Side by Side by Plutarch

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  • Frances B. Titchener Utah State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/0258-655X_13_4

Keywords:

Barbarians, Comparison, Superstition, Wealth, Nicias

Abstract

Like many authors of his time, Plutarch associated specific characteristics and vocabulary with barbarians, notably superstition, great numbers, tremendous wealth, and the like. When he uses this language to describe non-barbarians, he is able to import a subtle negativity to his undertaking without distracting from his main narrative. The Life of Nicias furnishes a useful case study.

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Published

2016-11-02

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