Peter Aicher
Biographic Data
| ID | 5718645 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Aicher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Aicher |
| SIGNATURE | AICHER P |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Herodotus and the Vulnerability Ethic in Ancient Greece
Herodotus and the Vulnerability Ethic in Ancient Greece PETER AICHER Herodotus was a narrative pioneer, and his literary trek begins with the story of Croesus. More legend than history, the Croesus Logos, as it’s sometimes called in the literature, draws the reader in with its concentrated drama of family ambition, riddling oracles, prophetic irony, and the fated tumble of its hero. The aim of my essay is to explore some important dimensions of t…
Herodotus and the Vulnerability Ethic in Ancient Greece
Herodotus was a narrative pioneer, and his literary trek begins with the story of Croesus. More legend than history, the Croesus Logos, as it’s sometimes called in the literature, draws the reader in with its concentrated drama of family ambition, riddling oracles, prophetic irony, and the fated tumble of its hero. The aim of my essay is to explore some important dimensions of this story that have been overlooked in Herodotean scholarship and in …
Vitruvius
Licht am Ende des Tunnels
Terminal Display Fountains ("Mostre") and the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome
THE CITY OF ROME has had a long-standing tradition of providing each of its aqueducts with an ornamental public fountain that is specifically designated as that aqueduct's display.' Such a fountain is called a mostra in Italian, a quasi-technical term that in English often goes untranslated, or is rendered as terminal fountain. What makes a fountain a mostra is not essentially its size or splendor, but its specific designation as the fountain tha…
Terminal Display Fountains ("Mostre") and the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome
THE CITY OF ROME has had a long-standing tradition of providing each of its aqueducts with an ornamental public fountain that is specifically designated as that aqueduct's display.' Such a fountain is called a mostra in Italian, a quasi-technical term that in English often goes untranslated, or is rendered as terminal fountain. What makes a fountain a mostra is not essentially its size or splendor, but its specific designation as the fountain tha…
Terminal Display Fountains ("Mostre") and the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome
THE CITY OF ROME has had a long-standing tradition of providing each of its aqueducts with an ornamental public fountain that is specifically designated as that aqueduct's display.' Such a fountain is called a mostra in Italian, a quasi-technical term that in English often goes untranslated, or is rendered as terminal fountain. What makes a fountain a mostra is not essentially its size or splendor, but its specific designation as the fountain tha…
Licht am Ende des Tunnels
Vitruvius
Herodotus and the Vulnerability Ethic in Ancient Greece
Herodotus and the Vulnerability Ethic in Ancient Greece PETER AICHER Herodotus was a narrative pioneer, and his literary trek begins with the story of Croesus. More legend than history, the Croesus Logos, as it’s sometimes called in the literature, draws the reader in with its concentrated drama of family ambition, riddling oracles, prophetic irony, and the fated tumble of its hero. The aim of my essay is to explore some important dimensions of t…
Herodotus and the Vulnerability Ethic in Ancient Greece
Herodotus was a narrative pioneer, and his literary trek begins with the story of Croesus. More legend than history, the Croesus Logos, as it’s sometimes called in the literature, draws the reader in with its concentrated drama of family ambition, riddling oracles, prophetic irony, and the fated tumble of its hero. The aim of my essay is to explore some important dimensions of this story that have been overlooked in Herodotean scholarship and in …
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