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Milan cake-eaters or Athenian cake-stealers?

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT I argue for the reinterpretation of the comic scene on the bell-krater and for its Athenian origin. Aristophanes’ Wasps seems a likely source (albeit indirect) of inspiration, or a parallel testimony to a common—Athenian—source of inspiration. His Gêras (fr. 129K–A) is also intriguing as a candidate model, but it is too fragmentary to substantiate the hypothesis.

Source: Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies

DOI: 10.1093/bics/qbaf025

Author: Dimitrios Kanellakis

Institution: University of Patras

Language: English

Topic: Classical Antiquity Studies

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,285

Funder: University of Patras