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

This groundbreaking book offers a fully contextualized reading of the poetry written by Pindar for Hieron of Syracuse in the 470s B.C. Pindar and the Construction of Syracusan Monarchy in the Fifth Century B.C. contends that the victory odes and other occasional songs composed by Pindar for the Sici...

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Main Author:	Morgan, Kathryn A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Ancient Greek
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Series:	Greeks overseas.
Subjects:	Pindar > Criticism and interpretation. Greek literature > History and criticism. Syracuse (Italy) > History. Greece > Colonies.