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SCHOLIA
Natal 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 is information about Classics programmes in African universities and schools,
news about museums and articles on classical artefacts in museums in Africa, and the
B. X. de Wet Essay. (Not all sections necessarily appear in any single volume.)
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 classical antiquity and the teaching of Classics in Africa are
particularly welcome. Submissions are usually reviewed by two referees. Time before
publication decision: 2-3 months.
Subscriptions (1998): Africa R20 (+R2,80 VAT for RSA orders); outside Africa
US$20/UK£13 (2 years: US$34/UK£22). Foreign subscriptions cover air mail
postage, packaging and bank charges on institutional and personal cheques. After
initial payment, a subscription to the journal will be entered. Back numbers may be
ordered from the Business Manager.
Address: Correspondence concerning manuscripts and subscriptions should be
directed to Scholia, Department of Classics, University of Natal, Durban 4041,
Republic of South Africa. Telephone: +27 (031) 260.2312; fax: +27 (031) 260.2698;
telegram: University telex 621231SA; electronic mail: dominik@classics.und.ac.za
(Editor) or hilton@classics.und.ac.za (Reviews Editor).
New Series: Scholia is indexed and abstracted in L’Année Philologique, indexed in
Gnomon, and listed in Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory and Index to South
African Periodicals. Faxed copies of articles and other sections of Scholia are
available through UnCover; photocopies are available from the British Library
Document Supply Centre (BLDSC no. 8092.54348). The tables of contents and
abstracts of articles are accessible electronically through TOCS-IN. Information about
the journal and the electronic, pre-publication versions of its reviews, known as
Scholia Reviews, is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.und.ac.za/und/
classics. Scholia is published with the support of the Centre for Science Development,
the University of Natal and the Classical Association of South Africa.
SAPSE Accreditation: Scholia is approved for subsidy purposes by the Department
of Education and Culture, South Africa.
Cover Illustration: Drawing by E. A. Mackay based on an Attic black-figure
fragment (inv. L.1989.K) in the Museum of Classical Archaeology, University of
Natal, Durban (on permanent loan from A. Gosling).
Typesetting: W. J. Dominik and A. Delany
Printing: Multicopy Centre, UND Copyright: UND Classics 1997