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Heracles and the Foundings of Sparta and Rome
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Granitz, Nicholas
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Year and Degree
2011, Bachelor of Arts, Ashland University, History/Political Science.
Abstract
This thesis finds that both the Spartans and the Romans consciously adopted Heracles as a model for their societies. This adoption is seen both through their historical actions and, especially, in their founding myths, which identify the city's founders with Heracles. Although the argument relies on previous scholarly work interpreting the character of Heracles, several connections, especially those in the Sparta chapter, are original arguments for Heracles' relevance in founding mythology. A close analysis of the Twelve Labors of Heracles is the foundation for my arguments. The analysis of Sparta relies on the works of Tyrtaeus, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch. The analysis of Rome relies on the works of Fabius Pictor, Virgil, Livy, and Plutarch. Secondary sources were also important, especially the writings of G. Karl Galinsky, whose work is influential throughout the thesis.
Committee
Edith Foster, PhD (Advisor)
Christopher Burkett, PhD (Committee Member)
Joshua Levithan, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
80 p.
Subject Headings
Ancient Civilizations
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Ancient History
;
Classical Studies
;
History
Keywords
Heracles
;
Hercules
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Sparta
;
Rome
;
founding mythology
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founder
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Granitz, N. (2011).
Heracles and the Foundings of Sparta and Rome
[Undergraduate thesis, Ashland University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=auhonors1324002404
APA Style (7th edition)
Granitz, Nicholas.
Heracles and the Foundings of Sparta and Rome.
2011. Ashland University, Undergraduate thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=auhonors1324002404.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Granitz, Nicholas. "Heracles and the Foundings of Sparta and Rome." Undergraduate thesis, Ashland University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=auhonors1324002404
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