http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-7/ A historical perspective of current events Sun, 04 Feb 2018 14:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-7/#comment-160 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:14:39 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-160 Time to give you the answer: it’s “Hekale”, or “Ekali” as it is now pronounced, a poem by Callimachos. But just for the record, I have to say that Chuck Jones’ answer was great.

]]> http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-7/#comment-159 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:49:03 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-159 I knew I should have paid a bit more attention to the literature and not just history This one has me completely stumped. I like it 😀

]]> http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-7/#comment-158 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:27:33 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-158 I have to say Chuck, your answer is very good. However, I should agree with Manolis that Megara is not a suburb of modern Athens. It is another city in Attica but very close to Corinth. Let me give you a clue. Try the rich northern suburbs.

]]> http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-7/#comment-157 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:12:06 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-157 Strictly speaking, Megara is not a suburb of Athens. Besides, I think that the name of Moschus’ poem “Megara” is feminine, i.e. it refers to the woman Μεγάρα (Hercules’ wife, note the accent), not to the city of Megara (Μέγαρα). Try something else.

]]> http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-7/#comment-156 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:05:36 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-156 Moschus’ Megara: A.S.F. Gow, Bucolici Graeci. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1952 (repr. 1969): 146-150.

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