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Chapter 2. Alberto Bernabé, On the Rites Described and Commented Upon in the Derveni Papyrus, Columns I–VI

Chapter 2. On the Rites Described and Commented Upon in the Derveni Papyrus, Columns I–VI Alberto Bernabé Universidad Complutense 1. Introduction In this paper, I intend to discuss a number of issues concerning the rituals described and commented upon in the first six columns of the Derveni Papyrus, and to propose a few suggestions regarding two specific aspects: first, the nature of the rituals… Read more

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Bibliography

Bibliography Classical Sources Greek Aelian Dilts, Mervin R., ed. 1974. Claudii Aeliani Varia Historia. Leipzig. Herodotus Hude, Karl, ed. 1927. Herodoti Historiae. 3rd ed. 2 vols. Oxford. Hesiod West, M. L., ed. 1966. Hesiod. Theogony. Oxford. Repr., 1997. Homer Allen, Thomas W., ed. 1917–1919. Odyssey. 2nd ed. Vols. Read more

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Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments The papers collected in this volume originate from two conferences held at Harvard University and at the University of Bologna in 2007 and organized by Nino Luraghi and Riccardo Vattuone. Support for the events and for a particularly long editorial process has been provided by the Loeb Fund of the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, the Magie Fund of the Department of Classics, Princeton University,… Read more

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1. Giovanni Parmeggiani, Introduction

1. Introduction [In this on-line version, the page-numbers of the printed version are indicated within braces (“{” and “}”). For example, “{69|70}” indicates where p. 69 of the printed version ends and p. 70 begins. These indications will be useful to readers who need to look up references made elsewhere to the printed version of this book.] Giovanni Parmeggiani In the modern reception of ancient… Read more

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2. Riccardo Vattuone, Looking for the Invisible: Theopompus and the Roots of Historiography

2. Looking for the Invisible: Theopompus and the Roots of Historiography Riccardo Vattuone 1. Theopompus and the Historiography of the IVth Century BCE It is not only the fragmentary nature of his work that hinders a critical evaluation of Theopompus. The idiosyncratic interests of one of his most important witnesses, Athenaeus, and the deep-seated ambiguity of Polybius’ interpretation have done much to affect modern judgement,… Read more

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3. John Marincola, Rethinking Isocrates and Historiography

3. Rethinking Isocrates and Historiography [1] John Marincola 1. It is a truism often expressed when studying classical historiography that we are hampered by an absence of theoretical writings on the subject. Although we know the names of several works written “On History” in antiquity, [2] only three essays have come down to us with… Read more

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4. Roberto Nicolai, At the Boundary of Historiography: Xenophon and his Corpus

4. At the Boundary of Historiography: Xenophon and his Corpus Roberto Nicolai 1. Historians and Sophists The terms sophist and sophistic are commonly applied to a diverse group of people, united by a broad range of interests, areas of expertise, and a preference for disseminating their works by way of public recitations (ἀκροάσεις). [1] If to an Athenian of the… Read more

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5. Cinzia Bearzot, The Use of Documents in Xenophon’s Hellenica

5. The Use of Documents in Xenophon’s Hellenica Cinzia Bearzot The conference ‘L’uso dei documenti nella storiografia antica’ (Gubbio 22–24 maggio 2001), which presented findings of research conducted under the direction of Paolo Desideri, and the proceedings of which were published in 2003, highlighted the fact that ancient historians, although well aware of the rhetorical nature of historical writing, actually privileged the role of documentary sources. Read more

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6. Giovanni Parmeggiani, The Causes of the Peloponnesian War: Ephorus, Thucydides and Their Critics

6. The Causes of the Peloponnesian War: Ephorus, Thucydides and Their Critics Giovanni Parmeggiani The causes of the Peloponnesian War constitute such a persistent theme in discussions of fifth-century Greek history, in part because of the complexity of the aetiological view of our earliest source, Thucydides. ἤρξαντο δὲ αὐτοῦ Ἀθηναῖοι καὶ Πελοποννήσιοι λύσαντες τὰς τριακοντούτεις σπονδὰς αἳ αὐτοῖς ἐγένοντο μετὰ Εὐβοίας ἅλωσιν. διότι δ’ ἔλυσαν,… Read more

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7. Nino Luraghi, Ephorus in Context: The Return of the Heraclidae and Fourth-century Peloponnesian Politics

7. Ephorus in Context: The Return of the Heraclidae and Fourth-century Peloponnesian Politics [1] Nino Luraghi In a famous passage at the beginning of Book 4, Diodorus discusses the difficulties facing the historian who wants to include in his work what Diodorus himself calls “the ancient mythologiai,” i.e. the deeds of demigods, heroes, and great men of the most distant past. Read more