Paging the oracle: interpretation, identity and performance in Herodotus' History

Herodotus begins his enquiry (‘historia’) into why Greeks and Persians came into conflict with the figure of Croesus, ‘the first man whom we know enslaved Greeks’ – the archetypal eastern despot. In the subsequent narrative of his reign, Herodotus explores the reasons behind Croesus’s actions, and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barker, E
Other Authors: The Classical Association
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2006
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