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Classical Continuum

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Editorial and Production Teams

Venetian opera

From Villainous to Virtuous: Xerxes Through the Lens of Handel’s Ombra mai fu

Olga M. Davidson

An occlusion of Xerxes in medieval Persian epic

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Two essays about the Epic Cycle

By Gregory Nagy 22 November 2021

Ancient Greek heroes, athletes, poetry Part I: Twelve Olympian Essays – Essay…

12 August 2022

The Aeolic Component of Homeric Diction

22 August 2023

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