Putting up pyramids: Characterizing kings
<p>This chapter explores the interaction between man and nature in Herodotus through the figure of Cheops, the pyramid builder. It argues that, although grand engineering projects are often used in Herodotus to contribute to a negative characterization of players within the narrative, the foca...
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Oxford University Press
2015
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