ISSN 1018-9017 SCHOLIA Studies in Classical Antiquity NS Vol. 19 / 2010 New Zealand / South Africa ISSN 1018-9017 SCHOLIA Studies in Classical Antiquity Editor: W. J. Dominik NS Vol. 19 / 2010 New Zealand / South Africa SCHOLIA Studies in Classical Antiquity ISSN 1018-9017 Scholia features critical and pedagogical articles and reviews on a diverse range of subjects dealing with classical antiquity, including late antique, medieval, Renaissance and early modern studies related to the classical tradition; in addition, there are articles on classical artefacts in museums in New Zealand and the J. A. Barsby Essay. Manuscripts: Potential contributors should read the ‘Notes for Contributors’ located at the back of this volume and follow the suggested guidelines for the submission of manuscripts. Articles on the classical tradition are particularly welcome. Submissions are usually reviewed by two referees. Time before publication decision: 2-3 months. 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Publication and Distribution: Scholia and Scholia Reviews (volumes 1-19) have published 831 contributions by 382 scholars and academics at 189 universities and other institutions in 36 countries. Scholia and its offprints have been distributed to institutions and scholars in 47 countries. Cover Illustration: Drawing by E. A. Mackay (University of Auckland) based on an Attic black-figure fragment (inv. L.1989.K) in the Museum of Classical Archaeology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban (on permanent loan from A. Gosling). Typesetting: W. J. Dominik, C. L. Sleeth, G. R. B. Turner Printing: Otago University Print Copyright: Otago / KwaZulu-Natal Classics 2011 SCHOLIA Studies in Classical Antiquity ISSN 1018-9017 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE (2009-10) W. J. Dominik (Otago) Editor and Manager J. L. Hilton (UKZN) Reviews Editor C. L. Sleeth, G. R. B. Turner (Otago) Assistant Editors P. A. Roche (Sydney) Assistant Editor C. Harper, C. Ritchie, M. Piri (Otago) Business Managers P. A. Hannah (Otago) In the Museum Editor W. J. Dominik (Otago), J. L. Hilton (UKZN) Web Site Managers EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD (2009-10) A. L. Allan University of Otago, New Zealand J. E. Atkinson University of Cape Town, South Africa J. A. Barsby University of Otago, New Zealand A. F. Basson Brock University, Canada D. J. Blyth University of Auckland, New Zealand R. P. Bond University of Canterbury, New Zealand G. Calboli University of Bologna, Italy P. G. Christiansen Texas Tech University, USA J. M. Claassen University of Stellenbosch, South Africa J. Davidson Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand P. J. Davis University of Tasmania, Australia J. S. Dietrich University of Tasmania, Australia S. A. Frangoulidis University of Crete, Greece P. A. Gallivan University of Tasmania, Australia J. Garthwaite University of Otago, New Zealand A. Gosling University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa R. N. A. Hankey University of Otago, New Zealand J. C. R. Hall University of Otago, New Zealand R. Hannah University of Otago, New Zealand J. G. W. Henderson University of Cambridge, United Kingdom W. J. Henderson University of Johannesburg, South Africa V. E. Izzet University of Southampton, United Kingdom S. B. Jackson University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa D. Konstan Brown University, USA B. P. P. Kytzler University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa E. A. Mackay University of Auckland, New Zealand C. W. Marshall University of British Columbia, Canada E. Minchin Australian National University, Australia L. C. Montefusco University of Bologna, Italy C. E. Newlands University of Colorado, Boulder, USA S. T. Newmyer Duquesne University, USA A. J. Pomeroy Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand P. A. Roche University of Otago, New Zealand M. V. Ronnick Wayne State University, USA J. H. D. Scourfield National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland L. A. Sussman University of Florida, USA P. M. W. Tennant University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa S. Thom University of Stellenbosch, South Africa R. A. Whitaker University of Cape Town, South Africa P. V. Wheatley University of Otago, New Zealand M. J. Wilson University of Auckland, New Zealand I. Worthington University of Missouri, Columbia, USA A. V. Zadorojnyi University of Liverpool, United Kingdom SCHOLIA Studies in Classical Antiquity NS Vol. 19 2010 ISSN 1018-9017 CONTENTS Editorial Note 1 ARTICLES The Keres of the Athenian Anthesteria and Their Near Eastern Counterparts 2 John Garthwaite Generational Degeneration: The Case of Telemachus 14 Arlene L. Allan The Augustan Utopia of Horace and Vergil and the Imperial Dystopia of Petronius and Juvenal 31 Robin Bond On Interpreting the Eclectic Nature of Roman Sculpture 53 Tom Stevenson Erotics and Friendship in Emperor Julian’s Fourth Oration 79 Mark Masterson Contests, Competitiveness and Achievement in Nonnus’ Dionysiaca 111 Ron Newbold REVIEW ARTICLES Small Screen Rome 126 Monica S. Cyrino (ed.), Rome Season One: History Makes Television (Suzanne Sharland) v vi Scholia ns Vol. 19 (2010) v-vi ISSN 1018-9017 Telling Tales About Actors and Audiences: Recent Work on the Reception of Drama in Antiquity 135 Eric Csapo, Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater / Karelisa V. Hartigan, Performance and Cure: Drama and Healing in Ancient Greece and Contemporary America (Simon Perris) The Reception of Rome in the United States 140 Margaret Malamud, Ancient Rome and Modern America (Nikolai Endres) Reviews 146 Books Received 171 In the Museum 174 J. A. Barsby Essay 184 Exchanges with Scholia 189 Notes for Contributors 190 Forthcoming in Scholia 20 (2011) 193 Subscription Form 194 EDITORIAL NOTE Scholia has always aimed for an international audience, as shown by the fact that the journal and its companion electronic journal, Scholia Reviews, has published articles, reviews and other pieces by scholars and academics in 36 countries1 across the globe and has been distributed in print form to individuals, universities and libraries in 47 countries.2 Not many journals in the discipline of Classics can claim this broad international representation and distribution. In addition to being available in many libraries throughout the world, Scholia has been gradually making its volumes available electronically through various periodical agencies. While it has been available for a number of years through ProQuest (USA), EBSCO (USA) and Informit (Australia), it has recently been archived in Sabinet (South Africa) along with the contents of Scholia Reviews. Since its inception Scholia not only has been indexed and abstracted in L’Année Philologique (France) but also indexed in Gnomon (Germany) and TOCS-IN (Canada). Information about Scholia can be found at http://www.otago.ac.nz/classics/scholia, while information about and the contents of Scholia Reviews can be accessed at http://www.classics.ukzn.ac.za/reviews. While each volume of Scholia always contains articles and reviews by scholars in several countries on different continents, this volume is different in that the main articles are entirely by scholars in Australasia. The broad scope of scholarly articles published by Scholia is evident in the main articles in this volume dealing with the Athenian Anthesteria, Homeric epic, Augustan and post-Augustan literature, Roman sculpture, the orations of Julian, and Nonnian epic.3 The In the Museum section features an article on a marble head in the Otago Museum, Dunedin by Robert Hannah, who is the Honorary Curator of the Classical Collections in the Museum.4 The title of this volume’s J. A. Barsby Essay, the winning essay of the New Zealand essay competition held under the auspices of the Australasian Society for