Cultural antitheses: reflections of Herodotus 2.35-36

By way of prologue to his account of Egyptian manners and customs Herodotus offers a striking catalogue of cultural antitheses (2.35f.) which (though somewhat inconsistent with his general presentation of Egypt) has enjoyed an interesting <em>Nachleben</em>. This form of antithetical des...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: West, S
Other Authors: International Society for the Classical Tradition
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer 1998
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