Historiography Archive
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Spectacle of Enquiry: The Violent and Macabre in Herodotus
Posted on December 1, 2012 | No CommentsThis thesis endeavours to explain the role of graphic violence in Herodotus -
Intrigue, Blood, and Naked Breasts: Strategies of the Epic Series on Premium Cable
Posted on November 27, 2012 | No CommentsThe epic, in particular the sword- -
Augustus and the Evolution of Roman Concepts of Leadership
Posted on October 29, 2012 | No CommentsMost will agree with the observation that Augustus was a master of what shall we call it? Spin? There will be disagreement as to the integrity of his claims. I prefer to follow the teachings of Edwin Judge that Augustus was so much in control of language that he could bend its specificity to say precisely what he wanted to say and to say what could not be gainsaid. -
“She is a mass of riddles”: Julia Augusta Agrippina and the sources
Posted on October 26, 2012 | No CommentsAgrippina the Younger fascinated ancient writers, and modern scholars continue to tell her story with relish. -
The Pen and the Sword: Writing and Conquest in Caesar’s Gaul
Posted on October 1, 2012 | No CommentsJulius Caesar was remembered in later times for the unprecedented scale of his military activity. He was also remembered for writing copiously while on campaign. -
Can One Believe the Ancient Sources That Describe Messalina?
Posted on September 29, 2012 | No CommentsOne of the primary sources that discusses Messalina in the most depth is The Annals, by Tacitus. However, Tacitus?s account of Messalina is questionable in several ways. First, Tacitus seems to have distinct motives for writing about Messalina that call into question the accuracy of his depiction. -
Queering Sex and Gender in Ancient Egypt
Posted on September 12, 2012 | No CommentsAs part of my general endeavours to queer the dominant representation of the archaeological past and, more specifically in the context of this paper, the construction of sex and gender in ancient egypt, I do not intend to develop another argument to determine whether niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep were brothers or -
Moses in historiography from Hellenistic Alexandria to Josephus
Posted on September 7, 2012 | No CommentsThe image of Moses is not fixed from author to author. Rather, the historians took special interest in Moses -
Krypteia: A Form of Ancient Guerrilla Warfare
Posted on August 29, 2012 | No CommentsModern scholars have debated the exact nature of the Spartan krypteia (????????), a group of young men who roamed the countryside killing helots. Some have seen it as a form of education, others as a form of suppression. However, not many scholars have pointed out that the krypteia was a form of guerrilla warfare against the helot population. -
Sancti et linguae: the classical world in the eyes of Hibernia
Posted on August 29, 2012 | No CommentsThis thesis will examine Irish views of the classical world primarily through texts written in Ireland and on the continent by Irishmen up to the beginning of the Carolingian period
