Pindar and the construction of Syracusan monarchy in the fifth century B.C. / Kathryn A. Morgan.

This study attempts a fully contextualized reading of the praise poetry written by Pindar for Hieron of Syracuse in the 470s B.C. It argues that the songs composed by Pindar for the Sicilian tyrant were part of an extensive cultural programme that included athletic competition, coinage, architecture...

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Main Author: Morgan, Kathryn A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Series:Greeks overseas.
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