The Letter from Antiochus III to Zeuxis (Jos. AJ 12.147-153) and Its Historical Context

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dc.contributor.advisor	Eilers, Claude	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wallace, Christopher	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-18T16:50:47Z	-
dc.date.available	2014-06-18T16:50:47Z	-
dc.date.created	2011-07-14	en_US
dc.date.issued	2005	en_US
dc.identifier.other	opendissertations/5359	en_US
dc.identifier.other	6381	en_US
dc.identifier.other	2100706	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/10309	-
dc.description.abstract	<p>This thesis sets forth to prove that the letter from Antiochus III to Zeuxis preserved by Josephus (<em>AJ</em> 12.147-153) is authentic. The authenticity of the letter has been the subject of much scholarly debate, all of it focussed on the style and vocabulary of the text itself. Since this approach has failed to provide a compelling argument, this thesis will use a different approach, and attempt to fit the letter as a whole into its historical context. The underlying premise is that, in the absence of a compelling argument for forgery, if the letter matches the general historical context in which it was produced, then it should be considered authentic.</p>	en_US
dc.subject	Classics	en_US
dc.subject	Classics	en_US
dc.title	The Letter from Antiochus III to Zeuxis (Jos. AJ 12.147-153) and Its Historical Context	en_US
dc.type	thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Classics	en_US
dc.description.degree	Master of Arts (MA)	en_US
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