A Translation from the Hellenistic Bureaucratic Koiné into Greek Dialect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22220046 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nikolai N Kazansky (0000-0002-9279-9539, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Pages | 15-29 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Centre of Linguocultural Research Balcanica Proceedings of Round Tables (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2619-0842 |
| Publisher | Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.31168/2619-0842.2022.7.02 |
| OpenAlex | W4312314725 |
| Language | DE |
| References cited | 1 |
Greek inscription IG IX II 517 quotes two letters from Philipp V of Macedonia dating 217 and 214 BC addressed to the Thessalian city Larissa and then loosely rephrases them in Thessalian, explaining the council’s decision. The Thessalian text in many respects is a form of translation from the koiné into the dialect. In view of the importance of Macedonian influence on Thessaly at this time, this kind of “translation” reads as a political demonstration of independency
Ancient history · Bureaucracy · Linguistics · Macedonian · Political science · Politics · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |