Hippokleides, the 'Dance', and the Panathenaia

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Abstract

The dance scene in Herodotus (6.126-130) is fictitious and reflects Alcmeonid propaganda against Philaid Hippocleides, intended to embarrass a prominent enemy who may have been founder of the Greater Panathenaia.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)313-341
Number of pages29
JournalGreek, Roman and Byzantine Studies
Volume54
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2014

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Classics
  • Cultural Studies
  • History

Keywords

  • Panathenaia
  • Hippokleides

Disciplines

  • Classics

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