Classics Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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The Physical, Human, and Moral Geographies of Judaea in Tacitus’s Histories and Josephus
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)“The Physical, Human, and Moral Geographies of Judaea in Tacitus’s Histories and Josephus” concerns the reputation of Judaea and the Judaean people within the texts of Tacitus and Josephus, and specifically how both of ... -
Medea nunc sum: Staging, Ekphrasis, and Identity in Seneca's Medea
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)This thesis analyzes the use of vivid descriptive language in Seneca’s tragedy Medea, with an emphasis on the fourth act of the play. I argue that the nurse’s speech in this act functions as an ekphrasis, a term commonly ... -
The critical treatment of myths in Cicero and Lucretius
(University of Kansas, 1928) -
The agrarian problem of ancient Rome
(University of Kansas, 1923) -
The effect of emphasis upon the arrangement of attributive modifiers of nouns
(University of Kansas, 1921) -
Taxation in the Roman provinces in the last century of the republic
(University of Kansas, 1920) -
The use of the negative in Cicero’s letters
(University of Kansas, 1915) -
Priusquam and dum clauses in Plautus
(University of Kansas, 1917) -
The use of the present participle in Livy
(University of Kansas, 1916) -
The word order in subordinate clauses in Sallust
(University of Kansas, 1919) -
Catullus the Conversationalist: A Study of the Relationship between Narrator and Reader
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Catullus shows his prowess as a poet by the wide range of tone and central characters included in his poetry. Due to these frequent changes, it can often be difficult to make general statements about the style and narrative ... -
A Literary and Narratological Reading of Titurius Sabinus and Quintus Cicero in Julius Caesar’s Bellum Gallicum
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)This thesis argues that the characters of Titurius Sabinus and Quintus Cicero, as depicted by Caesar in his Bellum Gallicum, fulfill a narrative function that furthers the political aims of Caesar’s text. I start by arguing ... -
Arrangement of the attributive modifiers of nouns
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Is there a normal order of words in subordinate clauses?
(University of Kansas, 1917) -
The word order in subordinate clauses in Livy
(University of Kansas, 1918) -
The initiative and referendum in the Roman Republic
(University of Kansas, 1916) -
Election practices at Rome, 133-44 B.C./
(University of Kansas, 1915.) -
Funeral Processions and the Chamber Tombs of Knossos
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)In this thesis, I argue that funeral processions were practiced at Knossos between LMII and LMIIIB, particularly in conjunction with the chamber tombs that emerged during this period. In conjunction with this, I argue that ... -
Legendary Art & Memory in Republican and Imperial Rome: The Statues of Horatius Cocles and Cloelia
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)The display contexts of the bronze statues of legendary heroes, Horatius Cocles and Cloelia, in the Roman Forum influenced the representation of these heroes in ancient texts. Their statues and stories were referenced by ... -
The Use of the Present Participle in Cicero
(University of Kansas, 1915-06-04)