Historical commentary on Herodotus, Book 6 / by Lionel Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, Lionel.

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 268.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 0169-3958 ; 268

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greece--History--Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C--Historiography.

Greece.

Greece--History--Ionian Revolt, 499-494 B.C--Historiography.

Herodotus. History--Book 6.

Herodotus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 716 pages) : maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume offers a historical and factual commentary on Herodotus book 6. The introductory discussions include one on the background to the Ionian revolt and the role of Histiaeus. The commentary aims to assess the reality behind Herodotus' text: the revolt and its aftermath; the various aspects of Spartan affairs in the middle of the book; Datis' invasion of Eretria and Attica; and Miltiades' expedition the following year. Material that cannot conveniently be dealt with in the commentary itself, and a number of related topics that merit consideration, are considered in a series of appendices. These include discussions of Cleomenes' madness in relation to his activities in Arcadia, and the Argive reaction to his victory at Sepeia.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

INTRODUCTIONS

COMMENTARY

CHRONOLOGY OF BOOK 6

NAVAL MATTERS

THE PERSIAN NAVY AND ARMY

TRAVEL TIMES

DARIUS’ FAMILY

THE ORACLE(S) OF §§19 AND 77

THE LOCATIONS OF KOῖλα AND ΠOλίχvη (§26)

THE ORACLES TO THE DOLONCI AND MILTIADES, §§34–5

THE IMPLICATIONS OF KEEPING RACEHORSES

THE PROBLEMS OF §40

THE POLITICAL CHANGES IN IONIA AFTER THE REVOLT

CHRONOLOGY FOR ATHENS AND AEGINA AND RELATED EVENTS

FEEDING THE KING AND THE SPARTAN QUART

CLEOMENES IN ARCADIA (AND AFTER): SANE OR MAD?

PROBLEMS IN THE ARGOS NARRATIVE, §§76–84

PHEIDON(S) OF ARGOS, §127.3

MARATHON

MILTIADES’ EXPEDITION TO PAROS

PISISTRATIDS (APF 11793)

PHILAIDS/CIMONIDS (APF 8429)

ALCMAEONIDS (APF 9688)

SPARTAN ROYAL HOUSES

THE INACHOS STEMMA: THE MYTHOLOGY OF §§47, 53, 78, 80

MAPS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

HERODOTEAN WORDS AND PHRASES

CITATIONS

GENERAL INDEX

SUPPLEMENTS TO MNEMOSYNE by H. Pinkster , H.S. Versnel , I.J.F. de Jong and P.H. Schrijvers.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Leeds, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [665]-684) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-86847-3

9786610868476

1-4294-5359-1

90-474-0798-9

1-4337-0722-5

OCLC:

476023981

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047407980 DOI