{"title":"(N.B.) KIRKLAND Herodotus and Imperial Greek Literature: Criticism, Imitation, Reception. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. Pp. xii + 377. £64. 9780197583517.","authors":"Jordan Bayley","doi":"10.1017/s0075426923000733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075426923000733","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46515,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135217160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Regulating free speech in a democracy: Lysias 10 <i>Against Theomnestos</i> and the law on slander","authors":"Niall Livingstone","doi":"10.1017/s0075426923000642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075426923000642","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Lysias 10 Against Theomnestos is the only surviving example of a classical Greek speech on a charge of slander ( dikē kakēgoria s). The case turns on establishing communal consensus in evaluation of meta-discursive claims: assertions as to what the law says about what citizens can say about their fellow citizens. I adapt Marmor’s account of the pragmatics of legal discourse to illuminate the litigants’ strategies as they seek to control interpretation of the legal question in this much-discussed case from 380s BC Athens. We see how each party used different assumptions about the law’s implicatures as well as its declarative meaning and presented these assumptions as grounded in common sense. The persuasive methods used by Lysias’ client are illuminated by means of cognitive narratology’s application of Lewisian possible-world logic to the creation of story-worlds and the relationships they generate between narrator and reader/audience. So understood, Lysias’ speech helps answer questions about the role and limits of free/frank speech ( parrhēsia ) in democratic Athens and about the relationship between individual agency and the collective agency of the dēmos , questions crucial to an understanding of the place of legal discourse and legal conflict in the ideology and day-to-day praxis of the democratic city.","PeriodicalId":46515,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135219104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Cretan way of war: status, violence and values from the Classical period to the Roman conquest","authors":"David Lewis","doi":"10.1017/s0075426923000654","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075426923000654","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The tactics of Cretan citizen armies differed markedly from those utilized in most regions of the Classical and Hellenistic Greek world: instead of fighting in phalanxes, Cretans fought in open order, specializing in archery, skirmishing, ambushes and night actions. These tactics (and the cultural attitudes that went with them) were disparaged by mainland Greeks such as Polybios and explained in terms of moral deviancy: a sign of the duplicitous nature of the Cretans. This article demonstrates that these descriptions of Cretan tactics and behaviours are factual, but argues against the idea that they derive from moral deviancy. Rather, they represent the outcome of a different line of historical development than that followed in mainland Greece. Cretan tactics and attitudes stand far closer to those described by archaic poets (especially Homer, Archilochos and Kallinos); in this regard, Cretan city states displayed strong continuities with archaic social practices and values, detectable in other areas of Cretan society and culture. The stability of Cretan sociopolitical organization from the late seventh century down to the Roman conquest fostered the endurance of such practices and attitudes, leading to cultural divergence from mainland Greece and, accordingly, a generally hostile representation of Cretans in our main historiographical sources.","PeriodicalId":46515,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135170900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"(A.) SHILO Beyond Death in the <i>Oresteia</i>: Poetics, Ethics, and Politics. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2022. Pp. xii + 247. £75. 9781108832748.","authors":"Enrico Medda","doi":"10.1017/s0075426923000964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075426923000964","url":null,"abstract":"An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.","PeriodicalId":46515,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135112911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"(A.) BOWMAN and (C.) CROWTHER (eds) The Epigraphy of Ptolemaic Egypt (Oxford Studies in Ancient Documents). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. Pp. 28 + 353. £90. 9780198858225.","authors":"Nicola Reggiani","doi":"10.1017/s0075426923000848","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075426923000848","url":null,"abstract":"An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.","PeriodicalId":46515,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135113260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"(S.) SCHEIN Homer: <i>Iliad</i>, Book I. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. Pp. xiii + 242. £19.99. 9781108412964.","authors":"A.M. Bowie","doi":"10.1017/s0075426923000599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075426923000599","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46515,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135217403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"(D.) LEÃO, (D.) FERREIRA, (N.) SIMÕES RODRIGUES and (R.) MORAIS (eds) Our Beloved <i>Polites</i>: Studies Presented to P.J. Rhodes. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2022. Pp. xiv + 371. £56. 9781803271705.","authors":"Daniel Sutton","doi":"10.1017/s0075426923000794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075426923000794","url":null,"abstract":"An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.","PeriodicalId":46515,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135113408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Verbs of sexual intercourse in the Greek Pentateuch: a lexical analysis","authors":"Trevor Evans","doi":"10.1017/s0075426923000617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075426923000617","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article examines the neglected evidence of the Greek Pentateuch for verbs of sexual intercourse. I aim to demonstrate the translators’ skilful application of their mimetic translation method and the native-speaker competence suggested by their vocabulary choices in the relevant sphere. With one exception manifesting Hebrew interference through semantic extension, all the verbs deployed to describe sexual intercourse represent natural Greek usage and are found in classical literature going back in some cases to early epic. This provides yet another indication that the evidence of the Septuagint should no longer be dismissed when considering the post-classical development of the Greek language.","PeriodicalId":46515,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135666673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"(S.) GOLDHILL What Is a Jewish Classicist? Essays on the Personal Voice and Disciplinary Politics. London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022. Pp. vi + 188. £50. 9781350322578.","authors":"Peter Swallow","doi":"10.1017/s0075426923000757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075426923000757","url":null,"abstract":"An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.","PeriodicalId":46515,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135855406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"(B.) GARSTAD Bouttios and Late Antique Antioch: Reconstructing a Lost Historian (Dumbarton Oaks Studies XLVIII). Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 2022. Pp. xiii + 436. €50. 978088424934.","authors":"Peter Van Nuffelen","doi":"10.1017/s0075426923000770","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075426923000770","url":null,"abstract":"(B.) GARSTAD Bouttios and Late Antique Antioch: Reconstructing a Lost Historian (Dumbarton Oaks Studies XLVIII). Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 2022. Pp. xiii + 436. €50. 978088424934.","PeriodicalId":46515,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136012942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}