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Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies | Vol.51, Issue.1 | 2017-06-02 | Pages

Threnodic Elegy in Sparta

Cecilia Nobili

Abstract

The new Simonides elegy for the dead at Plataea fits within an obscure but discoverable tradition, associated especially with Sparta, of public songs of lamentation that celebrated fallen warriors at festivals like the Gymnopaidiai.

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Sparta songs tradition lamentation Plataea warriors elegy festivals Gymnopaidiai Simonides

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