ACTA CLASSICA Volume L (2007)                                                           ISSN 0065-1141

CONTENTS   ·   INHOUD

Preface

vii

Founding Members of CASA

viii

CHAIRPERSON’S ADDRESS   ·  VOORSITTERSREDE

John hilton, The Influence of Roman Law on the Practice of Slavery at the Cape of              Good Hope (1652-1834)

1

ARTICLES   ·   ARTIKELS

John Atkinson, On Judging Alexander: a Matter of Honour

15

J.H. Barkhuizen, Romanos Melodos, ‘On the Massacre of the Innocents’. A Perspective on              Ekphrasis as a Method of Patristic Exegesis

29

P.R. Bosman, King meets Dog: the Origin of the Meeting between Alexander and Diogenes

51

Andrew Domanski, Principles of Early Education in Plato’s Laws

65

Richard Evans, The Sulpician Law on Debt: Implications for the Political Elite and               Broader Ramifications

81

William J. Henderson, Foxy or Out-foxed Citizens? Solon, Fr. 11 West (15 Gentili-              Prato)

95

Christian Laes, School-teachers in the Roman Empire: A Survey of the Epigraphical               Evidence

109

Roberto Lo Presti, The Ambiguous Role of Perception. Empiricist Views and Biological               Perspectives on Sense Perception among the Hippocratics

129

NOTES   ·  KORTBYDRAES

Michael J. Apthorp, Symphosius’ Mobile Snail

147

REVIEWS   ·  RESENSIES

Luca Graverini, Wytse Keulen & Alessandro Barchiesi, Il Romanzo classico: forme, testi, problemi

               (J.L. Hilton)

153

Christian Laes, Kinderen bij de Romeinen. Zes eeuwen dagelijks leven (Carina Malan)

157

Johan Thom, Cleanthes’ Hymn to Zeus. Text, Translation, and Commentary (Clive Chandler)

160

John M. Wilkins & Shaun Hill, Food in the Ancient World (W.J. Henderson)

162

Summaries of Papers, CASA Conference / Opsommings van Referate, KVSA-Kongres

171

Periodicals Received in Exchange for Acta Classica 195

Guide for Contributors

198