Language and History in Ancient Greek Culture

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Language and History in Ancient Greek Culture Language and History in Ancient Greek Culture Martin Ostwald University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia Copyright © 2009 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ostwald, Martin, 1922– Language and history in ancient Greek culture / Martin Ostwald. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-8122-4149-5 (alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Political science—Greece—History—To 1500. 2. Political science—Philosophy— History—To 1500. 3. Civilization, Modern—Greek influences. 4. Greece—Civilization—To 146 B.C. JC73.O88 2008 320.938—dc22 2008035359 ...