08-05-2014, 05:44 PM
Somehow the logic escapes me. Pericles and 5 more drunk buddies sign their names on a cup - apparently this was done for a reason. Either one of the 6 received it, and it ended up in a grave of someone (him? A descendant?) who did not die rich. The explanation 'then they gave it to a slave' is totally without logic.
Also, although the name Ariphron may be 'extremely rae', please consider that this is only true of that name occurring in source material. Of course every village may have had 10 of them, but as long as nobody had any reason to write about them, they were never mentioned. Maybe Ariphrons were dull people.
But it's no reason to suppose that 'therefore' this cup must be of 'the' Pericles. But it makes for a nice headline, that's for sure.
Also, although the name Ariphron may be 'extremely rae', please consider that this is only true of that name occurring in source material. Of course every village may have had 10 of them, but as long as nobody had any reason to write about them, they were never mentioned. Maybe Ariphrons were dull people.
But it's no reason to suppose that 'therefore' this cup must be of 'the' Pericles. But it makes for a nice headline, that's for sure.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
