@article{SanchezSanz2023,
  author    = {Sanchez Sanz, Arturo},
  title     = {La her{\´a}ldica amaz{\´o}nica},
  series = {thersites 16},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 16},
  number    = {16},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol16.202},
  pages     = {1 -- 82},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Nowadays, we know about 4,475 iconographic representations dedicated to the Amazonian universe in Antiquity. Most of them belong to vase painting pieces (3,448). This current work analyze the Amazonian emblems that appear in a high percentage of these representations (725), together with the few examples associated with other artistic supports. In that way, we will study the chosen designs, which of them achieved greater popularity and the possible reasons why some of them were more popular in certain contexts. According to the results, we can discover that the Amazons present a type of emblem very similar to that used by the hoplites who fought against them in the same representation of the Amazonomachy. It is true that we appreciate a greater interest in certain models within a broad group of options that became traditional for Amazonian representations, but the results of this study suggest that the artists freely chose between them. However, his decision could be influenced by aspects such as the predominant trends in each period, the tastes of the export markets or the influence generated by other types of works (mainly paintings, reliefs or sculptures) whose popularity made them models.},
  language  = {es}
}
@article{WeissWerner2023,
  author    = {Weiß, Adrian and Werner, Eva},
  title     = {Geschlechterverh{\"a}ltnisse im Dialog},
  series = {thersites 16},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 16},
  number    = {16},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol16.216},
  pages     = {128 -- 138},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Die abgetrennte Zunge by Katharina Wesselmann deals with gender and power relations in ancient literature and beyond. It has received widespread attention, particularly in popular media. In this interview, thersites examines the book from an academic perspective. We talk to Katharina Wesselmann about the reactions to her work, her methodology and her conclusions. The primary focus of this interview is on what ancient texts may tell us about today's gender issues and vice versa - it, thus, entails a broader discussion about modern Classics.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Laudenbach2023,
  author    = {Laudenbach, Beno{\^i}t},
  title     = {Sophocle sur Netflix},
  series = {thersites 16},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 16},
  number    = {16},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol16.222},
  pages     = {83 -- 127},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {The paper focuses on two recent occurrences of a Sophoclean drama on screen, Electra in the romantical movie Marriage Story, and Philoctetes in an episode of the mainstream medical series New Amsterdam, both productions currently available on the popular streaming service Netflix. The case studies explore the mechanisms of the use of these dramas and their significance in both productions, showing that they are partly used for their "classical" authority, are deeply integrated within the scenarios, and help to design the narratives, the characters and their (social and personal) relationships.},
  language  = {fr}
}
@misc{Stachon2023,
  author    = {Stachon, Markus},
  title     = {Rezension von Christian Fron: Bildung und Reisen in der r{\"o}mischen Kaiserzeit. Pepaideumenoi und Mobilit{\"a}t zwischen dem 1. und 4. Jh. n. Chr.},
  series = {thersites 16},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 16},
  number    = {16},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol16.218},
  pages     = {139 -- 144},
  year      = {2023},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{Berrens2023,
  author    = {Berrens, Dominik},
  title     = {Rezension von Philipp Roelli: Latin as the Language of Science and Learning},
  series = {thersites 16},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 16},
  number    = {16},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol16.231},
  pages     = {161 -- 167},
  year      = {2023},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{Vandewalle2023,
  author    = {Vandewalle, Alexander},
  title     = {Review of Ross Clare: Ancient Greece and Rome in Videogames. Representation, Play, Transmedia},
  series = {thersites 16},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 16},
  number    = {16},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol16.220},
  pages     = {173 -- 177},
  year      = {2023},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{Avalli2023,
  author    = {Avalli, Andrea},
  title     = {Review of Dario Barbera: Processo al Classico. L'epurazione dell'archeologia fascista},
  series = {thersites 16},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 16},
  number    = {16},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol16.233},
  pages     = {168 -- 172},
  year      = {2023},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Skibinski2023,
  author    = {Skibinski, Connie},
  title     = {'Crazy Man-Killing Monsters'},
  series = {thersites 17},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 17},
  number    = {17},
  editor    = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.240},
  pages     = {183 -- 211},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {The Amazons have a long legacy in literature and the visual arts, extending from antiquity to the present day. Prior scholarship tends to treat the Amazons as hostile 'Other' figures, embodying the antithesis of Greco-Roman cultural norms. Recently, scholars have begun to examine positive portrayals of Amazons in contemporary media, as role models and heroic figures. However, there is a dearth of scholarship examining the Amazons' inherently multifaceted nature, and their subsequent polarised reception in popular media. This article builds upon the large body of scholarship on contemporary Amazon narratives, in which the figures of Wonder Woman and Xena, Warrior Princess dominate scholarly discourse. These 'modern Amazon' figures epitomise the dominant contemporary trend of portraying Amazons as strong female role models and feminist icons. To highlight the complexity of the Amazon image in contemporary media, this article examines the representation of the Amazons in the Supernatural episode 'Slice Girls' (S7 E13, 2012), where their portrayal as hostile, monstrous figures diverges greatly from the positive characterisation of Wonder Woman and Xena. I also consider the show's engagement with ancient written sources, to examine how the writers draw upon the motifs of ancient Amazon narratives when crafting their unique Amazon characters. By contrasting the Amazons of 'Slice Girls' to contemporary figures and ancient narratives, this article examines how factors such as feminist ideology, narrative story arcs, characters'/audience's perspectives and male bias shape the representation of Amazons post-antiquity.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MartinezJimenez2023,
  author    = {Mart{\´i}nez Jim{\´e}nez, Javier},
  title     = {Lycaon and classical versipelles in MTV's Teen Wolf},
  series = {thersites 17},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 17},
  number    = {17},
  editor    = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.248},
  pages     = {212 -- 244},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {The modern conception of the werewolf is heavily influenced by Gothic reinterpretations of medieval European stories. This kind of werewolf is the one that has appeared on screen and written fiction for decades, but MTV's Teen Wolf, a re-boot of the 1980s film which aired between 2011 - 17, is different. In this young adult supernatural drama, werewolves descend directly from Lycaon, and a substantial proportion of the show's werewolf lore derives from Graeco-Roman stories about wolf-shifters and versipelles. This paper wants to explore the extent of the use in the show of the myth of Lycaon in particular, of Classical versipelles in general, the significance of these two references for the narrative, and the degree of innovation in modern supernatural fiction of this adaptation of Greek and Roman stories.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Maurice2023,
  author    = {Maurice, Lisa},
  title     = {From Olympian to Christ-figure: Lucifer (2016 - 2021)},
  series = {thersites 17},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 17},
  number    = {17},
  editor    = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.244},
  pages     = {245 -- 272},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {On the surface the television series Lucifer (2016 - 21) is a simple police procedural but, in actuality, the criminal cases in the show serve merely as window-dressing and structure for the deeper consideration of issues, such as guilt, shame, love, and even the meaning of life on both an individual and universal level. These topics are explored through the ever-developing character of Lucifer himself, who, like other recent anti-hero depictions, is initially presented in a manner that is very different from traditional portrayals of the Devil, and is, in fact, far closer to that of the Greek Olympian gods. Over the course of six seasons, the depiction of Lucifer alters, however, as he becomes a figure that is in many ways Christ-like, but with a 21st century twist that places the individual in an exalted position that is superior to that of divinity.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Potter2023,
  author    = {Potter, Amanda},
  title     = {Classical Monsters and Hero(ines) in InSEXts, Eros/Psyche and Porcelain},
  series = {thersites 17},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 17},
  number    = {17},
  editor    = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.247},
  pages     = {96 -- 124},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {This paper applies Monster Theory to the use of Greek mythology in three creator-owned comic series by female writers: InSEXts (2016 - 2017) by American comic writer Marguerite Bennett and Indonesian artist working in America Ariela Kristantina as well as Eros/Psyche (2021) and Porcelain (2021) by Maria Llovet, a comic writer and artist from Barcelona. In the first volume of InSEXts, set in Victorian London, there are allusions to the Furies and Pandora, linked with the discourse of the repression of women. In the second volume, set in the late nineteenth century Paris art world, the representation of classical subjects in art becomes a means to repress women, and a goddess with a Gorgon-like appearance takes revenge on the male repressors. In Eros/Psyche the story of Eros and Psyche and broken statues forms the backdrop and context for a tale of love and deception at a girls' school, and in Porcelain a girl is faced with a choice of paths towards Eros or Thanatos, like Herakles at the crossroads choosing between the paths of virtue and vice. With reference to Cohen's seven theses of Monster Culture I examine how Bennett and Lovett subvert the idea of the monster and the hero.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Toscano2023,
  author    = {Toscano, Margaret Merrill},
  title     = {Varieties of Supernatural Depictions},
  series = {thersites 17},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 17},
  number    = {17},
  editor    = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.249},
  pages     = {2 -- 31},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {This article proposes several conceptual frameworks for examining the widespread use of classical intertexts depicting the supernatural in popular media. Whether the supernatural is viewed as reality or simply a trope, it represents the human capacity and desire to explore worlds and meanings beyond the obvious and mundane. Representations of classical gods, heroes, and monsters evoke the power of mythic stories to probe and explain human psychology, social concerns, philosophical questions, and religious beliefs, including belief about the paranormal and supernatural. The entertainment value of popular media allows creators and audiences to engage with larger issues in non-dogmatic and playful ways that help them negotiate tensions among various beliefs and identities. This paper also gives an overview of the other articles in this journal issue, showing overlapping themes and patterns that connect with these tensions. By combining knowledge of classical myths in their original contexts with knowledge about contemporary culture, classical scholars contribute unique perspectives about why classical intertexts dominate in popular media today.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Foster2023,
  author    = {Foster, Frances},
  title     = {Gods and Magic in Megan Whalen Turner's The Thief},
  series = {thersites 17},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 17},
  number    = {17},
  editor    = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.242},
  pages     = {32 -- 54},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Megan Whalen Turner's series The Queen's Thief (1996 - 2020) centres on the political intrigues in a group of countries which are at once very like - but also very unlike - Bronze Age and archaic Greece threatened by a powerful Persian Empire. The first book in the series, The Thief (1996), begins as a political adventure haunted by stories of the gods. When those gods directly influence the action, the narrative changes from present political intrigue to a fantasy from the distant past. The mythology in The Thief reflects, imitates and distorts archaic Greek creation myths - stories about how the earth and sky were formed, the divine pantheon and heroes. I examine the presentation of this divine pantheon against the narratives about the gods in Hesiod, the Homeric hymns and Homer's epics. I evaluate how the supernatural element interacts with the largely political narrative of The Thief. In so doing, I explore how the text blends a 'classical supernatural' with a world that is like - but in many ways very unlike - Bronze Age and archaic Greece.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Lovatt2023,
  author    = {Lovatt, Helen},
  title     = {Resurrecting the Argo},
  series = {thersites 17},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 17},
  number    = {17},
  editor    = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.254},
  pages     = {55 -- 95},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {This paper analyses the relationship between the figure of the Argo (ship and character) and the supernatural in the mythic fantasy of Robert Holdstock's Merlin Codex. It shows how Holdstock's re-writing of the Argonautica draws on various versions from the Argonautic tradition, including Euripides' Medea, Apollonius, Valerius Flaccus, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Treece and the 1963 film Jason and the Argonauts. It sets Holdstock's Argo alongside other representations, as divine herself, possessed by divinity, and a channel of communication with the divine, and in the context of Holdstock's previous work, particularly Mythago Wood, Lavondyss and Merlin's Wood. The paper argues that Holdstock uses the Argo as a reflection of myth itself, a version of the forest in Mythago Wood, as well as a metapoetic image for the challenges and complexities of adapting a well-known story, bringing multiple mythological traditions (Arthurian, Finnish and Argonautic) together. It reflects on Holdstock's relationship to the ancient genres of epic and tragedy, as well as Argo as plot facilitator and mechanism of transformation and transition. Holdstock's relationship with ancient literature is richer and deeper than previously acknowledged; his self-conscious plays reveal a deep understanding of the polymorphous nature of mythical traditions.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Strong2023,
  author    = {Strong, Anise K.},
  title     = {The Persistence of Memory},
  series = {thersites 17},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 17},
  number    = {17},
  editor    = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.255},
  pages     = {125 -- 142},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {The 2017 Pixar film Coco and the 2021 Disney film Encanto form a small part of an increasing modern wave of media focused on parent-child conflicts caused by intergenerational trauma and rejection. Other recent works in this genre include the video game Hades, the films Turning Red and Everything Everywhere All At Once, and the television series Ms. Marvel. The traumas in all these films, some directed explicitly at a younger audience and some pitched more broadly, serve as a distinct set of meditations on the immigrant experience, even while not necessarily focusing on literal immigration. They also all invoke imagery of ghosts and death, both echoing specific classical Mediterranean motifs and tropes and incorporating a wide variety of other cultures' supernatural traditions. These works' concern with familial traumas of separation, culture shock, and loss of ancestral memories and connections contrasts sharply with the individual-focused myth of the American Dream common to earlier generations of American media, in which a lone individual typically emigrates, assimilates, and succeeds in a new culture, forming a new family and set of myths. However, themes of assimilation and questions of cultural imperialism also form a bridge between ancient Roman and modern North American anxieties and traditions.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{PotterGardner2023,
  author    = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.},
  title     = {Classics and the Supernatural in Modern Media},
  series = {thersites 17},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {thersites 17},
  number    = {17},
  editor    = {Potter, Amanda and Gardner, Hunter H.},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol17.256},
  pages     = {1 -- 1},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Short preface to the special edition of Thersites.},
  language  = {en}
}
@book{Assing2023,
  author    = {Assing, Helmut},
  title     = {Die Logik der Schulmathematik},
  series = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Philosophische Reihe},
  journal   = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Philosophische Reihe},
  number    = {187},
  issn      = {1866-8380},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-60467},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-604671},
  publisher      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {294},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Das Buch ist der erste systematisch und allseitig angelegte wissenschaftliche Versuch, die in der Schulmathematik angewandten logischen Regeln vertieft zu erforschen. Dabei zeigte sich eine wichtige Besonderheit: In der Schulmathematik gehen - anders als in der Wissenschaft der Mathematik und anders als in den {\"u}brigen Wissenschaften - zwei Logiksysteme, das der Umgangssprache und das von G. Frege begr{\"u}ndete kunstlogische System, eine noch kaum bekannte Beziehung ein. Im Buch wird dies besonders an der Arbeit von Ch. Schamberger und am „Ziegenproblem" demonstriert. Die ersten Bem{\"u}hungen des Buches brachten mehrere nicht unwichtige Teilergebnisse, ließen aber vor allem gr{\"o}ßere L{\"u}cken in der Erforschung der umgangssprachlichen Logik erkennen. Darauf und in der Formierung neuer Logiksysteme (z. B. quantenlogischer Art) ist in Zukunft ein Hauptwert zu legen.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Hannesen2023,
  author    = {Hannesen, Hans Gerhard},
  title     = {Neubeginn: Wie aus der K{\"o}niglichen Seehandlungs-Societ{\"a}t und Preußischen Staatsbank die Kultur und Wissenschaft f{\"o}rdernde Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung wurde},
  series = {Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung},
  journal   = {Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung},
  editor    = {Wienfort, Monika},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-86956-562-0},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-59991},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-599911},
  pages     = {151 -- 165},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Die Geschichte der Preußischen Seehandlung als Institut f{\"u}r Handels- und Gewerbef{\"o}rderung ist nur partiell erforscht. Vor allem f{\"u}r die Jahrzehnte nach 1870, als die Seehandlung zur preußischen Staatsbank wurde, bleibt vieles unbekannt. Mit Alliiertem Kontrollratsbeschluss vom 15. Februar 1947 wurden das Land Preußen und auch die Seehandlung aufgel{\"o}st. Die Abwicklung der Gesch{\"a}fte dauerte bis 1983. Mit dem Restverm{\"o}gen wurde die heute existierende Stiftung gegr{\"u}ndet, die sich der F{\"o}rderung von Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur widmet. Die von der Stiftung gef{\"o}rderten Aktivit{\"a}ten reichen von Wissenschafts- und Literaturstipendien {\"u}ber den Ankauf von Nachl{\"a}ssen und Sammlungen bis hin zu Kulturpreisen, v.a. dem Theaterpreis Berlin.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{BredekampUsenbinz2023,
  author    = {Bredekamp, Horst and Usenbinz, Kay},
  title     = {Das Geb{\"a}ude: Teil des Gendarmenplatzes und Relais der Berliner Museen},
  series = {Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung},
  journal   = {Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung},
  editor    = {Wienfort, Monika},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-86956-562-0},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-59988},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-599884},
  pages     = {81 -- 102},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Der Beitrag widmet sich der Baugeschichte des Geb{\"a}udes der Preußischen Seehandlung bis zu seinem Abriss und dem Neubau in den Jahren 1901-1903, um dann die Ver{\"a}nderungen dieses Bauwerkes bis in die Gegenwart zu verfolgen. In einem zweiten Schritt wird versucht, die Stellung dieser Geb{\"a}ude im urbanen Kontext zu verorten. Der dritte Teil rekonstruiert an Beispielen, welch markanten Beitrag die Preußische Seehandlung f{\"u}r die Berliner Museen und insbesondere f{\"u}r die im Berliner Schloss lozierte Kunstkammer wie auch f{\"u}r das Museum f{\"u}r Naturkunde geleistet hat, indem seine Großsegler Meteor und Princess Louise von ihren Weltreisen jeweils reich beladen mit naturkundlichen und v{\"o}lkerkundlichen Exponaten zur{\"u}ckkamen, die durch Austausch oder Kauf oder auch als Geschenk erworben worden waren.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Luh2023,
  author    = {Luh, J{\"u}rgen},
  title     = {Das Jahr 1772},
  series = {Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung},
  journal   = {Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung},
  editor    = {Wienfort, Monika},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-86956-562-0},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-59985},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-599859},
  pages     = {9 -- 24},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Im Jahr 1772 besch{\"a}ftigten drei Dinge, die lange Zeit ihre Bedeutung behalten sollten, den preußischen K{\"o}nig Friedrich den Großen. Zun{\"a}chst war dies die Adelsrepublik Polen. Polen beabsichtigte er zusammen mit der Zarin Katharina II. von Russland und Kaiserin Maria Theresia zu zerteilen. Dies geschah am 5. August des Jahres. Der geraubte Landgewinn f{\"u}hrte bei Friedrich II. zu wirtschaftlichen {\"U}berlegungen. Mit und in den annektierten Gebieten wollte er den preußischen Handel intensivieren, zuv{\"o}rderst den Salzhandel, und zwar am liebsten mit Spanien, einem Land, mit dem er schon seit geraumer Zeit versuchte, einen Handelsvertrag abzuschließen. Dazu gr{\"u}ndete er u. a. die Preußische Seehandlungs-Gesellschaft, die, um sich zu behaupten, verschiedene weitreichende Privilegien erhielt. Ein schneller Erfolg der Bem{\"u}hungen blieb jedoch aus. Trotz aller gew{\"a}hrten Privilegien florierten die Gesch{\"a}fte der Seehandlungs-Gesellschaft in den ersten Jahren nach ihrer Gr{\"u}ndung nicht in dem erhofften Maß. Zu Lebzeiten des K{\"o}nigs kam auch kein Handelsvertrag mit Spanien zustande. Bis die Seehandlung durch die Vorteile, die sie aus dem annektierten Polen ziehen konnte, profitierte, dauerte es noch einige Jahre.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Radtke2023,
  author    = {Radtke, Wolfgang},
  title     = {Ann{\"a}herungen an Christian von Rother},
  series = {Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung},
  journal   = {Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung},
  editor    = {Wienfort, Monika},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-86956-562-0},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-59987},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-599878},
  pages     = {53 -- 80},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Christian (von) Rother, Chef der Preußischen Seehandlung 1820-1848, ist vermutlich die pr{\"a}gendste Gestalt der Institution im 19. Jahrhundert. Seine Lebensgeschichte als Sohn eines schlesischen Bauern zeugt von sozialem Aufstieg und einer eindrucksvollen Beamtenkarriere. Rother formte die Seehandlung zu einem Konglomerat von gewerblichen Unternehmen, die durch Bankengesch{\"a}fte, Chausseebauprogramme und das Engagement des Staates in der Wirtschaftsf{\"o}rderung leistungsstark gemacht werden sollten. Der Erfolg blieb allerdings unterschiedlich. In den 1840er Jahren stießen diese Bem{\"u}hungen dar{\"u}ber hinaus auf Kritik von unternehmerischen Konkurrenten. Bleibende Bedeutung behauptete eine von Rother gegr{\"u}ndete soziale Einrichtung, die in Berlin ans{\"a}ssige Rother-Stiftung f{\"u}r arme und unverheiratete T{\"o}chter von Beamten und Offizieren.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Parzinger2023,
  author    = {Parzinger, Herrmann},
  title     = {Seehandlung, Kunstkammer, Museum, Humboldt Forum - von der Vielschichtigkeit eines Federmantels und seines Weges},
  series = {Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung},
  journal   = {Die Preußische Seehandlung zwischen Markt, Staat und Kultur : 40 Jahre Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung},
  editor    = {Wienfort, Monika},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-86956-562-0},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-59989},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-599892},
  pages     = {103 -- 127},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Das in Bremen gebaute Handelsschiff Princess Louise, gewissermaßen das Flaggschiff der Preußischen Seehandlung, unternahm zwischen 1825 und 1844 insgesamt sechs Weltumsegelungen. Das Schiff fungierte u. a. als {\"U}berbringer diplomatischer Geschenke zwischen Herrschern und Herrscherfamilien. Von der ersten Weltumsegelung brachte es den ber{\"u}hmten Federmantel mit, den der hawai'ianische Monarch Kamehameha III. dem preußischen K{\"o}nig Friedrich Wilhelm III. zum Geschenk machte. Bei der zweiten Weltumsegelung wurden wiederum Gaben des preußischen K{\"o}nigs nach Hawai'i transportiert. Die Princess Louise brachte aber dar{\"u}ber hinaus auch Gebrauchsgegenst{\"a}nde wie Kleidung, Waffen, K{\"o}rbe, Tongef{\"a}ße und F{\"a}cher aus der S{\"u}dsee und S{\"u}damerika nach Europa. Solche ethnographischen Objekte der Vergangenheit k{\"o}nnen nicht zuletzt mit und durch zeitgen{\"o}ssische Kunst Fragen an die Gegenwart stellen.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Keen2022,
  author    = {Keen, Tony},
  title     = {Legolas in Troy},
  series = {thersites 15},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 15},
  number    = {15},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol15.223},
  pages     = {285 -- 313},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {The Lord of the Rings movies were a cinematic phenomenon, extremely popular. They are not often considered as works of Classical Reception. These films' influence on subsequent ancient world movies has been understudied, and undervalued. A common model of cinematic Greece and Rome in the twenty-first century looks solely back to Gladiator. Undoubtedly Gladiator, and its commercial success, is important to how ancient world movies developed; but focussing solely on Gladiator does not explain a move away from Roman history towards Greek mythology, culminating in a flurry of movies about Greek mythological heroes. Lord of the Rings is an overlooked factor. Already in Troy two LOTR stars are in key roles, and the battle scenes seek to imitate those of Jackson's trilogy. 300 mythologizes far beyond Frank Miller's graphic novel, adding several monsters; LOTR's influence is at play here. LOTR's influence was one factor in a complex process that saw ancient world movies change in the twentyfirst century. LOTR fed into an atmosphere that moved ancient world movies towards Greece, away from Rome, through promoting the appeal of a combination of epic and the fantastic.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{Weiss2022,
  author    = {Weiß, Adrian},
  title     = {Rezension von Melanie M{\"o}ller ( Hg.): Gegen/Gewalt/Schreiben. De-Konstruktionen von Geschlechts- und Rollenbildern in der Ovid-Rezeption},
  series = {thersites 14},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 14},
  number    = {14},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol14.206},
  pages     = {181 -- 187},
  year      = {2022},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Brueck2022,
  author    = {Br{\"u}ck, Alexander},
  title     = {„Rom lernt von den Griechen, Europa von Rom"},
  series = {thersites 14},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 14},
  number    = {14},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol14.198},
  pages     = {41 -- 102},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Given the immense ethnic and cultural diversity as well as the vast geographical dimensions of the Roman Empire, the teaching of Roman antiquity comprises an enormous potential to deal with the increasing heterogeneity in German-speaking classrooms. This article aims to show how the majority of contemporaneous Latin textbooks, however, fail to use this potential by being limited to mono-perspective and Eurocentric approaches to the ancient world. In spite of didactical claims to foster students' intercultural competence, most of the textbooks depict the city of Rome as an ethnically and culturally homogeneous sphere. At the same time, they present the Roman Empire nearly exclusively from the perspective of representatives of Italian-born, powerful upper-class families firmly connected to 'Roman' culture. In doing so, the Latin textbooks falsify the ancient historical realities and deprive students of the perspectives of figures like provincials or slaves. Furthermore, the textbooks' narrative scope clearly focusses on Rome and Greece, still paying noticeable attention to West-European provinces, with the African and Asian ones being remarkably excluded. Only few exceptions among the textbooks apply alternative approaches which allow students to engage with the Roman Empire's intercultural dynamics in a more differentiated and multi-perspective way.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{DixKlohr2022,
  author    = {Dix, Sophie and Klohr, Silvia},
  title     = {Ein studentischer Bericht zur Tagung „IMAGINES VII: PLAYFUL CLASSICS" (05. - 06. 03. 2021)},
  series = {thersites 14},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 14},
  number    = {14},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol14.193},
  pages     = {141 -- 151},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {In March 2021, the IMAGINES Project - an international and interdisciplinary research network for the modern reception of antiquity in the visual and performing arts - held their seventh conference online. The event focused on PLAYFUL CLASSICS, and was hosted from G{\"o}ttingen University by the organizers Juliette Harrisson, Antje Kuhle and Martin Lindner. The keynote by Dunstan Lowe on „The Danger of Seriousness: Play and the Future of Classics" outlined the potential of researching classical reception as a creative process. The following sections brought this to life with in-depth treatments of the underlying mechanics of constructing and deconstructing, playful learning, the „Faces of Antiquity", forms of interaction and national/nationalistic traditions. The programme combined scholarly contributions with presentations and workshops by various artists and open discussion elements. The shift to an online format allowed the participation of an unusually international audience, while the interactive elements - including a thematic game as a continuous side event - especially encouraged a large number of students to participate actively. Therefore, this conference report will not just summarize the content of the event, but also provide a student perspective on attending a conference on classical reception - a research area which is mostly neglected in the teaching curriculum.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Cromwell2022,
  author    = {Cromwell, Jennifer},
  title     = {From Pyramids to Obscure Gods},
  series = {thersites 14},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 14},
  number    = {14},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol14.199},
  pages     = {1 -- 40},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Within Persona 5's modern Tokyo setting, imagined worlds are created that represent the cognitive processes of various characters. These 'palaces' allow the player to explore locations far removed from the game's real-world, contemporary backdrop. One episode creates an ancient Egyptian world. This article examines how this world has been produced and the different transmedial tropes and other influences that its developers have drawn upon. Many references are recognisable to a broad audience (pyramids, gods, hieroglyphs), while others reflect Japanese pop-cultural trends (in various manga and anime), including the mention of an obscure Egyptian god, Medjed. The intentionally fictitious nature of these 'palaces' means that the Egypt that appears in this game is not bound by the need to replicate an 'accurate' landscape. Instead, the developers were free to design a gamescape that combines multiple and diverse receptions of ancient Egypt.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Hanisch2022,
  author    = {Hanisch, Xenia},
  title     = {Demagogen dichten},
  series = {thersites 14},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 14},
  number    = {14},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol14.201},
  pages     = {121 -- 140},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Manipulative rhetoric is a common issue in ancient sources. As the issue of political populism and rhetoric still attracts a high degree of interest among a wide range of people, the author, a singer-songwriter, attempts to 'revive' these ancient sources and to adapt them into a lyrical/musical format for modern audiences, in order to test different strategies of manipulation and gauge the reactions of modern audiences. The following article describes the process of adapting and performing two of these experiments, as well as the results and feedback from audiences. The ancient case studies chosen for this are Thucydides' description of how Alcibiades lead the Athenians into a fatal expedition to Sicily, and Xenophon's blames of two public orators for executing Athenian generals after the battle of Arginusae through their manipulative speeches.},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{Fischer2022,
  author    = {Fischer, Jens},
  title     = {Rezension von Stephen Harrison, Christopher Pelling (eds.): Classical Scholarship and its History. From the Renaissance to the Present. Essays in Honour of Christopher Stray (Trends in Classics - Scholarship in the Making Vol. 1)},
  series = {thersites 14},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 14},
  number    = {14},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol14.194},
  pages     = {168 -- 174},
  year      = {2022},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{Brilke2022,
  author    = {Brilke, Clara},
  title     = {Rezension von Marvin M{\"u}ller: Der andere Blick auf Caesars Kriege. Eine narratologische Analyse der vier Supplemente im „Corpus Caesarianum"},
  series = {thersites 14},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 14},
  number    = {14},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol14.192},
  pages     = {152 -- 159},
  year      = {2022},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{Klooster2022,
  author    = {Klooster, Jacqueline},
  title     = {Review of Sophia Xenophontos and Katerina Oikonomopoulou: Brill's Companion to the Reception of Plutarch},
  series = {thersites 14},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 14},
  number    = {14},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol14.197},
  pages     = {160 -- 167},
  year      = {2022},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{Vitello2022,
  author    = {Vitello, Eugenia},
  title     = {Review of Emilio Zucchetti \& Anna Maria Cimino (eds.): Antonio Gramsci and the Ancient World},
  series = {thersites 14},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 14},
  number    = {14},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol14.203},
  pages     = {188 -- 196},
  year      = {2022},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Pezzini2022,
  author    = {Pezzini, Giuseppe},
  title     = {(Classical) Narratives of Decline in Tolkien: Renewal, Accommodation, Focalisation},
  series = {thersites 15},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 15},
  number    = {15},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol15.213},
  pages     = {25 -- 51},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {The paper investigates Tolkien's narratives of decline through the lens of their classical ancestry. Narratives of decline are widespread in ancient culture, in both philosophical and literary discourses. They normally posit a gradual degradation (moral and ontological) from an idealized Golden Age, which went hand-in-hand with increasing detachment of gods from mortal affairs. Narratives of decline are also at the core of Tolkien's mythology, constituting yet another underresearched aspect of classical influence on Tolkien. Such Classical narratives reverberate e.g. in Tolkien's division of Arda's history into ages, from an idealized First Age filled with Joy and Light to a Third Age, described as "Twilight Age (…) the first of the broken and changed world" (Letters 131). More generally, these narratives are related to Tolkien's notorious perception of history as a "long defeat" (Letters 195) and to that "heart-racking sense of the vanished past" which pervades Tolkien's works - the emotion which, in his words, moved him "supremely" and which he found "small difficulty in evoking" (Letters 91). The paper analyses the reception of narratives of decline in Tolkien's legendarium, pointing out similarities but also contrasts and differences, with the aim to discuss some key patterns of (classical) reception in Tolkien's theory and practice ('renewal', 'accommodation', 'focalization').},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Kambo2022,
  author    = {Kambo, Kevin},
  title     = {Platonic Tripartition and the Peoples of Middle-Earth},
  series = {thersites 15},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 15},
  number    = {15},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol15.219},
  pages     = {90 -- 122},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings employ traditional races from fairy tales: elves, men and dwarves. These peoples are differentiated principally by their dominant desires, but also by their speech, diet, and realms. I argue that these three races are significantly inspired by the three aspects that characterize the Republic's tripartite soul—logistikon, thumoeides, and epithumetikon—along with their respective principal desires: desire for truth, greatness, and material goods. For Tolkien, therefore, these races have a corporate or political psychology that explains who they are as peoples in the history of Middle-earth. I offer a comprehensive view of the major races, connecting the dwarves with the appetitive artisans of the Republic, humans with the honour- and glory-seeking auxiliaries, and elves with the ruling guardians. This treatment explains the artisanal dwarves, as well as the battle-loving men (and women) of Rohan and Gondor, and the nostalgic, 'anamnetic' condition of exile that distinguishes the elves. Indeed, the condition of elves in many descriptions recalls a Platonic philosopher returned to the Cave, as well as the Neo-Platonic sagacity pictured in the biographies of Plotinus and Proclus.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Capra2022,
  author    = {Capra, Elena Sofia},
  title     = {"Orfeo out of Care"},
  series = {thersites 15},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 15},
  number    = {15},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol15.209},
  pages     = {52 -- 89},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {The paper focuses on an example of multiple-step reception: the contribution of the classical story of Orpheus and Eurydice and the mediaeval lay Sir Orfeo to Tolkien's work. In the first part, I compare the lay with Virgilian and Ovidian versions of Orpheus' myth. This comparison shows the anonymous author's deep knowledge of the ancient texts and complex way of rewriting them through stealing and hybridization. The lay was highly esteemed by Tolkien, who translated it and took inspiration from it while describing the Elven kingdom in The Hobbit and building the storyline of Beren and L{\´u}thien in The Silmarillion. Through this key tale, Orpheus/Orfeo's romance has a deep influence also on Aragorn and Arwen's story in The Lord of the Rings. The most important element that Tolkien takes from the Sir Orfeo figuration of the ancient story is undoubtedly the insertion of political theme: the link established between the recovery of the main character's beloved and the return to royal responsability. The second part of the paper is, thus, dedicated to the reception of Sir Orfeo and the classical myth in Tolkien. It shows how in his work the different steps of the tradition of Orpheus' story are co-present, creating an inextricable substrate of inspiration that nourishes his imagination.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Oughton2022,
  author    = {Oughton, Charles W.},
  title     = {Roman Heroes at Helm's Deep?},
  series = {thersites 15},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 15},
  number    = {15},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol15.214},
  pages     = {123 -- 162},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {This article analyzes Tolkien's narrative of the Battle of Helm's Deep as a retelling of the Horatius Cocles episode from Livy's AUC, which contains descriptions of the defenses and the bridge, a rally encouraged by Horatius, his bold stand both with his companions and alone, and the honors paid to him after the battle. Tolkien's Battle of Helm's Deep contains the same elements split across two narratives: the defense of the causeway leading to the gates of the Deep by Aragorn, {\´E}omer, and Gimli; and, after the fall of the Deeping wall, Aragorn's defiant stand alone on the stairway leading to the inner doors of the Hornburg. Aragorn's double action demonstrates a fulfillment of Livy's exemplary arc. Tolkien's knowledge of Macaulay's "Horatius" provides a possible intermediary that accounts for various additions to the story. However, the larger structure of Tolkien's narrative as well as the imagery that resonates throughout the text distinctly evoke the vivid descriptions of Livy. While both sets of heroes make brave stands against their enemies, Tolkien's warriors represent a civilizing force in their efforts to build and restore their defenses while Livy's Roman heroes destroy the bridge to save their state.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Cristini2022,
  author    = {Cristini, Marco},
  title     = {The Fall of Two Cities: Troy and Gondolin},
  series = {thersites 15},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 15},
  number    = {15},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol15.200},
  pages     = {1 -- 24},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Vergil was a fundamental source of inspiration for Tolkien, not only when writing the Lord of the Rings, but also at the beginning of his "world-building". The Fall of Gondolin, written in 1916, was modeled upon the Aeneid, whose second book shares many similarities with the description of Gondolin's last day. For instance, the attack that seals the fate of the city takes place during a feast in both works, whereas both protagonists (Aeneas and Tuor) leave wives and sons to fight the enemy and witness deaths of their kings (Priam/Turgon). Other analogies include the topos of the fall of the tallest tower of the city as well as the scenes of Creusa/Idril clasping the knees of her husband and begging him not to go back to the battle. Tolkien chose the Aeneid as his main model because, in his opinion, the Aeneid and The Fall of Gondolin evoked the air of antiquity and melancholy. Vergil's nostalgia for a "lost world" conveyed in the Aeneid greatly resembles the nostalgia pervading both Tolkien's writing and life.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MatzPaprocki2022,
  author    = {Matz, Alicia and Paprocki, Maciej},
  title     = {There and Back Again: Tolkien and Greco-Roman Antiquity},
  series = {thersites 15},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 15},
  number    = {15},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol15.228},
  pages     = {i -- xii},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {The following introduction sketches the status questionis of the research on the influence of Greco-Roman antiquity on the works of Tolkien and provides details about the volume's theoretical impetus and its broad themes. The editors discuss Tolkien's complicated and indirect relationship with classical models, underscoring certain emergent themes in volume's contributions, such as decline, multifocal reception and relationship with nature.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Stutz2022,
  author    = {Stutz, Kathryn H.},
  title     = {G. B. Smith's "Elzevir Cicero" and the Construction of Queer Immortality in Tolkien's Mythopoeia},
  series = {thersites 15},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 15},
  number    = {15},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol15.225},
  pages     = {253 -- 284},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Following the death of J. R. R. Tolkien in 1973, an obituary appeared in The Times quoting Tolkien as having said that his "love for the classics took ten years to recover from lectures on Cicero and Demosthenes." This contentious relationship between Tolkien and the Greco-Roman past contrasts with the work of unabashedly classicizing poet Geoffrey Bache Smith, a school friend of Tolkien's who was killed in the Great War. When Tolkien collected Smith's poems for posthumous publication, this paper shows, Smith's engagements with the ancient world became part of Tolkien's own philosophy of immortality through literary composition. Within his 1931 poem "Mythopoeia," and his 1939 speech "On Fairy-Stories," Tolkien articulated a unified method of mythmaking by looking back to his lost friend's understanding of mythology as a type of ancient story-craft that enabled poets to preserve the dead against the ravages of time. By tracing a triangular path through the relationships between Tolkien, Smith, and the classical past inhabited by figures like Cicero, this paper argues that Tolkien not only recovered a "love for the classics," but used classical texts to "recover" his lost friend, granting Smith a queer, classical immortality in return.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Praet2022,
  author    = {Praet, Raf},
  title     = {The Throne of the King},
  series = {thersites 15},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 15},
  number    = {15},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol15.210},
  pages     = {232 -- 252},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {A conspicuous feature of Tolkien's description of the city of Minas Tirith in The Return of The King is the depiction of two thrones in the Great Hall; one empty throne reserved for the king, and one seat for the steward of Gondor. This paper aims to ascertain the late antique and mediaeval sources of inspiration behind Tolkien's creation of the throne room in Minas Tirith. As a starting point, we shall compare the setting of the two thrones in Minas Tirith with a motive in Christian iconography, the hetoimasia, and its architectural expression in the Chrysotriklinos, the throne room in the Byzantine Great Palace in Constantinople. Next, we shall show that Tolkien intentionally obscured his appropriation of the Byzantine throne room to create a multi-layered image of rulership, in accordance with his aesthetics of applicability and allegory. In conclusion, we shall formulate some remarks on the interpretation of the association between the Byzantine Chrysotriklinos and the Gondorian Great Hall. As a form of Tolkien's literary process of sub-creation, the description of the throne room in Minas Tirith serves to emphasise the significance of The Return of the King as a retelling of Christ's restoration of the fallen world, placing the work of Tolkien in the context of a strong personal Catholic piety.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Matz2022,
  author    = {Matz, Alicia},
  title     = {Quis enim laesos impune putaret esse deos?: Ents, Sacred Groves, and the Cost of Desecration},
  series = {thersites 15},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 15},
  number    = {15},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol15.215},
  pages     = {204 -- 231},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Seneca the Younger, in his Letters, describes a sacred grove as a "thick grove of ancient trees which rise far above the usual height and block the view of the sky with their umbrella of intertwining branches" (Seneca the Younger, Letters 41.3). Fangorn Forest is clearly a sacred site as defined by Seneca, made even more sacred by the presence of the Ents. Thus, to violate it would be a terrible act of desecration, not unlike Lucan's narrator's shock at Caesar's desecration of the sacred grove at Massilia (Lucan BC 3.447 - 8, quoted in the title of this paper). After exploring the relationship between Ents and sacred groves, the paper will compare the fate of Caesar to that of Saruman, who violated Fangorn Forest. Just as Augoustakis (2006) argues that the violation of the grove foreshadows Caesar's death, so too Saruman's death at the hands of Wormtongue becomes a fitting punishment for his violation of Fangorn.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ChinnThompson2022,
  author    = {Chinn, Christopher and Thompson, Phoebe},
  title     = {Tolkien's Ithilien and the Landscape of the Ancient Mediterranean},
  series = {thersites 15},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 15},
  number    = {15},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol15.211},
  pages     = {163 -- 203},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {This paper examines the intertext between Tolkien's Ithilien episode in Two Towers and artistic presentations of plants in the art and literature of Augustan Rome. We argue that the evident 'superbloom' depicted in the ekphrasis of the flora of Ithilien recalls both Vergilian botanical adynata (especially in the Georgics) and Roman wall paintings of the Augustan period.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{Beck2022,
  author    = {Beck, Christian},
  title     = {Review of Hamish Williams: Tolkien and the Classical World},
  series = {thersites 15},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {thersites 15},
  number    = {15},
  editor    = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol15.230},
  pages     = {314 -- 320},
  year      = {2022},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Steffensen2021,
  author    = {Steffensen, Nils},
  title     = {Ruhm, Ide(ologi)e, Macht},
  series = {thersites 12},
  volume    = {2020},
  journal   = {thersites 12},
  number    = {12},
  editor    = {Rollinger, Christian},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol12.134},
  pages     = {1 -- 37},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The first Hollywood film adaptation of Alexander the Great is Robert Rossen's 1956 movie. Classicists have primarily been concerned with errors of historicity, Alexander's assumed tragic traits, and rather associative conclusions concerning the movie's political implications. This paper raises the question of Rossen's depiction of Alexander's motives and aims. His assessment of the king is surprisingly complicated. Therefore, for the first time, Rossen's interview comments on Alexander are analysed comprehensively and systematically. Furthermore, it is shown that neglected sources are central to the plot. Finally, the film is interpreted against the backdrop of Rossen's oeuvre. It can be demonstrated that Rossen's issue is the problem of ideology. He seeks a redefinition of glory. Military success is only an excuse for the pursuit of mere power. For Rossen, however, the true fame is nothing but the benefit of the people. It took a long time for Alexander to realize that his rule was inane, and to reshape his policy. This interpretation is due to fundamental convictions reflected in Rossen's oeuvre as well as to his personal experiences in politics. It is a plea for de-ideologization in times of the Cold War.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Ursin2021,
  author    = {Ursin, Frank},
  title     = {„The mother of chemical peeling" - Oder: Wie Kleopatra zum Bad in Eselsmilch kam},
  series = {thersites 12},
  volume    = {2020},
  journal   = {thersites 12},
  number    = {12},
  editor    = {Rollinger, Christian},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol12.95},
  pages     = {38 -- 70},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Application areas and drugs of Egyptian, Greek and Roman medi-cine are popular references of research in the field of recent aes-thetic dermatology. There, Cleopatra VII is referred to as "mother of chemical peeling" because she is said to have bathed in donkey's milk. Although extremely popular, there is no ancient source sup-porting Cleopatra's bath in milk. Nevertheless, Poppaea Sabina, the second wife of Emperor Nero, is said to has bathed in donkey's milk to beautify her skin. The aim of the paper is to reconstruct the genesis and develop-ment of the modern myth of Cleopatra bathing in donkey's milk. The origin of this myth can be traced back to the cinema of the 1930s. The result is that in the person of the actress Claudette Colbert her two roles as Cleopatra and Poppaea converged. This convergence was the basis for the popularization of the milk bath by the Cleopat-ra movie of 1963 with Elizabeth Taylor.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Colbert2021,
  author    = {Colbert, Vivian},
  title     = {Queen Zenobia's 'Campaign' for British Women's Suffrage},
  series = {thersites 12},
  volume    = {2020},
  journal   = {thersites 12},
  number    = {12},
  editor    = {Rollinger, Christian},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {0.34679/thersites.vol12.186},
  pages     = {71 -- 94},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {This article focuses on the feminist reception of Zenobia of Palmyra in Great Britain during the long nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. A special focus lies on her reception by the British suffragettes who belonged to the Women's Social and Political Union. Even though Zenobia's story did not end happily, the warrior queen's example served to inspire these early feminists. Several products of historical culture - such as books, pieces of art, newspaper articles and theatre plays - provide insight into the reception of her as an historical figure, which is dominated by the image of a strong and courageous woman. The article will shed light on how exactly Zenobia's example was instrumentalised throughout the first feminist movement in Britain.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BievrePerrin2021,
  author    = {Bi{\`e}vre-Perrin, Fabien},
  title     = {"Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy"},
  series = {thersites 13: Antiquipop - Chefs d'œuvres revisit{\´e}s},
  volume    = {2021},
  journal   = {thersites 13: Antiquipop - Chefs d'œuvres revisit{\´e}s},
  number    = {13},
  editor    = {Bi{\`e}vre-Perrin, Fabien and Carl{\`a}-Uhink, Filippo and Rollinger, Christian and Walde, Christine},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol13.191},
  pages     = {i -- v},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {A quote from Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk, 1996) may seem unusual for a Classicist. Nevertheless, this famous sentence summarises the contents of this special issue of thersites perfectly. As specialists in classical reception frequently witness, there is a sort of d{\´e}j{\`a}-vu effect when it comes to the presence of Antiquity within popular culture. In 2019, to try to better understand the phenomenon, Antiquipop invited researchers to take an interest in the construction and semantic path of these "masterpieces" in contemporary popular culture, with a particular focus on the 21st century.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Warnking2021,
  author    = {Warnking, Pascal},
  title     = {Talking Stones - Ein besonderer Audio-Guide zu den antiken St{\"a}tten in Trier},
  series = {thersites 12},
  volume    = {2020},
  journal   = {thersites 12},
  number    = {12},
  editor    = {Rollinger, Christian},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol12.110},
  pages     = {116 -- 135},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {This work journal recounts the experiences of a project undertaken with students of the University of Trier over the course of two semesters. The project attempted to design and produce an innovative audio guide pertaining to the cultural heritage of the Roman city, with students gauging market opportunities, writing a business plan, researching information and producing content for the audio guide. The work created, „Talking Stones" (https://www.talking-stones.de/), takes the listener on a tour of Roman Trier embedded in a literary narrative and is available via download on Google Play and the Apple App Store.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{BrilkeWerner2021,
  author    = {Brilke, Clara and Werner, Eva},
  title     = {I am not sure that I feel like singing, thanks very much for asking!},
  series = {thersites 12},
  volume    = {2020},
  journal   = {thersites 12},
  number    = {12},
  editor    = {Rollinger, Christian},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol12.189},
  pages     = {104 -- 115},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {In her writings on ancient myth, the British author Natalie Haynes moves women to the centre of attention. Her two latest books, A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar - a fiction novel and a non-fiction one - approach this topic from two different perspectives. This interview takes stock of Haynes' motives and methodology as well as of the challenges she faces in the process of writing.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Reinard2021,
  author    = {Reinard, Patrick},
  title     = {Rezension von Kristopher F. B. Fletcher/Osman Umurhan (eds.): Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music},
  series = {thersites 12},
  volume    = {2020},
  journal   = {thersites 12},
  number    = {12},
  editor    = {Rollinger, Christian},
  issn      = {2364-7612},
  doi       = {10.34679/thersites.vol12.188},
  pages     = {140 -- 149},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {de}
}