Pub Date : 2023-11-27DOI: 10.1353/clw.2023.a912765
Prudence Jones
<span><span>In lieu of</span> an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:</span> <p> <span>Reviewed by:</span> <ul> <li><!-- html_title --> <em>Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period: Kleopatra Thea and Kleopatra III</em> by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and Alex McAuley <!-- /html_title --></li> <li> Prudence Jones </li> </ul> Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and Alex McAuley. <em>Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period: Kleopatra Thea and Kleopatra III</em>. London and New York: Routledge, 2023. Pp. xiii, 275. $170.00. ISBN 978-1-1386-3509-8. <p>Despite the large number of books on Cleopatra VII, other Ptolemies have received relatively little attention from biographers. The tide may be turning, however, as Llewellyn-Jones and McAuley add their study of Cleopatra Thea and Cleopatra III to a growing corpus on earlier Ptolemies that includes works on Ptolemy I by Worthington, Berenice II by Clayman, and Arsinoë II by Carney.<sup>1</sup> As such, it is a welcome addition to scholarship on the Hellenistic world. The book tells the fascinating story of two women, who were born into extraordinary circumstances but also were architects of their own success in a way that will interest scholars and lay readers alike.</p> <p>While much of <em>Sister-Queens</em> presents a detailed account of the two Cleopatras' lives, Llewellyn-Jones and McAuley go beyond biography to consider broader aspects of queenship and to reframe the final century of Ptolemaic rule as the High Hellenistic Period. The authors argue that the High Hellenistic Period is deserving of rehabilitation just as Hellenistic art has come to be seen as more than "Baroque."</p> <p>As the authors point out in their "Introduction," these two Cleopatras themselves require some image rehabilitation. Late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century accounts emphasize their cruelty to the point of casting them as psychopaths. Llewellyn-Jones and McAuley argue, however, that the women wielded dynastic power strategically and within the norms of the High Hellenistic Period, which they describe as "a curious mix of tradition, innovation, and improvisation." (22).</p> <p>After an initial chapter ("The Importance of Being Ptolemaic: Royal Women in Context") that provides background on the public and private lives of women in Hellenistic dynasties and on the essential qualities of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the authors devote two chapters ("Princesses to Queens" and "Mothers, Wives, Queens") to the years 163–101 <small>bc</small>, which span the lives of Cleopatra Thea and Cleopatra III. In doing so, they also detail key periods of Cleopatra II's life.</p> <p>The fourth chapter, "Queenship in Name; Queenship through Image; Queenship in Practice," departs from narrative biography to consider Cleopatra Thea and Cleopatra III as part of the administrative system that was Hellenistic monarchy. The authors aim to answer the questions "What was the public image of these royal women? … and what can be said of the role o
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Pub Date : 2023-11-27DOI: 10.1353/clw.2023.a912764
Caitlin Gillespie
This article analyzes female collective action as embodied public performance in two episodes within Tacitus' Annals: the trial of Libo Drusus in 16 ce, and the trial of Aemilia Lepida four years later. Both defendants are accompanied by entourages of leading women, and their narratives provide vehicles for Tacitus' observations on the demise of the Roman elite and traditional republican institutions and customs. Reading the actions of the women as embodied performances opens new avenues for the interpretation of Tacitus' representations of women who claim space for themselves in public and voice their support of others during the reign of Tiberius.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-27DOI: 10.1353/clw.2023.a912766
Brian S. Kunkel
<span><span>In lieu of</span> an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:</span> <p> <span>Reviewed by:</span> <ul> <li><!-- html_title --> <em>The Shrine of Eileithyia: Minoan Goddess of Childbirth and Motherhood at the Inatos Cave in Southern Crete</em> by Günther Hölbl <!-- /html_title --></li> <li> Brian S. Kunkel </li> </ul> Günther Hölbl. <em>The Shrine of Eileithyia: Minoan Goddess of Childbirth and Motherhood at the Inatos Cave in Southern Crete</em>. Volume I: the Egyptian-Type Artifacts. With contributions by Philip P. Betancourt and Konstantinos Chalikias. Edited by Philip P. Betancourt, Athanasia Kanta and Costis Davaras. Prehistory Monographs, 69. Philadelphia: INSTAP Academic Press, 2022. Pp. 156. $95.00. ISBN 978-1-931534-34-5. <p>Crete's central location in the Mediterranean was one of the most important factors in its development. In the Bronze Age, the island established vigorous trading contacts throughout the Aegean and with the more powerful kingdoms of Egypt and the Levant. With the collapse of palatial civilization around 1200 <small>bce</small>, many ideas and technologies were lost, but cultural memories persisted in the form of oral traditions and cult practices, some of which were performed in sacred caves with long histories of ritual use. In the centuries that followed, contacts with the Near East and Egypt were re-established resulting in a new era of cross-cultural interaction that would have a significant impact on Crete and the Aegean world.</p> <p>This volume by Günther Hölbl is a catalog of the Egyptian and Egyptian-type objects found in the Inatos Cave in southern Crete, which was an important cult <strong>[End Page 110]</strong> center for worship of Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth. Hölbl's meticulous study and publication of this important material will undoubtedly add much to our knowledge of the cult practices of ancient Crete and the impact of intercultural relations, primarily in the Iron Age.</p> <p>The introductory chapter by Philip Betancourt begins with a synopsis of the rescue work conducted by the Greek Archaeological Service after the cave had been looted. This is followed by a publication history that includes several short articles by various authors as well as an edited volume published in 2011 by Athanasia Kanta and Kostis Davaras entitled Ελουθíα Χαριστήιον. Το ιερό σπήλαιο της Ειλειθυίας στον Τσούτσουρο. Betancourt explains how the latter, which highlighted many of the finest objects from the cave, became a springboard for a series of volumes intended to provide a more complete study and publication of the material. Because the Inatos Cave is one of the few cult places in the Aegean positively associated with Eileithyia, a brief discussion of her identity and cult are also included with a focus on her importance to the community of ancient Inatos.</p> <p>Later in the first chapter, Betancourt gives a detailed, day-by-day summary of the rescue excavation conducted by Nicolas Pla
代替摘要，这里有一个简短的内容摘录:回顾:神庙的Eileithyia:米诺斯女神分娩和母性在克里特岛南部的伊纳托斯洞穴由g nther Hölbl布莱恩S. Kunkel g nther Hölbl。伊莱提亚神殿:克里特岛南部伊纳托斯洞穴中的分娩和母性女神。第一卷:埃及式文物。Philip P. Betancourt和Konstantinos Chalikias的贡献。由菲利普·p·贝当古、阿塔那西娅·坎塔和科斯蒂斯·达瓦拉斯编辑。史前史专著，69页。费城:INSTAP学术出版社，2022。156页。95.00美元。ISBN 978-1-931534-34-5。克里特岛在地中海的中心位置是其发展的最重要因素之一。在青铜时代，该岛在爱琴海各地建立了活跃的贸易往来，并与更强大的埃及和黎凡特王国建立了贸易往来。随着公元前1200年左右宫廷文明的崩溃，许多思想和技术都消失了，但文化记忆以口头传统和邪教活动的形式保留了下来，其中一些活动是在具有悠久仪式历史的神圣洞穴中进行的。在接下来的几个世纪里，与近东和埃及的联系得以重新建立，从而开创了一个跨文化互动的新时代，这将对克里特岛和爱琴海世界产生重大影响。g nther Hölbl的这本书是在克里特岛南部的伊纳托斯洞穴中发现的埃及和埃及类型物品的目录，这是一个重要的崇拜中心，用于崇拜分娩女神Eileithyia。Hölbl对这一重要材料的细致研究和出版无疑将大大增加我们对古代克里特岛的邪教活动和跨文化关系影响的了解，主要是在铁器时代。菲利普·贝当古(Philip Betancourt)所著的引言一章首先概述了希腊考古部门在洞穴被洗劫后进行的救援工作。接下来是出版历史，包括不同作者的几篇短文，以及2011年由Athanasia Kanta和Kostis Davaras出版的题为Ελουθíα Χαριστήιον的编辑卷。Το ιερό σπ书面记载λαιο της Ειλειθυίας στον Τσούτσουρο。Betancourt解释了后者是如何成为一系列旨在提供更完整的研究和出版材料的书籍的跳板的，后者突出了洞穴中许多最好的物品。由于伊纳托斯洞穴是爱琴海为数不多的与Eileithyia有积极联系的崇拜场所之一，因此我们也将简要讨论她的身份和崇拜，重点关注她对古代伊纳托斯社区的重要性。在第一章的后面，贝当古详细地、逐日地总结了尼古拉斯·普拉东和科斯提斯·达瓦拉斯于1962年在洞穴被洗劫后进行的救援挖掘工作。由于这次发掘从未正式发表过，大部分信息都来自柏拉图的野外笔记。贝当古认识到这带来的挑战，但仍然能够根据这本笔记和挖掘中发现的可确定日期的物品，对时间阶段进行总体描述。接下来是一个简短的地名辞典，并讨论了被认为与埃利斯提亚有关的克里特遗址。作者的意图是将伊纳托斯洞穴置于全岛崇拜的更广泛背景下。地名辞典和讨论都实现了这一目的，并有很好的记录。第二章由Chalikias和Betancourt撰写，对古代伊纳托斯(今Tsoutsouros)周围地区的早期勘探和考古工作进行了有益的总结。其目的是提供该地区定居和宗教活动的历时视图，以便更好地了解洞穴在其长期使用历史中的地方和区域重要性。第三章，作者g nther Hölbl，介绍了在洞穴中发现的埃及人和埃及化文物的目录。Hölbl从少量青铜器时代的物品开始按时间顺序进行，但注意到由于缺乏分层背景，精确定年很困难。下面是对构成大部分材料的铁器时代器物的简短讨论。Hölbl指出了这一时期埃及和黎凡特之间的紧密联系，以及腓尼基人与爱琴海贸易的重要性，这导致了……
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Pub Date : 2023-11-27DOI: 10.1353/clw.2023.a912763
Laura Zientek
Through the lens of trans-corporeality, a theoretical approach associated with ecofeminism, this paper examines the depiction of women's prophetic visions and voices in Lucan's Bellum Civile. Analysis of a Roman matrona, the Pythia of Delphi, and the Thessalian magos Erictho demonstrates the significance of women's agency within the civil war narrative and highlights how Lucan framed greater female agency as a more significant threat to established civic and cosmic order.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-28DOI: 10.1353/clw.2023.a905240
T. Coughlan
ABSTRACT:This paper examines the polysemy of οὐ̑λος (“deadly,” “repeated,” “whole/healthy”) in Nicander’s Theriaca as a window onto the poet’s interest in the process of discovery. The core of this article treats the use of the term to describe a hound’s howl in the aetiological narrative of Alcibius’ discovery of a curative herb. I argue that Nicander deploys οὐ̑λος to call attention to the polysemy of the adjective whose meaning shifts and overlaps as one reads the narrative of Alcibius’ discovery. The challenge of formulating a contextually appropriate meaning of οὐ̑λος reinforces the theme of aetiological discovery and is consonant with Nicander’s use of the term elsewhere in the Theriaca as well as his broader interest in rare words and philological research.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-28DOI: 10.1353/clw.2023.a905244
Elise Markoff
In October 2018, a conference was held in Paestum to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Tomb of the Diver, a one-of-a-kind funerary monument from the fifth century bce. The publication that followed included a brief contribution by Dr. Tonio Hölscher, who proposed a reading of the iconography of the tomb that diverged significantly from that of archeologist Marco Napoli, the discoverer of the tomb and supporter of an eschatological interpretation.1 The present book by Hölscher elaborates on his previous work; namely, he argues that the images in the tomb are not a metaphorical representation of the passage of the diver from an earthy plane to the afterlife but are instead evidence of social and cultural practices common to the youth of ancient Greece. Hölscher provides an evaluation of the iconography of the tomb in sociological and anthropological terms, reading the act of diving as a youthful activity in a period of transition from the free areas of the coast into the structured order of adult life in the polis. He has made the bold decision to avoid what he calls ‘academic arguments and theoretic jargon’ (‘akademische Argumentation und theoretischen Jargon’ [6]) opting for a general appendix instead of footnotes, which allows him to build his case in a concise but elegant manner that benefits the general reader and prompts the scholar to further inquiry. The volume also includes 42 images, most of which are examples of extant artwork and are reproduced in color with excellent detail. Given the length of the volume, each of its twelve chapters occupies only a few pages. Chapter 1 begins with a thorough description of the tomb and its iconography, including the gestures and actions of all participants in the symposium scene. Chapter 2 contrasts Napoli’s original interpretation of the images with Hölscher’s, which is developed throughout the rest of the book. Chapter 3 begins this exploration by comparing the iconography of the tomb with other surviving images of fishing and swimming, mainly in Etruscan tombs and on Greek skyphoi and kylixes. Chapter 4 explores the social importance of swimming and diving in Greek culture, focusing on the role of natural caves as liminal meeting places for young ephebes needing to prove their athletic abilities and gain access to the company of other youths in homoerotic encounters. Chapters 5 and 6 make some of the most exciting suggestions in the book. Here, Hölscher extends his thesis of the cultural relevance of swimming and diving to include women and explores the importance of the sea in the education and social life of girls. According to his thesis, representation on ancient amphorae of young girls swimming and diving should be interpreted as real depictions of
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Pub Date : 2023-08-28DOI: 10.1353/clw.2023.a905243
A. Pelavski
ABSTRACT:This paper explores common ideas shared by doctors and jurists in the Roman Empire concerning conditions with mental compromise. Recent scholarship has been reluctant to see an ongoing debate between experts in these two disciplines. Conversely, I will argue that it is possible to unveil a fluent exchange of ideas and concepts between legal commentators and medical writers around issues of mental incapacity, if we frame those cases as impaired consciousness (and not mental illness). To prove this point I will draw on some examples from the Digest, which will be placed in dialogue with contemporary medical texts.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-28DOI: 10.1353/clw.2023.a905241
Jessica H. Clark
ABSTRACT:A tangled tale of military resistance and reform (342 bce) includes a new rule that a man not be a centurion after being a military tribune, inspired, Livy notes, by soldiers’ dislike of P. Salonius, who moved between those ranks. This article examines this episode as evidence for the development of Rome’s military and the increasingly separate orientation of centurions and military tribunes therein. The framing of the story adds to our knowledge of the transmission of historical information at Rome, while its analysis allows us to view more critically the homogenizing representation of Roman soldiers as civic-minded agrarian small-holders.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-28DOI: 10.1353/clw.2023.a905242
K. Fletcher, Sanjaya Thakur
ABSTRACT:Vergil’s Aeneid contains more allusions to Augustus’ wife than scholars have previously recognized; because Livia was connected with both the Drusi and Claudii, Vergil’s references to those gentes and their ancestors allude to her (among other people). Vergil pays special attention to the Claudii, the gens of which Livia was a member, into which she had married, and to which her sons also belonged. These allusions fit both with Vergil’s treatment of contemporary women and Livia’s public presentation at the time. Like all references and allusions to Augustus’ marriage, however, these can be read in a positive or negative light.
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