From BMCR:

Richard Hunter, The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women: Constructions and Reconstructions.

Michaela Pfeiffer, Cornelius Nepos. Berühmte Männer. De viris illustribus. Lateinisch-deutsch.

Hellmut Flashar, Euripides Elektra: übersetzt und mit einem Nachwort versehen.


In the latest AJP:

Coffee, Neil. Eteocles, Polynices, and the Economics of Violence in Statius' Thebaid

In the Thebaid, Statius follows Vergilian epic precedent in using economic language, including prosaic financial terms, for its ethical connotations. These connotations are based in Roman notions of how improper modes of commodity and reciprocal exchange can disrupt society and lead to violence. This article considers how Statius uses this language to provide further insight into his characters' motivations and, in particular, to distinguish between the warring brothers of the Thebaid by assimilating the behavior of Eteocles to that of a stereotypical merchant and Polynices to a young Roman prodigal.

American Journal of Philology 127.3 (2006)


In the latest JECS:

Ronsse, Erin. Rhetoric of Martyrs: Listening to Saints Perpetua and Felicitas

The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas has often been read as a factual account of early Christian martyrs. Without denying its historicity, I nonetheless reconsider this important narrative in light of its own emphases on rhetorical sophistication and contemporary Christian education. Reviewing the literary work as a whole, rather than preferring "authentic" sections attributed to Perpetua, I find an inherent sense of logic guided by oratorical notions. Sequential, progressive, beautifully argued, the Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas is not only about rhetorical contests but is itself a subtle and intriguing rhetorical work that rewards attentive reading.

Journal of Early Christian Studies 14.3 (2006)