Fortune and family in the presentation of Octavian in Nicolaus of Damascus' Bios Kaisaros

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dc.contributor.advisorWardle, Daviden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWeightman, Clareen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T11:02:56Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T11:02:56Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 143-146).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis latter question necessitates a survey of the development of Greek biography through the Hellenistic era. Biography as a literary genre was characterised by a broad range of traits and styles, and was concerned with the character of the protagonist, details of his pirvate life, and his deeds, works or achievements. The belief that an investigation of a man's actions could shed light on his character was a feature of Hellenistic popular thought that had its origins with the Peripatetics. Nicolaus was a self-proclaimed follower of Aristotle's school, and certain motifs or features of Aristotelean thought permeate the Bios Kaisaros, particularly with regards to his characterisation of Octavian and Caesar. Nicolaus uses the theme of Fortune, a familliar topos of Hellenistic literature, at key moments during the text of the Caesar Extract, to highlight his presentation of Octavian and Caesar. The characterisation of Octavian and his relationship with his mother and Caesar forms the final focus of this dissertation, illustrating pertinent aspects of Nicolaus' technique in his presentation of Octavian as uniquely fitted to succeed to Caesar's political hegemony at Rome.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWeightman, C. (2006). <i>Fortune and family in the presentation of Octavian in Nicolaus of Damascus' Bios Kaisaros</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Classical Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8080en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWeightman, Clare. <i>"Fortune and family in the presentation of Octavian in Nicolaus of Damascus' Bios Kaisaros."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Classical Studies, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8080en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWeightman, C. 2006. Fortune and family in the presentation of Octavian in Nicolaus of Damascus' Bios Kaisaros. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Weightman, Clare AB - This latter question necessitates a survey of the development of Greek biography through the Hellenistic era. Biography as a literary genre was characterised by a broad range of traits and styles, and was concerned with the character of the protagonist, details of his pirvate life, and his deeds, works or achievements. The belief that an investigation of a man's actions could shed light on his character was a feature of Hellenistic popular thought that had its origins with the Peripatetics. Nicolaus was a self-proclaimed follower of Aristotle's school, and certain motifs or features of Aristotelean thought permeate the Bios Kaisaros, particularly with regards to his characterisation of Octavian and Caesar. Nicolaus uses the theme of Fortune, a familliar topos of Hellenistic literature, at key moments during the text of the Caesar Extract, to highlight his presentation of Octavian and Caesar. The characterisation of Octavian and his relationship with his mother and Caesar forms the final focus of this dissertation, illustrating pertinent aspects of Nicolaus' technique in his presentation of Octavian as uniquely fitted to succeed to Caesar's political hegemony at Rome. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Fortune and family in the presentation of Octavian in Nicolaus of Damascus' Bios Kaisaros TI - Fortune and family in the presentation of Octavian in Nicolaus of Damascus' Bios Kaisaros UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8080 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8080
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWeightman C. Fortune and family in the presentation of Octavian in Nicolaus of Damascus' Bios Kaisaros. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Classical Studies, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8080en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentClassical Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherClassical Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleFortune and family in the presentation of Octavian in Nicolaus of Damascus' Bios Kaisarosen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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