Abstract/Details

A HISTORICAL COMMENTARY ON PLUTARCH'S LIFE OF SERTORIUS

KONRAD, CHRISTOPH FREDERICK.   The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1985. 8605611.

Abstract (summary)

The commentary concentrates on the history in Plutarch's Sertorius; it attempts to establish the facts and dates of Sertorius' life and provides detailed studies of the major events in his career. Particular attention is given to matters of chronology, topography, and prosopography. A brief outline of Plutarch's sources, biographical aims, and historical methods is given in the Introduction. Discussed in the Appendices are the identity of L. Fufidius (Praetor 81 or 80 B.C., governor of Farther Spain 80 B.C.), the precise location of the battle of Segontia (alias Saguntum, alias Segovia: at Segontia Lanka, now Langa de Duero), the chronology of the Sertorian War (battle of Lauro 77, battles of Italica, Valentia, the Sucro, and Segontia 76, sieges of Pallantia and Calagurris 75, death of Sertorius 73 B.C.), and the number of Roman legions involved in the Sertorian War (total: twenty).

Indexing (details)


Subject
Ancient civilizations;
Classical studies;
Classical literature;
Ancient history
Classification
0579: Ancient history
0294: Classical literature
0434: Classical Studies
Identifier / keyword
Social sciences; Language, literature and linguistics
Title
A HISTORICAL COMMENTARY ON PLUTARCH'S LIFE OF SERTORIUS
Author
KONRAD, CHRISTOPH FREDERICK
Number of pages
351
Degree date
1985
School code
0153
Source
DAI-A 47/01, Dissertation Abstracts International
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
Country of publication
United States
ISBN
979-8-205-89382-4
University/institution
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University location
United States -- North Carolina
Degree
Ph.D.
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language
English
Document type
Dissertation/Thesis
Dissertation/thesis number
8605611
ProQuest document ID
303354083
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/docview/303354083/