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Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Friday, September 8, 2023

One Proud Olympic Mama! Aelian, Var. Hist. 10.1

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Name :  Aelian Date :      175 – 235 CE Region:   Praeneste [modern Italy] Citation :       Various History 10.1 The ...
Saturday, October 23, 2021

Own Voices: A Fragment of Cleomachus, Poetae Lyrici Graeci 32

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Cleomachus in Their Own Words: The Only Extant Line of Cleomachus’ poetry Name :   Cleomachus Date :       4th century BCE    ...

When Your Name Becomes A Verb: Cleomachus' Fame, Tricha On Meters p. 34

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“To Cleomachize:” When Your Name Becomes a Verb Name :   Tricha Date :     Unknown     Region:       Unknown Citation :  ...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

A Boxer, and A Fighter By Her Trade: Cleomachus, Tertullian de Pallio 4.4

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Cleomachus, a Boxer and a Fighter by Her Trade Name : Tertullian Date :  155 – 220 CE Region :   Carthage [modern Tunisia] ...
Saturday, September 4, 2021

Challenging Gender Roles: Sappho, Nikarete, Bilistiche, Leaena. Athenaeus Deip. XIII.lxx

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The following passage is a list of famous courtesans from Greek history. It is interesting to note how Sappho is treated; just like her entr...
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Challenging Gender Roles: the Olympic Gold Medalist Cynisca, Pausanias, Desc. Graec. 3.15.1

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Cynisca, Princess of Sparta and Olympic Champion Name :  Pausanias Date :        110 – 180 CE Region:     Lydia [modern Turkey...
Monday, July 19, 2021

Challenging Gender Roles: Belistiche the Olympic Gold Medalist

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Belistiche: The Olympic Champion Name :  Pausanias Date :        110 – 180 CE Region:     Lydia [modern Turkey] Citation ...

Challenging Gender Roles: One Proud Olympic Mama! Pausanias, Desc. Gr. V.vi.7-8

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  On the road to Olympia, on your way to Scillus and before you cross the Alpheius, there is a really tall mountain with jagged rocks called...
Sunday, November 1, 2020

Bringing Home A Gold Medal: Cynisca, Princess of Sparta [Greek Anthology 13.16]

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In Praise of Cynisca   Name :  Unknown Date :     Unknown Region :    Unknown Citation :     Greek Anthology 13.16 ...