These thirty essays were presented to Alan L Boegehold, a distinguished philologist and an inspirational teacher, on the occasion of his retirement and his seventy-fifth birthday. The contributions fall into two categories, each one reflecting Boegehold's diverse interests in classical studies: the first section includes essays on literary and philosophical topics, several of which pick up on the theme of "gestures"; the second section is representative of Boegehold's more specialised research in Greek epigraphy, history and law. Contents: Biography of Alan L Boeghold; A divine audience for the celebration of Asopichus' victory in Pindar's Fourteenth Olympian Ode (L Athanassaki) ; Poi de kai pothen ; self-motion in Plato's Phaedrus (G W Bakewell) ; Drinking from the sources: John Barton's Tantalus and the epic cycle (D Boedeker) ; Mania and melancholy: Some Stoic texts on insanity (M Graver) ; A gesture in Archilochos 118 (West)? (C Hahnemann) ; When an identity was expected: The slaves in Aristophanes' Knights (J Henderson) ; Nemesis and Phthonos (D Konstan) ; A reading of Ausonius, Professores I (J Pucci) ; Horace epi. 1.13: Compliments to Augustus (M C J Putnam) ; When a gesture was misinterpreted: didonai titthion in Menander's Samia (A C Scafuro) ; Optical illusions in ancient Greece (P Tribodeau) ; Gesture (W F Wyatt, Jr) ; Some observations on the Appianos sarcophagus ( IGUR 1700) (G Bucher) ; The first tragic contest: Revision revised (A P Burnett) ; Notes for a philologist (J McK Camp) ; Two passages in Thucydides (M Chambers) ; Livy's narrative habit (J D Chaplin) ; Athenian prostitution as a liberal profession (E E Cohen) ; Sanides and Sanidia (John E Fischer) ; Thuc. 2.13.3: 600 T. of tribute (C W Fornara) ; Delivering the go(o)ds: Demetrius Poliorcetes and Hellenistic divine kingship (P Green) ; Lysias 14 and 15. A note on the grafes astrateias (M H Hansen) ; Counterproposal at Carthage (Aristotle, Politics II.11.5-6) (G L Huxley) ; Kallias A ( IG I3 52A) and Thucydides 2.13.3 (J Kennelly) ; Slander in ancient Athens: A common law perspective (W T Loomis) ; The bones of Orestes (D D Philips) ; The ostracism of Damon (K A Raaflaub) ; The date of Pnyx III: SEG XII 87, the law of Eukrates on tyranny (337/6 BC) (M B Richardson) ; Archon dates, atthidographers and the sources of Ath. Pol. 22-26 (J P Sickinger) ; A major Athenian letter-cutter ca. 410 to ca. 380: The cutter of IG II2 17 (S V Tracy) .

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Biography of Alan L. Boegehold
• PART ONE: LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
  • 1. A Divine Audience for the Celebration of Asopichus’ Victory in Pindar’s Fourteenth Olympian Ode (Lucia Athanassaki)
  • 2. Ποῖ δὴ καὶ πόθεν; Self-Motion in Plato’s Phaedrus (Geoffrey W. Bakewell)
  • 3. Drinking from the Sources: John Barton’s Tantalus and the Epic Cycle (Deborah Boedeker)
  • 4. Mania and Melancholy: Some Stoic Texts on Insanity (Margaret Graver)
  • 5. A Gesture in Archilochos 118 (West)? (Carolin Hahnemann)
  • 6. When an Identity Was Expected: The Slaves in Aristophanes’ Knights (Jeffrey Henderson)
  • 7. Nemesis and Phthonos (David Konstan)
  • 8. A Reading of Ausonius, Professores I (Joseph Pucci)
  • 9. Horace epi. 1. 13: Compliments to Augustus (Michael C. J. Putnam)
  • 10. When A Gesture Was Misinterpreted: didonai titthion in Menander’s Samia (Adele C. Scafuro)
  • 11. Optical Illusions in Ancient Greece (Philip Thibodeau)
  • 12. Gesture (W. F. Wyatt, Jr)
• PART TWO: HISTORY, LAW, AND EPIGRAPHY
  • 13. Some Observations on the Appianos sarcophagus (IGUR 1700) (Gregory Bucher)
  • 14. The First Tragic Contest: Revision Revised (Anne P. Burnett)
  • 15. Notes for a Philologist (John McK. Camp)
  • 16. Two Passages in Thucydides (Mortimer Chambers)
  • 17. Livy’s Narrative Habit (Jane D. Chaplin)
  • 18. Athenian Prostitution as a Liberal Profession (Edward E. Cohen)
  • 19. Sanides and Sanidia (John E. Fischer)
  • 20. Thuc. 2.13.3: 600 T. of Tribute (Charles W. Fornara)
  • 21. Delivering the Go(o)ds: Demetrius Poliorcetes and Hellenistic Divine Kingship (Peter Green)
  • 22. Lysias 14 and 15. A note on the γραφὴ ἀστρατείας (Mogens H. Hansen)
  • 23. Counterproposal at Carthage (Aristotle, Politics II.11.5–6) (G. L. Huxley)
  • 24. Kallias A (IG I3 52A) and Thucydides 2.13.3 (James J. Kennelly)
  • 25. Slander in Ancient Athens: A Common Law Perspective (William T. Loomis)
  • 26. The Bones of Orestes (David D. Phillips)
  • 27. The Ostracism of Damon (Kurt A. Raaflaub)
  • 28. The Date of Pnyx III: SEG XII 87, the Law of Eukrates on Tyranny (337/6 B.C.) (M. B. Richardson)
  • 29. Archon Dates, Atthidographers, and the Sources of Ath. Pol. 22–26 (James P. Sickinger)
  • 30. A Major Athenian Letter-Cutter ca. 410 to ca. 380: The Cutter of IG II2 17 (S. V. Tracy)