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Greek-Coptic Script-Mixing in Egyptian Personal Names and Toponyms of Greek Documents 希腊文-科普特文——埃及人名与希腊文献地名的混合

3区历史学

Symbolae Osloenses Pub Date : 2023-10-12 DOI: 10.1080/00397679.2023.2231293

Antonia Apostolakou

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Που in Attic Drama: Evidential Marker and Common Ground Manager Που在阁楼戏剧:证据标记和共同点经理

3区历史学

Symbolae Osloenses Pub Date : 2023-09-22 DOI: 10.1080/00397679.2023.2254073

Sanderijn Gijbels, Raf Van Rooy

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Otho’s duo facinora (Tacitus, Hist. 2.50.1): Conflict, Congruence, Exemplarity 奥索的二面性(塔西佗，史书，2.50.1):冲突，一致，典范

IF 0.3 3区历史学

Symbolae Osloenses Pub Date : 2023-08-03 DOI: 10.1080/00397679.2023.2234184

G. Mader

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A Defense of “Blood-Price” in Pindar Fr. 133 (Maehler): Ποινη in Homer, Aeschylus, the Orphic Fragments, and Pindar Pindar Fr.133（马勒）中“血价”的辩护：荷马、埃斯库罗斯、孤儿碎片和Pindar

IF 0.3 3区历史学

Symbolae Osloenses Pub Date : 2023-07-13 DOI: 10.1080/00397679.2023.2198435

Dannu J. Hütwohl

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Departments of Greek and Latin Studies in Norwegian Universities 挪威大学的希腊语和拉丁语研究系