S P Oakley
Biographic Data
| ID | 5627046 |
|---|---|
| NAME | S P Oakley |
| GIVEN NAMES | S P |
| FAMILY NAME | Oakley |
| SIGNATURE | OAKLEY S P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emmanuel College - Massachusetts |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 5 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Fragments and Periochae of Livy (on D. Levene, Livy. The Fragments and Periochae)
hese volumes, the first two in a projected series of four, are an outstanding contribution to the study of Livy.In the first D. S. Levene (henceforth L.) has re-edited the fragments of Livy and, for the first time, collected citations of Livy made before the early Middle Ages and testimonia to his life and writing; he has also provided an introduction, text, translation, and commentary on not only the fragments but also the citations and testimon…
Studies in the Transmission of Latin Texts
After a brief introduction on stemmatic method, this book contains genealogical investigations of the textual traditions of Quintus Curtius Rufus and then Dictys Cretensis. The sections on each author begin with a list of MSS and incunables that will be discussed (they number just over 150 for Curtius, about 80 for Dictys) and then a survey of existing scholarship. There then follows the classification of the MSS and incunables; most of the MSS o…
Studies in the Transmission of Latin Texts
"This volume offers a comprehensive study of all the known manuscripts and incunables of two works: the history of Alexander the Great written by Quintus Curtius Rufus, probably in the first century AD, and the translation into Latin by Lucius Septimius of the spoof history of the Trojan War, allegedly written at the time of that war by a certain Dictys Cretensis. Drawing on in excess of 200 witnesses, the analysis reveals how the text of Curtius…
Manuscripts Known Only from Catalogue Entries
Manuscripts known only from catalogue entries are listed and discussed.
Excerpts of Dictys in Manuscripts of Dares
The MSS of Dares that contain excerpts of Dictys are listed, their inter-relationships are established, and there is discussion of their contribution to the editing of the text.
The Witnesses
The witnesses to the text of Dictys Cretensis are listed, with brief discussion and bibliography, and discussed.
The Progress of Scholarship
The progress of scholarship in elucidating the textual transmission of Dictys Cretensis is discussed.
The Roman conquest of Italy
The Roman conquest of Italy
Recent studies of Roman imperialism in the later Republic are abundant, 1 and there are classic narratives of her early history. 2 Yet it is hard to find many works devoted primarily to the dynamics of the conquest of Italy before the First Punic War, 3 and the main concern of this essay will be to identify the structures which led Rome to expand in the period before 264, 4 and to discuss their origin, nature, and development; we shall also consi…
The Expansive Scale of the Roman Antiquities
Livy on Cannae
Theeditio princepsof Priscian’sPeriegesisand its relatives
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Latin Literature and its Transmission
This is a series of innovative studies in the textual and literary criticism of Latin literature, exploring how these two branches of the discipline are mutually supportive. The contributors include many leading scholars in the field. Individual essays are devoted to Catullus, Cicero, Horace, Lucretius, Ovid, Tacitus and Virgil, and there are also essays on the Renaissance reception of Virgil and on principles of editorial practice. The collectio…
The Early Republic
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Notes on the Text of Cicero's Philippics
In these notes it will be argued that our text of Cicero's Philippics may be improved in nearly a score passages by printing manuscript readings that editors have repeatedly spurned. If my detailed arguments are accepted, this article will have also a wider import, serving as a reminder that when a manuscript tradition is bifid both branches should be taken seriously, even if one branch is in general more corrupt than the other, and showing how m…
Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Livy on the Horatii and the Curiatii
This chapter compares the accounts of the triple combat of the Horatii in the histories of Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus, in order to cast light on the style and historiographical techniques of these two authors and also their debt to earlier historians. Matters discussed include both authors' use of the external audience provided by the spectators of the combat, Dionysius's debt to Herodotus and Thucydides, his self-consciously tragic writ…
Res olim dissociabiles
The relationship of the emperors to the senate is one of Tacitus' most important themes; and a striking feature of his writing, particularly of the Annals , is the large amount of space devoted to senatorial matters, especially the writing of obituaries and the recording of motions, sometimes proposed by men of little consequence. Power in the Roman Republic had been diffused between magistrates, senate and people. Polybius (6.10-18) saw an ideal…
Style and language
Tacitus' great reputation owes as much to his style as to the content of his writings, the two being fused in notable harmony. Yet the expression 'his style' is potentially misleading. First, just as a well-trained composer can compose in different genres and styles, so a well-trained Latin writer could write in more than one style. Most of this chapter will be devoted to discussion of the historical styles found in the Histories, the Annals and …
The Cambridge Companion to Tacitus
Tacitus is universally recognised as ancient Rome's greatest writer of history, and his account of the Roman Empire in the first century AD has been fundamental in shaping the modern perception of Rome and its emperors. This Companion provides a new, up-to-date and authoritative assessment of his work and influence which will be invaluable for students and non-specialists as well as of interest to established scholars in the field. First situatin…
A Commentary on Livy, Books VI–X, Vol. 3: Book IX
A Commentary on Livy, Books VI–X, Vol. 4: Book X
The Roman conquest of Italy
Recent studies of Roman imperialism in the later Republic are abundant,1 and there are classic narratives of her early history.2 Yet it is hard to find many works devoted primarily to the dynamics of the conquest of Italy before the First Punic War,3 and the main concern of this essay will be to identify the structures which led Rome to expand in the period before 264,4 and to discuss their origin, nature, and development; we shall also consider …
A Commentary on Livy
A Commentary on Livy, Books VI–X, Vol. 1
A Commentary on Livy, Books VI–X, Vol. 2: Books VII–VIII
Single Combat in the Roman Republic
In his discussion of Roman military institutions Polybius described how the desire for fame might inspire Roman soldiers to heroic feats of bravery, including single combat: (6.54.3–4) τ⋯ δ⋯ μέγιστον, οἱ νέοι παρορμ⋯νται πρ⋯ς τ⋯ π⋯ν ὑπομένειν ὑπ⋯ρ τ⋯ν κοιν⋯ν πραγμάτων χάριν το⋯ τυχεῖν τ⋯ς συνακολουθούσης τοῖς ⋯γαθοῖς τ⋯ν ⋯νδρ⋯ν εὐκλείας. πίστιν δ' ἔχει τ⋯ λεγόμενον ⋯κ τούτων. πολλο⋯ μ⋯ν γ⋯ρ ⋯μονο-μάχησαν ⋯κουσίως Ῥωμαίων ὑπ⋯ρ τ⋯ς τ⋯ν ὅλων κρίσεως…
Senate and General
Livy and Clodius Licinus
In 204 B.c . Pleminius, after perpetrating appalling atrocities at Locri, was sent back to Rome, and his fate is described at Livy 29.22.7–10
William III and the Northern Crowns during the Nine Years' War, 1689-97
The present thesis, William III and the Northern Crowns during the Nine Years War 1689-97,examines the policy of the stadtholder-king towards Sweden and Denmark- Norway in the years immediately following the English Revolution. His attempts to secure their active assistance against France were thwarted by the Swedish king’s fears of risking the neutrality he needed to complete his domestic reforms and to fulfil his ambitions of mediating in the E…
Short Notices
Short Notices Get access S. P. OAKLEY S. P. OAKLEY University of Edinburgh Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXIX, Issue CCCXIII, October 1964, Pages 850–851, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXIX.CCCXIII.850 Published: 01 October 1964
Single Combat in the Roman Republic
In his discussion of Roman military institutions Polybius described how the desire for fame might inspire Roman soldiers to heroic feats of bravery, including single combat: (6.54.3–4) τ⋯ δ⋯ μέγιστον, οἱ νέοι παρορμ⋯νται πρ⋯ς τ⋯ π⋯ν ὑπομένειν ὑπ⋯ρ τ⋯ν κοιν⋯ν πραγμάτων χάριν το⋯ τυχεῖν τ⋯ς συνακολουθούσης τοῖς ⋯γαθοῖς τ⋯ν ⋯νδρ⋯ν εὐκλείας. πίστιν δ' ἔχει τ⋯ λεγόμενον ⋯κ τούτων. πολλο⋯ μ⋯ν γ⋯ρ ⋯μονο-μάχησαν ⋯κουσίως Ῥωμαίων ὑπ⋯ρ τ⋯ς τ⋯ν ὅλων κρίσεως…
Senate and General
Livy and Clodius Licinus
In 204 B.c . Pleminius, after perpetrating appalling atrocities at Locri, was sent back to Rome, and his fate is described at Livy 29.22.7–10
Euripides, Orestes 895–7
Students of the play have not appreciated the merits of W. Dindorf's proposal to delete lines 895–7: his conjecture is not reported by most editors; when reported it is not accepted; and it has been taken seriously perhaps only in an iobiter dictum of Wecklein. Nevertheless, the arguments in its favour are even more powerful than Dindorf realised
Notes on Livy
These notes discuss some passages where what Livy wrote may not be printed in standard editions. In some a new reading, or new punctuation, is proposed; in others the merits of neglected conjectures are canvassed
Shorter Notices
Journal Article SHORTER NOTICES Get access †STEWART P. OAKLEY †STEWART P. OAKLEY Norwich Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXII, Issue 446, April 1997, Pages 462-a–462, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXII.446.462-a Published: 01 April 1997
A Commentary on Livy, Books VI–X, Vol. 2: Books VII–VIII
A Commentary on Livy, Books VI–X, Vol. 1
A Commentary on Livy
The Roman conquest of Italy
Recent studies of Roman imperialism in the later Republic are abundant,1 and there are classic narratives of her early history.2 Yet it is hard to find many works devoted primarily to the dynamics of the conquest of Italy before the First Punic War,3 and the main concern of this essay will be to identify the structures which led Rome to expand in the period before 264,4 and to discuss their origin, nature, and development; we shall also consider …
A Commentary on Livy, Books VI–X, Vol. 3: Book IX
A Commentary on Livy, Books VI–X, Vol. 4: Book X
Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Livy on the Horatii and the Curiatii
This chapter compares the accounts of the triple combat of the Horatii in the histories of Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus, in order to cast light on the style and historiographical techniques of these two authors and also their debt to earlier historians. Matters discussed include both authors' use of the external audience provided by the spectators of the combat, Dionysius's debt to Herodotus and Thucydides, his self-consciously tragic writ…
Res olim dissociabiles
The relationship of the emperors to the senate is one of Tacitus' most important themes; and a striking feature of his writing, particularly of the Annals , is the large amount of space devoted to senatorial matters, especially the writing of obituaries and the recording of motions, sometimes proposed by men of little consequence. Power in the Roman Republic had been diffused between magistrates, senate and people. Polybius (6.10-18) saw an ideal…
Style and language
Tacitus' great reputation owes as much to his style as to the content of his writings, the two being fused in notable harmony. Yet the expression 'his style' is potentially misleading. First, just as a well-trained composer can compose in different genres and styles, so a well-trained Latin writer could write in more than one style. Most of this chapter will be devoted to discussion of the historical styles found in the Histories, the Annals and …
The Cambridge Companion to Tacitus
Tacitus is universally recognised as ancient Rome's greatest writer of history, and his account of the Roman Empire in the first century AD has been fundamental in shaping the modern perception of Rome and its emperors. This Companion provides a new, up-to-date and authoritative assessment of his work and influence which will be invaluable for students and non-specialists as well as of interest to established scholars in the field. First situatin…
Notes on the Text of Cicero's Philippics
In these notes it will be argued that our text of Cicero's Philippics may be improved in nearly a score passages by printing manuscript readings that editors have repeatedly spurned. If my detailed arguments are accepted, this article will have also a wider import, serving as a reminder that when a manuscript tradition is bifid both branches should be taken seriously, even if one branch is in general more corrupt than the other, and showing how m…
The Early Republic
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Theeditio princepsof Priscian’sPeriegesisand its relatives
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Latin Literature and its Transmission
This is a series of innovative studies in the textual and literary criticism of Latin literature, exploring how these two branches of the discipline are mutually supportive. The contributors include many leading scholars in the field. Individual essays are devoted to Catullus, Cicero, Horace, Lucretius, Ovid, Tacitus and Virgil, and there are also essays on the Renaissance reception of Virgil and on principles of editorial practice. The collectio…
The Expansive Scale of the Roman Antiquities
Livy on Cannae
Studies in the Transmission of Latin Texts
After a brief introduction on stemmatic method, this book contains genealogical investigations of the textual traditions of Quintus Curtius Rufus and then Dictys Cretensis. The sections on each author begin with a list of MSS and incunables that will be discussed (they number just over 150 for Curtius, about 80 for Dictys) and then a survey of existing scholarship. There then follows the classification of the MSS and incunables; most of the MSS o…
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