The Quarterly Review, Volume 226John Murray, 1916 |
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... reasons for supposing that Homer's general picture of the war rested on genuine tradition ? May it not be that , although a historical fact - the destruction of Troy in a war with the Achæans - was the motif of the epic , yet all the ...
... reasons for supposing that Homer's general picture of the war rested on genuine tradition ? May it not be that , although a historical fact - the destruction of Troy in a war with the Achæans - was the motif of the epic , yet all the ...
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... reason for refusing to believe that the incident actually occurred . Unfortunately for Cassandra , it was one of the things which were likely to happen in the sacking of the city . If this argument is reasonable , it supports the ...
... reason for refusing to believe that the incident actually occurred . Unfortunately for Cassandra , it was one of the things which were likely to happen in the sacking of the city . If this argument is reasonable , it supports the ...
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... reason for making common cause with Priam . Mr Leaf has made out a strong case for his hypothesis : ' Given the known data - the Hellespont an essential economic necessity to Greece , but blocked by a strong fort , and the expansion of ...
... reason for making common cause with Priam . Mr Leaf has made out a strong case for his hypothesis : ' Given the known data - the Hellespont an essential economic necessity to Greece , but blocked by a strong fort , and the expansion of ...
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... reason for the new nomenclature of the Ionian islands . Mr Leaf has established on a firm basis the value of Homer , within certain wide limits , as a historical source . He has shown that the geographical and topographical details of ...
... reason for the new nomenclature of the Ionian islands . Mr Leaf has established on a firm basis the value of Homer , within certain wide limits , as a historical source . He has shown that the geographical and topographical details of ...
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... reason for connecting the Troes with the Illyrians than with the Thraco - Phrygians . However this may be , the Troes were doubtless early immigrants from the Balkan Peninsula . How comes it that their rulers have Greek names ? The name ...
... reason for connecting the Troes with the Illyrians than with the Thraco - Phrygians . However this may be , the Troes were doubtless early immigrants from the Balkan Peninsula . How comes it that their rulers have Greek names ? The name ...
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