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<p> This is the first large-scale edition with introduction and commentary of Pindar's First Pythian Ode. Composed for Hieron of Syracuse to mark his Delphic chariot victory of 470 BC and his recent foundation of the city of Aetna, the poem is not only a literary masterpiece, but also of central importance for our understanding of Greek history and culture in the early fifth century BC. As our only contemporary written source for the Sicilian Wars against the Carthaginians and Etruscans, it stan

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Author

Almut Fries

Publisher

de Gruyter GmbH, Walter

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9783111128368

Category

history

Subjects

History, Literary Collections, Poetry

Updated

2026-03-25