Themistocles’ Exhortation before Salamis: On Herodotus 8.83
Giving Themistocles’ speech at this important moment in brief <em>oratio obliqua</em> allowed Herodotus to speed his narrative, press his readers toward imagining the whole, and develop a complex characterization of Themistocles.
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| Language: | English |
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Duke University
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
| Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/14761 |