Eleni Hall Manolaraki
Biographic Data
| ID | 5719807 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eleni Hall Manolaraki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eleni Hall |
| FAMILY NAME | Manolaraki |
| SIGNATURE | MANOLARAKI E H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Florida, [email protected] |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6579-2905 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The River of Fire in the Byzantine Romance Velthandros
The article examines the symbolism of water and fire in the Byzantine romance Velthandros, focusing on a supernatural “river of fire” (flogopotamon). This river serves as a literal and metaphorical conduit, transporting the protagonist, Velthandros, from historical reality into a mythical realm. This study argues that the fiery river alludes to ancient traditions of the search for the Nile’s source, a quest associated with intellectual and spirit…
Roman Geographies of the Nile: From the Late Republic to the Early Empire by Andy Merrills
Reviewed by: Roman Geographies of the Nile: From the Late Republic to the Early Empire by Andy Merrills Eleni Hall Manolaraki Andy Merrills. Roman Geographies of the Nile: From the Late Republic to the Early Empire. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. Pp. xvi, 338. $120.00. ISBN 978-1-107-17728-4. The jacket blurb bills Roman Geographies of the Nile as "a wholly original interpretation of the deeper significance of geographical knowledge…
Domesticating Egypt in Pliny’s Natural History
Senses and the Sacred in Pliny’s Natural History
This paper discusses an overlooked aspect of Pliny’s Natural History (HN): the embodiment through the senses of the Stoics’ universal deity. At several junctures in the work, readers are prompted to make contact with the immanent numen naturae by hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching its perishable manifestations. Pliny’s emphasis on the “lesser” senses as vehicles for a human-divine relation is worth examining as an innovative gesture in conn…
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Domesticating Egypt in Pliny’s Natural History
Senses and the Sacred in Pliny’s Natural History
This paper discusses an overlooked aspect of Pliny’s Natural History (HN): the embodiment through the senses of the Stoics’ universal deity. At several junctures in the work, readers are prompted to make contact with the immanent numen naturae by hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching its perishable manifestations. Pliny’s emphasis on the “lesser” senses as vehicles for a human-divine relation is worth examining as an innovative gesture in conn…
Roman Geographies of the Nile: From the Late Republic to the Early Empire by Andy Merrills
Reviewed by: Roman Geographies of the Nile: From the Late Republic to the Early Empire by Andy Merrills Eleni Hall Manolaraki Andy Merrills. Roman Geographies of the Nile: From the Late Republic to the Early Empire. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. Pp. xvi, 338. $120.00. ISBN 978-1-107-17728-4. The jacket blurb bills Roman Geographies of the Nile as "a wholly original interpretation of the deeper significance of geographical knowledge…
The River of Fire in the Byzantine Romance Velthandros
The article examines the symbolism of water and fire in the Byzantine romance Velthandros, focusing on a supernatural “river of fire” (flogopotamon). This river serves as a literal and metaphorical conduit, transporting the protagonist, Velthandros, from historical reality into a mythical realm. This study argues that the fiery river alludes to ancient traditions of the search for the Nile’s source, a quest associated with intellectual and spirit…
History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Byzantine architecture (1 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (1 works)