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A commentary on books 3 and 4 of the Ethiopian story of Heliodorus.
(1998)
The thesis consists of an introduction to and commentary on books 3 and 4 of the
Ethiopian Story of Heliodorus. The introduction explores the meagre evidence for the life
of the author, and concludes that he was probably ...
Adamastor, gigantomachies, and the literature of exile in Camões' Lusíads.
(Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association., 2009)
Canto 5 of Luis Vaz de Camoes' Portuguese epic poem Lusiads, tells the celebrated myth of Adamastor. This section of the poem describes a Portuguese voyage of exploration led by Vasco da Gama in 1497 down the west coast ...
Azania - some etymological considerations.
(Classical Association of South Africa., 1992)
There have been a number of attempts to establish an etymology for the
name Azania. Liddell and Scott offer the derivation 'land of Zan or Zeus',
Casson suggests that Azania has the same root as Zanzibar, and that ...
The dream of Charikles (4.14.2) : intertextuality and irony in the Ethiopian story of Heliodorus.
(Classical Association of South Africa., 2001)
There are strong but previously unnoticed intertextual links between the dream of Charikles in
Heliodorus (4.14.2), the portent of the eagle in Achilles Tatius (2.12.1-3), and the dream of
Penelope in Homer (Od. 19.535-69). ...
Apuleius, Florida 23 and popular moral philosophy.
(Classical Association of South Africa., 2006)
This article examines the links between Apuleius Florida 23, Philo De Providentia 2.22,
and popular philosophical ideas in Seneca’s works. All these writings use the
metaphors of a rich man whose wealth matters little ...
Cohesion in Latin.
(Taylor & Francis., 1993)
This article discusses ancient and modern concepts of textual coherence and in Latin. A number of ideas about the degree of cohesion in the letters of Cicero, compared with those of Seneca and Pliny are discussed. The ...
Furor, dementia, rabies: social displacement, madness and religion in the Metamorphoses of Apuleius.
(Classical Association of South Africa., 2009)
No abstract available.
An Ethiopian paradox : Heliodorus, Aithiopika 4.8.
(Cambridge Philological Society., 1998)
No abstract available.
The influence of Roman law on the practice of slavery at the Cape of Good Hope (1652-1834).
(Classical Association of South Africa., 2007)
This article investigates the extent to which Roman Law and received ideas about
Roman slavery actually did form the basis on which slavery was practised and administered
in the Cape of Good Hope between 1652 and 1834. ...
The First Ethiopians: a critical perspective.
(University of KwaZulu-Natal., 2010)
No abstract available.