https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/syllogos <p><strong><em>Syllogos - Herodotus Journal </em></strong>is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to all aspects of Herodotus' <em>Histories</em>: to the world of Herodotus’ text; to the Mediterranean, Near Eastern, North African and European) worlds to which his <em>Histories</em> relate; and the global reception of Herodotus’ work from antiquity to the present day. </p> <p><em>Syllogos - Herodotus Journal </em>is managed by the <a href="https://herodotushelpline.org/">Herodotus Helpline,</a> a charity registered in Scotland which began as an informal research seminar in the first COVID-19 lockdown of 2020. The name of the journal ('joint discussion’, 'assembly') recalls these origins. It also speaks to the journal’s commitment to inclusion: of the widest readership; of the widest range of contributors; and of a plurality of voices.</p> <p>The journal is double-blind peer-reviewed and published free-of-charge because of the financial and other support of a number of institutions: </p> <p>Heidelberg University Library</p> <p>Columbia University</p> <p>University of Genova</p> <p>Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel</p> <p>University of Leicester</p> <p>Sorbonne Université</p> <p>University of St Andrews</p> <p>Swarthmore College</p> <p>The Association ‘Sauvegarde des enseignements littéraires’</p> <p> </p> <p>The journal is typeset by Jenny Messenger (of <a href="https://atomictypo.co.uk/">Atomic Typo</a>), using Kindersley Street and Kindersley Greek, a new typeface designed for <em>Syllogos</em> by Lida Cardozo Kindersley and John Mawby of the <a href="http://www.kindersleyworkshop.co.uk/">Cardozo Kindersley Workshop</a> Cardozo Kindersley. The cover design of the journal and website design is by Wong Tsz (Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel).</p> en-US Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:47:58 +0100 OJS 3.2.1.4 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/syllogos/article/view/104108 <p>This paper re-examines Herodotus’ account of the marriage contest held by Cleisthenes, tyrant of Sicyon, for the hand of his daughter Agariste. It focuses less on the episode’s historicity or its literary antecedents than on the story’s position in the <em>Histories</em> more widely, and the background knowledge of leading Athenian families that might be taken for granted by Herodotus in his readers/audience. The paper suggests a cynical perspective on the historian’s part towards both the development of Athenian democracy and aristocratic sporting competition, and argues for the importance of patterns of prefigurement across the <em>Histories</em> as a whole.</p> Thomas Harrison Copyright (c) 2024 Syllogos - Herodotus Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/syllogos/article/view/104108 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100 https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/syllogos/article/view/104109 Thomas Harrison Copyright (c) 2024 Syllogos - Herodotus Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/syllogos/article/view/104109 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100