Classics Faculty Work
Title
Signifying Names and Other Ominous Accidental Utterances in "Classical Historiography"
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Publication Title
Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Volume Number
45
Issue Number
1
Abstract
A statesman's ability to quickly interpret an event to his advantage by "accepting the omen" was appreciated by some ancient historians, as can be seen from examples in Herodotus and Dionysius of Halicarnassus.
ISSN
0017-3916
First Page
35
Last Page
57
Recommended Citation
Lateiner, Donald, "Signifying Names and Other Ominous Accidental Utterances in "Classical Historiography"" (2005). Classics Faculty Work. 43.
https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/clas_pubs/43
Link Out URL
https://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/211
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