9 articles in this issue
Tim Wright
The Telemachy lays the groundwork for Telemachus’ recognition of Odysseus by informing him of Odysseus’ special relationship with Athena and of his capacity for disguise.
Carlo Scardino
Case studies show that the Arabic translation of Anatolius’ Collection of Agricultural Practices, lost in Greek, offers decisive evidence for constituting the text of the tenth-century Greek Geoponica.
Tommaso Mari
The translations, while mostly accurate, show some mistakes, both semantic and syntactic, and also reflect pro- and anti-Roman intentions on the part of the various translators.
John O. Hyland
The revolt from Athens probably occurred in 429/8, and internal divisions at Kaunos led to a surrender attempt which was foiled by the killing of Athens’ proxy Zopyros.
Georgios A. Xenis
A passage of Philochorus on the early history of sacrificial practice has a textual flaw that can be cured by a simple emendation.
Ergün Lafli,Hadrien Bru
A bronze knife blade, each side inscribed with a personal name, was probably used in the hair-cutting ceremony attested of young Carians.
Ruobing Xian
The lament for the absent heroine is linked by verbal and thematic resonances to two earlier lamentations, a link which makes the Aegialeus episode “une éducation amoureuse” of Habrocomes.
Christopher P. Jones
A new letter to Ephesus of ca. 161 describing earthquakes in the region adds credibility to the original source of a rescript with similar elements redacted in Eusebius HE 4.13.
Lijuan Lin
The Arabic epitome of the lost tract shows that Galen recognized the non-rational elements in human character and based his analysis on Plato’s theory of the tripartite soul.