Sheep, dogs, wolves, and Demosthenes: Plutarch in the Buzandaran patmut'iwnk'

This article reveals what may be a direct reference to Plutarch's Life of Demosthenes in the Buzandaran Patmut'iwnk', or the Epic Histories, a fifth-century Armenian history once attributed to P'awstos Buzand. I suggest that, by referencing the city of the Athenians, the author o...

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Main Author: Wolfe, James C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2022
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 587-613
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Buzandaran patmut'iwnk' / Plutarchus 45-120, Demosthenes et Cicero. Demosthenes / Hellenism
RelBib Classification:TB Antiquity
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