Note on Translations and Editions of Oedipus Tyrannus I quote Lloyd-Jones’ translation of Oedipus Tyrannus used throughout, unless otherwise indicated. The edition of the original text is by Lloyd-Jones & Wilson (1990), for I had nearly completed my book when the edition/commentary by Finglass (2018) appeared. However, I adopt the newer edition […]
Acknowledgements To my beloved children Aspasia, Dimitris, and Athina Who had to learn how to fall Before learning how to fly They all fly now, with elegance and kindness … In the long years devoted to the research and writing of this book on Oedipus, I came to realize […]
Appendix II.A: The Legend of Cloelia {263–270} The war between the infant Roman Republic and the Etruscan king Lars Porsenna became the setting for three episodes which attracted the fancy of the Roman literary establishment, and surely also that of the undocumented public at large, for generations: Horatius Cocles swimming the Tiber in full arms, […]
Appendix 1C: Rhetorical References to Hostages {261} Herein are the rhetorical and non-personal references to ὅμηρος and obsides found in the works cited in the bibliography. Sources: “Hostage” Josephus, J.A. 11.303 marriage Diodorus 19.24.2 money Polybius 1.68.3 baggage Plutarch, Moralia 54A sympathy Plutarch, Cato Minor 30.4 marriage Cicero, Pro Caelio 32.78 prosecutions Cicero, Pro Cluentio […]
Appendix 1B: Historical and Legendary Hostages, continued {246–259} Case Number At Time of Exaction Period of Detention Termination of Hostageship Sex Age Number Affiliation Selection Time Place Treatment 1 F nubile X child of donor X X R Impregnated X 2 X παῖδες X X X X […]
Appendix 1A: Historical and Legendary Hostages {214-244} The following lists comprise all the references to hostages and hostageship found in the ancient authors who are cited in the bibliography. In the first (Appendix 1.A.) are all historical and legendary/historical cases; they have been arranged in chronological order and assigned a reference number. Besides the basic […]
5: Conclusion {205–209} We have seen that hostageship was an integral part of Roman foreign policy, an institution rooted deeply in both the legendary past (Dionysius of Halicarnassus 1.43.1; 1.59.2) and the contemporary accounts of Rome’s incredibly swift expansion during the second and first centuries B.C. (e.g., Polybius and Caesar). Only one hypothesis could explain […]
4: The Termination of Hostageship {144–191} In the previous chapters we have examined some of the purposes for which hostages were exacted in antiquity, the specific regulations by which they were chosen, and their treatment during detention. Finally, we must consider the ways in which the contract according to which the hostages served could be […]
3: Roman Conduct toward Foreign Hostages {94–132} A meticulous examination of the evidence concerning Roman conduct toward and treatment of foreign hostages is crucial to an understanding of Roman policy on hostages and its probable intended results. The difficulties involved in such an examination are threefold. First, material relating to the period of detention, when […]
2: The System of Hostage Regulations in Rome and the Greco-Roman World {27–79} The formal regulations concerning hostages reveal considerable variety in detail. Nonetheless, it is worthwhile to examine the several categories into which the regulations may be classified in order to determine the underlying principles by which hostages were chosen and to attempt the […]