Plutarch, Greek Literature
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This chapter will explore the nature of Plutarch’s moralism and methods of characterization as attested in the Lives, but also with reference to his convictions about virtue and vice as set out in the Moralia. However, since morality... more
Plutarco dedica este tratado a Poliano e Eurídice, seus discípulos e filhos de amigos ilustres, que se casaram. Este breve regalo apresenta uma curta introdução, seguida de quarenta e oito anedotas – que atuam como modelos comportamentais... more
Plutarch's Mulierum virtutes, aims to demonstrate the unity and identity of male and female virtue, by providing examples of 'virtuous' women and groups of women from the past. This volume is a critical edition of Mulierum virtutes,... more
Two essays from Plutarch's Moralia describe voyages made by the North Britons to an Atlantic island, which Plutarch equates with the Ogygia of Homer. Plutarch gives two related references to the voyages, the first in 'Obsolescence of... more
Courtney J. P. Friesen explores shifting boundaries of ancient religions by way of the reception of a popular tragedy, Euripides’ Bacchae . As a play staging political crises provoked by the arrival of the “foreign” god Dionysus and his... more
An analysis on land-reform and wealth amongst the Spartiates of Ancient Lacedaemon
Capolavoro dell’architettura di Galeazzo Alessi e modello per artisti, architetti e trattatisti dal XVI sino al XVIII, la Villa di Ottaviano Grimaldi Cebà, poi Sauli, sita nei pressi del fiume Bisagno a Genova ha subito la spiacevole e... more
PLUTARCO. Da monarquia, democracia e oligarquia Tradução, introdução e notas de Maria Aparecida de Oliveira Silva
Plutarch is universally acknowledged as an acclaimed biographer and philosopher; yet, one can also describe him as a historian, in the sense that he preserves considerable information and unique testimonia of both historical nature and... more
L a Storia è fatta dagli uomini e gli uomini sono il risultato della Storia. Muovendo da tale consapevolezza, il presente lavoro ripercorre la vita e le imprese di quei personaggi della storia greca e romana che hanno impresso con tanta... more
Libri: Kitap Tanıtımı, Eleştiri ve Çeviri Dergisi'nde bulunan içeriklerin tümü kullanıcılara açık, serbestçe/ücretsiz 'açık erişimli' bir dergidir. Kullanıcılar, yayıncıdan ve yazar(lar)dan izin almaksızın, dergideki makaleleri tam metin... more
προπτυχιακή εργασία,2011
Com reflexões universais, que ultrapassam o tempo e as fronteiras, esta obra trata da sutil diferença entre o bajulador e o amigo. Nesta obra, Plutarco instrui seu leitor sobre os malefícios do bajulador, que, pela ilusão da amizade, por... more
Arato di Sicione, decine di volte stratego della Lega achea, liberatore di Corinto, oggetto di culto da parte dei concittadini dopo la morte in quanto salvatore della città; Artaserse II, sovrano achemenide dai molti chiaroscuri, abile... more
This article deals with the ancient Egyptian alphabet.
This paper aims to critically analyse the testimonies concerning Athenian impiety trials of the classical period. First, it reaffirms the arguments that some of them must have been an invention of Hellenistic and later authors. Second, it... more
This article aims at giving an overall view of the real and mythical topography of the Abaton of Biggeh, which housed a relic, the left leg of the God Osiris, in connection with the rituals. After a geographical and archaeological... more
The paper offers a comparative discourse analysis of the Greek and Roman epistolary consolation as a literary genre, based on the examples of Plutarch's Consolatio ad Apollonium and Seneca's Ad Marciam de consolatione. It examines... more
The volume is organized in four different sections. The first one is devoted to statesmen and lawgivers; the second section is dedicated to the relation between nomos and kosmos; the third section is organized under the topic of the path... more
Do amor fraterno ou Περὶ φιλαδελφίας (Perì philadelphías) é um tratado de Plutarco oferecido aos irmãos Nigrino e Quieto, que são considerados modelares para o seu discurso sobre como deve ser a relação entre irmãos. Plutarco traça uma... more
Avanzada yala composición delas Vida Paralelas 1 , Plutarco decide exponer abiertamente su método de trabajo y sus objetivos. Lo hace en la Vidade Teseo, donde admitelas dificultades que conlleva la tarea historiográfica,... more
Le présent volume trouve son origine dans la rencontre annuelle du Réseau International de recherche et de formation à la recherche Plutarque (RED) qui s’est tenue à la Maison de l’Archéologie et de l’Ethnologie René Ginouvès de Nanterre... more
Grazie alle fonti d'archivio e alla lettura iconografica e iconologica dei dipinti di Luca Cambiaso in palazzo Imperiale di Campetto a Genova, si chiarisce dopo 500 anni il significato del grande ciclo del secondo piano nobile, voluto da... more
Abstract: This article aims to give a new reading to the concluding events in Plutarch’s Crassus by employing a broader comparison between the Nicias and the Crassus in order to distinguish the historical facts from the literary artifices... more
Komentari i uvodna studija Mirko Obradović Plutarh iz malene Heroneje u Beotiji bio je verovatno „najplodniji pisac u carskom veku helenske književnosti“. U sastavljanju zbirke Izreke kraljeva i vojskovođa Plutarh je, nema nikakve... more
Scholars who deal with the tradition of the Seven Sages are well aware of the fact that one has to wait until Plato’s Protagoras (343a) in order to have a first mention of a complete list of seven sophoi. This detail grants a special... more
In this essay I argue that in Plutarch's descriptions of Sparta, τρυφή, which is habitually translated as "luxury," actually meant something much closer to the English terms "decadence’ or "invidious, tasteless ostentation." Plutarch... more
After a general introduction concerning the role of music in education and its ethical weight in ancient Greek thought, this study is largely focused on paragraphs 32-36 of Pseudo-Plutarchean De musica. The thesis is that Aristoxenus... more
Plutarch's Laconian apophthegms present an image of Spartan courage that can be traced to fifth century Sparta. This ideology of courage has four main aspects: willingness to die in battle; the interchangeability of Spartan citizens; the... more
Portuguese translation, with introduction and commentary of Plutarch's Lives of Theseus and Romulus.
Plutarch’s portrayal of Gylippus is consistent both in the Moralia and in the Parallel Lives. In particular, Gylippus’ main traits clearly recall the Spartans’ virtues and vices described in the five Spartan Lives. Furthermore, the... more
This paper aims to analyze the relationship between the Histories of Herodotus and the excerpta of the Γοήτων φώρα of Oenomaus of Gadara (II century AD), which constitutes a not yet adequately-studied case in the context of the... more