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Monica Berti Monica Berti

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Revolt of Samos (441-439 BC) Thucydides Diodorus Siculus Plutarch, Life of Pericles epigraphical and literary sources Inscriptions Athenaeus Lexicographers 7 fragmentary authors Ion of Chios Stesimbrotos of Thasos Androtion Ephoros Douris of Samos Lysimachos of Alexandria Alexis of Samos

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Plutar Plutarch, h, Life of Pericles Life of Pericles 25-28 25-28 gossip quotations gossip quotations authoritativ authoritative quotations e quotations quotations as demonstr quotations as demonstrations ations unnamed quotations unnamed quotations vs

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. named quotations memor memorable sayings and statements able sayings and statements quotations inside quotations quotations inside quotations

Plutar Plutarch, h, Life of Pericles Life of Pericles 25.1 25.1 gossip quotations gossip quotations influencing r influencing readers’ judgments eaders’ judgments affecting the account affecting the account

Plutar Plutarch, h, Life of Pericles Life of Pericles 28.1, 28.1, 28. 28.6 6 authoritativ authoritative quotations e quotations reminder to the r eminder to the reader eader authoritativ authoritative seal e seal

Plutar Plutarch, h, Life of Pericles Life of Pericles 26.3 26.3 quotations as demonstr quotations as demonstrations ations authoritativ authoritative demonstr e demonstrations ations corr correctness of the author’s judgment ectness of the author’s judgment

Plutar Plutarch, h, Life of Pericles Life of Pericles 25.1, 26.1, 25.1, 26.1, 26. 26.4 4 unnamed quotations unnamed quotations vs

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Plutar Plutarch, h, Life of Pericles Life of Pericles 8.6, 28.5 8.6, 28.5 memor memorable sayings and statements able sayings and statements public speec public speeches hes anecdotes anecdotes

Plutar Plutarch, h, Life of Pericles Life of Pericles 27.3, 28.5 27.3, 28.5 quotations inside quotations quotations inside quotations quotations “talking with eac quotations “talking with each other” h other” refer eference sour ence sources for anecdotes ces for anecdotes

Athenaeus, Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae Deipnosophistae 13.81 (603e) 13.81 (603e) multi-fr multi-framed quotations amed quotations cr cross-genr

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Athenaeus, Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae Deipnosophistae 13.81 (603e) 13.81 (603e) multi-fr multi-framed quotations amed quotations effectiv effective r e reconte econtextualization xtualization historical fr historical frame ame sympotic fr sympotic frame ame liter literary fr ary frame ame

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Athenaeus, Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae Deipnosophistae 13.81 (603e) 13.81 (603e) refer eference collections of quotes ence collections of quotes information management information management collection of quotes collection of quotes libr libraries of citations aries of citations working tools

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Athenaeus, Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae Deipnosophistae 13.31 (572f) 13.31 (572f) (Ale (Alexis Samios, xis Samios, FGrHist FGrHist 539 F 1) 539 F 1) frustr frustrating br ating brevity of the quotation evity of the quotation deconte decontextualized quotation xtualized quotation intermediate quoter intermediate quoter final quoter final quoter

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