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Casa Translation Prize 2023 by Macdonald, Bronwen

“…As an undergraduate at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, I wrote this translation of Catullus’ Carmen 27 for amusement:…”
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No ‘Great’ Flavian Women? Processes of Silencing in Ancient Sources and (Early) Modern Scholarship by Foubert, Lien

“…Researchers routinely stress that, compared to the Julian-Claudian period, the Flavian period had no ‘great women’. But what do these researchers mean by…”
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Xenophanes’ Epistemology: Empiricist, Global Skeptic, Or Both? by Kirschenheiter, Timothy

“…In this paper, I consider two interpretations of Xenophanes’ epistemology – that he is an empiricist and that he is a global skeptic. I argue that two these…”
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Blurring The Boundaries: Exploring The Interplay Of Poetry And Art In Moschus by Del Mistro, Alessia

“…Moschus’ Europa demonstrates a sophisticated use of descriptive language that blurs the boundaries between ekphrasis and narrative. In the ekphrasis of…”
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Towards a Cultural Victimology of Attic Tragedy: Epithets of Misery in Euripides by Ferreira, Natasha

“…In recent scholarship, characters in Attic tragedies are often described as victims. Modern audiences may be familiar with the word ‘victim’, but…”
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Roman Birthdays in the Elegiac Story-World by Steenkamp, Johan

“…The article analyses private Roman birthday parties as they are represented in Augustan poetry, to discuss to what extent literary texts from the Augustan…”
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The Hippopotamus of by Roumpekas, Dimitri

“…This article discusses the content of the private letter POxy. 9.1220, which provides information about the behaviour of hippopotamuses in the Nile region. The…”
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Notes on the Text of Suetonius by Wardle, David

“…The article makes critical comments on and proposes alternative readings to Kaster’s 2016 edition of Suetonius’ Divus Iulius…”
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BLURRING THE BOUNDARIES: EXPLORING THE INTERPLAY OF POETRY AND ART IN MOSCHUS’ EUROPA by Mistro, Alessia Del

“…Moschus’ Europa demonstrates a sophisticated use of descriptive language that blurs the boundaries between ekphrasis and narrative. In the ekphrasis of…”
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CASA TRANSLATION PRIZE 2023 by MacDonald, Bronwen

“…As an undergraduate at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, I wrote this translation of Catullus’ Carmen 27 for amusement…”
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TOWARDS A CULTURAL VICTIMOLOGY OF ATTIC TRAGEDY: EPITHETS OF MISERY IN EURIPIDES’ HECUBA by Ferreira, Natasha

“…In recent scholarship, characters in Attic tragedies are often described as victims. Modern audiences may be familiar with the word ‘victim’, but…”
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NOTES ON THE TEXT OF SUETONIUS DIVUS IULIUS by Wardle, David

“…The article makes critical comments on and proposes alternative readings to Kaster’s 2016 edition of Suetonius’ Divus Iulius…”
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THE HIPPOPOTAMUS OF POXY. 9.1220 (THIRD CENTURY AD) by Roumpekas, Dimitris

“…This article discusses the content of the private letter POxy. 9.1220, which provides information about the behaviour of hippopotamuses in the Nile region. The…”
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XENOPHANES’ EPISTEMOLOGY: EMPIRICIST, GLOBAL SKEPTIC, OR BOTH? by Kirschenheiter, Timothy

“…In this paper, I consider two interpretations of Xenophanes’ epistemology – that he is an empiricist and that he is a global skeptic. I argue that two these…”
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ROMAN BIRTHDAYS IN THE ELEGIAC STORY-WORLD by Steenkamp, Johan

“…The article analyses private Roman birthday parties as they are represented in Augustan poetry, to discuss to what extent literary texts from the Augustan…”
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NO ‘GREAT’ FLAVIAN WOMEN? PROCESSES OF SILENCING IN ANCIENT SOURCES AND (EARLY) MODERN SCHOLARSHIP by Foubert, Lien

“…Researchers routinely stress that, compared to the Julian-Claudian period, the Flavian period had no ‘great women’. But what do these researchers mean by…”
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A Case of (Galenic?) Natural Πνευμα in a Late-Antique Homily of John Chrysostom? by de Wet, Chris L.

“…The purpose of this article is to investigate evidence for a possible case of (Galenic?) natural πνεῦμα in John Chrysostom’s 39th homily on 1 Corinthians and…”
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Paul’s Pro-Sex Anti-Desire Stance by Punt, Jeremy

“…In the New Testament, Paul’s letters are characterised by an uneasiness with desire far more than with sex. Traditionally, this distinction is not made, and…”
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Prophecies and Princesses: Moses in Egypt and Ethiopia According to Josephus by Westwood, Ursula

“…Josephus’ account of Moses’ birth and upbringing in the Jewish Antiquities includes much extra-biblical material, including an extended account of his military…”
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How to Read a Platonic Dialogue by Futter, Dylan

“…In this essay, I explain and clarify Jacob Klein’s significant yet difficult account of how to read a Platonic dialogue. I argue that Klein takes Plato’s…”
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