Issue 2

Language/Literature, Research Symposium Papers

Reclining with Callinus and Tyrtaeus: Martial Elegy in the Symposion

Citation with persistent identifier: Cazzato, Vanessa. “Reclining with Callinus and Tyrtaeus: Martial Elegy in the Symposion.” CHS Research Bulletin 2, no. 2 (2014). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:CazzatoV.Reclining_with_Callinus_and_Tyrtaeus.2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RLgqxNRfhA §1 That martial elegy, like all shorter elegy, belonged to (some form of) the symposion has become a matter of scholarly orthodoxy since… Read more

Language/Literature, Research Symposium Papers

Placing the Muses: Eumelus fragments 34–35 (West)*

Citation with persistent identifier: Tsagalis, Christos. “Placing the Muses: Eumelus fragments 34–35 (West).” CHS Research Bulletin 2, no. 2 (2014). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:TsagalisC.Placing_the_Muses_Eumelus_Fragments_34-35.2014 §1 After the work of Will (1955) on the Corinthiaca, the editions by Bernabé (1987), Davies (1988), and West (2003), and the studies by West (2002)… Read more

Art/Archaeology, History, Research Symposium Papers

Hellenistic Information in China

Citation with persistent identifier: Yang, Juping. “Hellenistic Information in China.” CHS Research Bulletin 2, no. 2 (2014). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:YangJ.Hellenistic_Information_in_China.2014 Introduction 1§1 This paper is one of the series of research results for my program “Hellenistic Civilization and the Silk Road.”[1] 1§2 Hellenistic Civilization originated and developed in… Read more

Language/Literature, Research Symposium Papers

The Tyrant’s Network: Appearances of Characters in the Letters of Phalaris

Citation with persistent identifier: Marquis, Emeline. “The Tyrant’s Network:  Appearances of Characters in the Letters of Phalaris.” CHS Research Bulletin 2, no. 2 (2014). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:MarquisE.The_Tyrants_Network_Appearances_of_Characters.2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj1NuwhXZmc 1§1 The letters of Phalaris are a fascinating object, both for their… Read more

Language/Literature, Philosophy/Science, Research Symposium Papers

Plato and Xenophon on Friendship. A Comparative Study (Plato Lysis and Xenophon Conversations of Socrates 2.6)*

Citation with persistent identifier: Tamiolaki, Melina. “Plato and Xenophon on Friendship. A Comparative Study (Plato Lysis and Xenophon Conversations of Socrates 2.6)”. CHS Research Bulletin 2, no. 2 (2014). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:TamiolakiM.Plato_and_Xenophon_on_Friendship_a_Comparative_Study.2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DZnpcsOgKE …if Xenophon’s understanding of Socrates is correct, I believe that in sophisticated, inquisitive Athens people would rather… Read more