Description of Personal Appearancein Plutarch and Suetonius
The use of Statues as Evidence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9665672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A E Wardman (University of Reading, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 414-420 |
| Publication date | 1967-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800028512 |
| OpenAlex | W2060311999 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 4 |
In classical writing the description of personal appearance was attempted in various ways. At one extreme the mere ‘passport-identification’ was concernedto enumerate distinguishing characteristics in order to ensure, for example, that a runaway slave or a recalcitrant taxpayer could be identified
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2022 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |