Greek, roman and byzantine studies  

Iordanis K. Paradeisopoulos

Anomalies of distance and time in Xenophon’s description of the retreat can be rectified by taking into account the different figures supplied in Diodorus’ brief information.

Andreas Fountoulakis

The collocation of the contradictory qualities p???t?? and ???s?? finds parallels in inscribed texts of praise and blame and reflects the social and emotional realities of Greek pederastic relationships.

Fabio Acerbi

In Diophantus Arith. 5.30, the unique ??? as a plural “ones” is supported by the mss. and on comparison with “ones” in other mathematical writers can be construed as deriving from an adjective ????.

John Wortley

Several anecdotes in the Apophthegmata Patrum illustrate how the desert monks coped with the paradoxical situation of having to deal with other monks even while vowing to live alone.

John Scarborough

Aetius’ gynecological Tetrab. Book 16, showing his detailed knowledge of con­traceptives, abortifacients, and surgical procedures, is consistent with the sparse testimony that he held a public position and may have been court doctor to Theodora and her en... see more

Thalia Anagnostopoulos

The defense of icons shifted gradually from a theory of mimesis to Aristotelian symbolism; this reflected not a revival of learning but arguments developed in the debate itself and hinted at already by Constantine V and at the Council of 787.

Paul T. Keyser

Flavian dating formulas and authors of Flavian date are largely absent from the Suda, which suggests a systematic suppression by one of its major sources, perhaps an epitome of Hesychius’ Onomatologos.

Inmaculada Pérez Martín

The awareness and use of Xenophon’s works in the Macedonian renaissance fluctuated, especially dependent on court patronage, and it was selective, especially favoring the Cyropaedia.