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Druckenmiller, Jenny D., 1979-
(University of Oregon, 2007-12)
In his Second Philippic, Cicero portrays Antony as a person whose conduct places him on the fringes of polite society, where Cicero envisions him trampling upon the most basic standards of Roman decorum. Among Antony's ...
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Nidever, Timothy
(University of Oregon, 2009-03)
Herodotus and Plato both tell of the usurpation of the Lydian throne by Gyges, a
subject of the king. Both accounts, moreover, maybe interpreted as parables reflecting
on moral choice, external contingency, and their ...
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Heinrich, Aaron I., 1977-
(University of Oregon, 2009-03)
The letters and commentaries of the 12th century Byzantine scholar John Tzetzes
are an important source of literary material from classical Greece and offer an invaluable
record of classical scholarship in his era. Tzetzes ...
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Hainy, Joshua D.
(University of Oregon, 2010-06)
Ancient Greek acts of commemoration aimed to preserve the memory of an event
or an individual. By examining the commemoration of athletic victory, military success,
and death in battle, with reliance upon theories ofmemory, ...
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Gerner, Desiree E., 1978-
(University of Oregon, 2010-06)
Roman gladiatorial games had significance far beyond that of mere spectacle and
were more than savage and brutal entertainment for depraved emperors and bloodthirsty
crowds. Classifying the games as a form of ritual, and ...
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Toman, Samantha
(University of Oregon, 2012-10-25)
In Ovid’s Tristia and Epistulae Ex Ponto, the Latin poet constructs an elaborate poetic
persona endowed with its own agency, which evokes the sympathy of the reader through
engaging in various modes of discourse. This ...
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Parmenter, Christopher
(University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)
Scholars of migration, colonization, and cultural interaction in antiquity have increasingly turned towards a variety of concepts (such as hybridity, negotiations, and middle grounds) developed by postcolonial theorists ...
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Landry, Desiree
(University of Oregon, 2015-08-18)
In my research, I take up the questions of Ovid’s relationship to his poetry and the rethinking of exilic motifs and poetic motifs through the lens of exile. Throughout the Tristia, in particular, Ovid illustrates a complex ...
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Jamshidi, Niayesh
(University of Oregon, 2018-09-06)
This thesis attempts to understand the distribution of Antinous worship in the Roman Empire and why he was worshipped. By examining the written sources and material culture available on Antinous, primary sources both pagan ...
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Hamel, John
(University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)
English and Latin, though related, are very different languages, Latin with its inflections and small vocabulary, English with its overwhelming word order and expansive lexicon. Any translation from Latin to English will ...
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Kolar, Aidan
(University of Oregon, 2021-04-27)
The primary aim of this thesis is to examine the construction and re-construction of churches and their ancillary structures such as baptisteries, pilgrim accommodations, and cemeteries in Byzantine imperial rhetoric and ...
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Van De Laarschot, Kelsey
(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)
Homer’s Odyssey is a tale about many things: adventures, the importance of hospitality, returning home. However, it is ultimately a tale about place and all the ways in which it defines its inhabitants. Through the travels ...
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Robb, Lydia
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
This study examines the prevalence of ableism and discriminatory behavior toward disabled students in Classics and related studies, such as History and Anthropology. This study focuses in on the existence of ableism in few ...
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Rutherford, Kyle
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
Much effort has been spent on interrogating the origins of the Ancient Greek Romance novel, focusing primarily on genres from which the novel may have arisen. Scholars such as Thomas Hägg, B.P. Rearden, and Kathryn Chew ...
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