Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (Nov 2012)

Instructive Irony in Herodotus: The Socles Scene

  • Richard Fernando Buxton

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 52, no. 4
pp. 559 – 586

Abstract

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By contrasting Corinth’s two roles, savior of Athens in 504 and victim of Athens’ later empire, Herodotus suggests a complex interrelation between the Panhellenic ideal of freedom and the selfish advancement of Athenian interests.