Agamemnon437:ChrysamoibosAres, Athens and Empire

Autor:	Geoffrey W. Bakewell
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Linguistics and Language Archeology Literature and Literary Theory Visual Arts and Performing Arts Metaphor media_common.quotation_subject Military service Tribute Empire League Language and Linguistics Political science Allusion Institution Depiction Classics media_common
Zdroj:	The Journal of Hellenic Studies. 127:123-132
ISSN:	2041-4099 0075-4269
DOI:	10.1017/s0075426900001646
Popis:	The chorus' depiction of Ares as a ‘gold-changer of bodies’ and trader in precious metals underscores the increased intersection of finances and war in fifth-century Athens. The metaphor's details point to three contemporary developments (in addition to thepatrios nomosallusion noted by Fraenkel): the increased conscription of citizens, the institution of pay for military service, and the payment of financial support for war orphans. And as leader of the Delian League, Athens itself resembled the war-god, establishing equivalents between men and money, and profiting from its acceptance of tribute payments in a variety of currencies. Taken together, the metaphor's contemporary dimensions probably had an unsettling effect on the Athenian audience.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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