11-03-2010, 03:46 PM
Sounds fun! Maybe I'll look up that book. It is a pity that by late antiquity the ancients had decided that 11 or so plays of Aristophanes were all the Old Comedy you really needed to know (although if they had saved a play of Eupolis, we might have lost something else).
From the quotes it doesn't seem clear whether Dionysios was part of a regular training program, or just getting special tutoring though. From Plato and Xenophon it seems that whether or not to learn hoplomachia was up to the individual.
From the quotes it doesn't seem clear whether Dionysios was part of a regular training program, or just getting special tutoring though. From Plato and Xenophon it seems that whether or not to learn hoplomachia was up to the individual.
Nullis in verba
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
