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Livy's Periochae

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  Posted by RainbowFfolly (U3345048) on Thursday, 22nd March 2007

  Hi all,
  
  Does anyone know of a good analysis / source of information for Livy's Periochae? I'm off to pick up "Latin Historians" by Kraus & Woodman from the library later and as I'm not sure if this is going to have the information I'm after I thought I'd have a couple of books as a back up plan.
  
  Cheers,
  
  
  RF
  
  p.s. Can anyone substantiate the rumour that there once was a Scottish translation of it called "Periochae-the-noo"?

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  Posted by Vizzer aka U_numbers (U2011621) on Monday, 4th June 2007

  Can anyone substantiate the rumour that there once was a Scottish translation of it called "Periochae-the-noo"?Β 
  
  No. But I've heard that there's a spritzer which mixes French sparkling mineral water and Spanish red wine called 'Perriocha'.

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  Posted by RainbowFfolly (U3345048) on Tuesday, 5th June 2007

  If it's drink related then as far as I'm concerned it's useful information! Although the idea of watered down wine is abhorrent to me. Now I think about it, it's probably the stuff the bloody French only export to that green sceptered isle across "La Manche"...

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  Posted by an ex-nordmann - it has ceased to exist (U3472955) on Tuesday, 5th June 2007

  By the way did you ever find a good book treating Livy's Periochæ? (sounds like a gastrinal affliction). That was one of those posts I was waiting with interest myself for someone to answer.
  
  I'm not a great fan of Livy (plagiarising namby-pamby patronising and sycophantic git that he was), so I was kind of hoping someone clever had taken the time to do a hatchet job on him in the past.

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  Posted by RainbowFfolly (U3345048) on Tuesday, 5th June 2007

  Hi Nordmann,
  
  Nope, I couldn't find anything decent. The "Latin Historians" book wasn't much help, and the notes on the Periochae in the Loeb version of Livy (Volume XV-ish I think) were, well... notes.
  
  I've just had another quick look around and there's an article in "Classical Quarterly 38" (1988) that may or may not be of interest. It's called "The transmission of Florus' "Epitoma de Tito Livio" and the "Periochae"." by M.D.Reeve. It sounds to me that it'll more than likley cover how the Periochae itself has been handed down, and not the Periochae itself.
  
  I'll pop into the library some time later this week and see if they've got the relevant volume. Whilst I'm there, I'll probably have a shufty through the old copies of the "Journal of Roman Studies" to see if they've got anything relating to it too. It'll kill two birds with one stone, as I desperately want to read the article in JRS 77 entitled "Teach Yourself to Be a Roman General"...
  
  A bit of advice to you - be careful of bad-mouthing my mate Livy as he's the drummer in my imaginary 60's Motown group "Sulla and The Proscriptions". He's like Keith Moon in a toga after a few drinks...
  
  Cheers,
  
  
  RF
  

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  Posted by an ex-nordmann - it has ceased to exist (U3472955) on Tuesday, 5th June 2007

  The Proscriptions were an 80s thing, I thought (even given that the Romans had an annoying habit at the time of counting their years backwards). By the time the 70s came around Sulla was past it, shacked up in his villa with the dancing girls and all that. The 60s belonged to Pompey and the Pirates, in my book (which is a lot more interesting than any of Livy's drivel).
  
  I've seen Keith Moon in a toga after a few drinks and believe me, Livy was no Moon. More a Tiny Time with friends in high places.

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  Posted by RainbowFfolly (U3345048) on Tuesday, 5th June 2007

  Nah, Pompey and the Pirates were a bit too hippy-dippy for my liking. And he went right downhill after he went solo - would you seriously call his final concerts in Egypt an unqualified success?
  
  For a good bit of raucous Tarpeian Rock'n'Roll you really can't beat Sulla and The Proscriptions. Granted, Metrobius didn't do much musically apart from play with Sulla's maracas, but as a pointless, spaced-out dancer his stage presence was equalled only by the great 20th Century mancunian Bez.
  
  
  RF

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