Greek, roman and byzantine studies  

J. A. S. Evans

Leonidas maintained his position at Thermopylae in order to let his larger force retreat safely and also to respect the interests of Sparta’s north Greek allies.

Frank W. Walbank

Polybius’ account of Roman success uses an evolutionary theory of constitutions, a cycle which culminated in but was stopped by the ideal mixed constitution, from which decline was possible but not inevitable.

Donald White

Political agendas pursued in Sicily repeatedly used the cult of Demeter in their self-promotion: at first a patron of the lower classes, she came to be seen as a pan-Sicilian divinity.

Leo C. Curran

The poem expoits the phonology of Greek, and particularly the name Hylas, to invoke dominant features of the myth, especially woodlands and water.

Robert K. Sherk

An early copy of th epitaph SEG VIII 375 shows that it came from near Qasr es-Sayad and adds some readings; the deceased was a freedman of a praefectus alae, perhaps a strator dealing with horses.