer an unbiased account of the current workings and future prospects of the Centre from an international viewpoint. I gained the impression that there was some doubt about whether the Centre would continue to be funded by the EHESS and the CNRS after the retirement of its two great leaders Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet; there was also considerable discussion about what sort of directeur might be appropriate, whether the position should continue to be regarded as a permanent one or be held successively among the active members of the Centre: this was seen as a problem because it was felt the EHESS would require that the post should be held by one of their number, and at the time the only two possibilities were Hartog and Lissarrague (who had only just been elected to the EHESS in June), and neither of them were keen to take on the job-though in the end they served successively from 1998 to 2006. Although the threats to the survival of the Centre were not perhaps as great as some of us imagined, the Centre needed to have a clear idea of where it was going.
... The gymnasium was the chief social centre of Greek life. ... The five principal events, the s... more ... The gymnasium was the chief social centre of Greek life. ... The five principal events, the so-called Pentathlon, were the foot race, jumping, wrestling, discus-and javelin-throwing, and as optional additions also boxing and the pankration, a combination of boxing and wrestling. ...
Page 1. (I4I) HECATAEUS OF ABDERA AND PHARAONIC ... One writer in particular is of central import... more Page 1. (I4I) HECATAEUS OF ABDERA AND PHARAONIC ... One writer in particular is of central importance for the understand-ing of all aspects of this earlier period, a writer who cannot be brought into relation with Demetrius or the Museum at Alexandria-Hecataeus of Abdera.4 ...
... Frederick Cooper, Sarah Morris, Dining in Round Buildings p. 66-85. Nancy Bookidis, Ritual Di... more ... Frederick Cooper, Sarah Morris, Dining in Round Buildings p. 66-85. Nancy Bookidis, Ritual Dining in the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Corinth : Some Questions p. 86-94. RA Tomlinson, The Chronology of the Perachora Hestiatorion and its Significance p. 95-101. ...
politicians like Philopoemen it appeared a sheer abuse of hegemony, overriding the good faith imp... more politicians like Philopoemen it appeared a sheer abuse of hegemony, overriding the good faith implicit in allied relations. Errington explains clientela and emphasizes the Roman term in his progressive analysis—sometimes too simply, for it may blur the varying degree of difference between Greek and Roman practice as Philopoemen found in his political experience; yet the analysis itself keeps the subtleties through to his last years, when he stood his ground independently at home as well as abroad. The final chapter sums up the phases of development and clarifies the main issue in Achaean diplomacy, with reference to Polybius' comparison of Aristaenus and Philopoemen. If this book provokes further criticism, that result will prove its important contribution to Hellenistic studies.
Trajan the first signs of the municipal crisis. We shall doubtless hear much more on this subject... more Trajan the first signs of the municipal crisis. We shall doubtless hear much more on this subject from Mr. Sherwin-White when his commentary comes out, but for the moment his remarks in J.R.S. 1964 at p. 204 should be noted, especially that the unfortunates who 'inviti fiunt decuriones' (x. 113) need no longer be commiserated with, since Mynors in the new Oxford Text has been persuaded by Sherwin-White to turn them into 'invitati'! The reader deserves a warning about the following (selected) smaller points. All French scholars seem a bit dominated by even the least cogent doctrines of Carcopino; and so Gage suggests that perhaps Atticus helped to publish Cicero's letters and that L. Commodus may have been Hadrian's bastard. 'Chatiments feroces' (p. 52) seems an odd way of speaking (as Gage is apparently speaking) of the rules based on the S.C. Claudianum about free women cohabiting with slaves. It is time that Maecenas was finally disembarrassed of the freak nomen 'Cilnius' (p. 108). On pp. 121-2 there is a strangely ignorant note on the career of Suetonius, from which, along with some other references, it seems that Gage has missed A.E. 1953, no. 73, and the discussions thereby provoked (e.g. G. B. Townend's paper 'The Hippo inscription and the career of Suetonius', Historia 1961). The obligations of a freedman to his patron were far from merely customary, as is implied on p. 138. On p. 199 for Pompeius Mettusianus read Mettius Pompusianus. On p. 145 delete the catch-number '53 bis'; and transfer note 12 on p. 269 to the next chapter, where it belongs. (The whole book has been rather badly proof-read.) It is indeed impossible to treat as broad a subject as this without making mistakes of detail and without having missed some of the vast literature; and it would be quite unfair to Gage to leave the prospective reader of this book with the impression that it is a tissue of errors. Gage is well known for his valuable contributions to the religious history of the ancient world, and he includes in this book numerous interesting observations arising from his specialism. (One wonders only whether the 'military' background of Mithraism ought now to be stressed as strongly as it used to be.) These observations, however, sometimes beguile the author rather far from his central theme; and it must be concluded that there is yet room alongside the present book for a more precise and concentrated investigation of the Roman class-structure.
Je me souviens très nettement de la première fois où Pauline Schmitt et moi nous sommes rencontré... more Je me souviens très nettement de la première fois où Pauline Schmitt et moi nous sommes rencontrés, le 3 septembre 1984, dans le quadrangle de Balliol College : c’était juste avant que ne commençât le colloque qui a été publié par la suite sous le titre de Sympotica. Je crois que chacun d’entre nous était un peu méfiant envers l’autre car il était évident, avant même notre rencontre, que nous travaillions sur le même sujet et dans la même perspective : allions-nous être rivaux ou amis ? Au co..
Introduction. Greece - the history of the archaic period Homer Greek myth and Hesiod lyric elegai... more Introduction. Greece - the history of the archaic period Homer Greek myth and Hesiod lyric elegaic poetry early Greek philosophy Greece - the history of the classical period Greek drama Greek historians life and society in classical Greece classical Greek philosophy Greek religion Greek art and architecture the history of the Hellenistic period Hellenistic culture and literature Hellenistic philosophy and science Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman art. Table of events. Descriptive list of illustrations. Index.
Éditions de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales eBooks, Jun 29, 2017
Bulwer Lytton ne nous est connu que par ses Derniers jours de Pompéi. Il est aussi l’auteur de no... more Bulwer Lytton ne nous est connu que par ses Derniers jours de Pompéi. Il est aussi l’auteur de nombreux romans populaires qui ont fait sa fortune et sa célébrité dans la première moitié du xixe siècle. Mais ce dandy, devenu membre du Parlement, du parti de la réforme, proche du cercle philosophique des « Utilitaristes », a produit aussi un ouvrage totalement oublié, qui constitue la première histoire critique de la Grèce dans l’Europe moderne, qui avait connu un grand succès pendant tout le xixe siècle et fait l’objet de multiples éditions et traductions, y compris une édition pirate. O. Murray se livre à une triple enquête : montrer l’importance et l’originalité de ce premier panégyrique de la démocratie athénienne. Dégager les sources des idées politiques et philosophiques qui sous-tendent l’ouvrage. Et enfin trouver les causes et dénoncer les responsables de l’éclipse subie par cet ouvrage, aujourd’hui exhumé et fastueusement réhabilité
In 1996 I was asked by the EHESS and the Centre Gernet to conduct an audit of the Centre; the inv... more In 1996 I was asked by the EHESS and the Centre Gernet to conduct an audit of the Centre; the invitation came from Jacques Revel at the suggestion of François Hartog. It was thought that, although I had visited the Centre often, most notably in 1985 as directeur associé (and later in 2001) I was sufficiently independent to offer an unbiased account of the current workings and future prospects of the Centre from an international viewpoint. I gained the impression that there was some doubt about whether the Centre would continue to be funded by the EHESS and the CNRS after the retirement of its two great leaders Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet; there was also considerable discussion about what sort of directeur might be appropriate, whether the position should continue to be regarded as a permanent one or be held successively among the active members of the Centre: this was seen as a problem because it was felt the EHESS would require that the post should be held by one of their number, and at the time the only two possibilities were Hartog and Lissarrague (who had only just been elected to the EHESS in June), and neither of them were keen to take on the job-though in the end they served successively from 1998 to 2006. Although the threats to the survival of the Centre were not perhaps as great as some of us imagined, the Centre needed to have a clear idea of where it was going.
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