The Roman Questions. 20 29 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], 20-29. 20. Why is it that the women, when they adorn in their houses a shrine to the women's goddess, whom they call Bona Dea, a bring in no myrtle, although they are very eager to make use of all manner of growing...
The Roman Questions. 50 59 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], p. 82 p. 83 50-59. 50. Why did the priest of Jupiter ("Flamen Dialis") resign his office if his wife died, as Ateius has recorded? a Is it because the man who has taken a wife and then lost her is more unfortunate th...
Untitled : * These are the Roman and Greek Questions of Plutarch, extracted from Babbitt's Loeb Classics translation of the Moralia. Plutarch, who was an initiated priest of Apollo of Delphi, here attempts to shed light on numerous ancient folklore enigmas. Some of these are apparently survivals...
The Greek Questions. 10 19 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], 10-19. 10. What is the "sheep-escaper"? It is one of the small plants that grow close to the p. 184 p. 185 ground, whose shoots the grazing animals attack, cutting off the tops and injuring them and so spoiling...
The Roman Questions. Introduction : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], p. 1 THE ROMAN QUESTIONS (QUAESTIONES ROMANAE) p. 2 INTRODUCTION The "Roman Questions" is an attempt to explain one hundred and thirteen Roman customs, the majority of which deal with religious matters. The treatise is...
The Greek Questions. Introduction : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], p. 172 p. 173 THE GREEK QUESTIONS (QUAESTIONES GRAECAE) p. 174 INTRODUCTION In the Greek Questions, as in the Roman Questions, Plutarch endeavours to give the reason or explanation of fifty-nine matters concerned with...
The Roman Questions. 30 39 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], 30-39. 30. Why do they, as they conduct the bride to her home, bid her say, "Where you are Gaius, there am I Gaia" a? Is her entrance into the house upon fixed terms, as it were, at once to share everything...
The Roman Questions. 40 49 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], 40-49. 40. Why is it not allowed the priest of Jupiter ("Flamen Dialis") to anoint himself in the open air? b Is it because it used not to be proper or decent for sons to strip in their father's sight, nor a son-in-law...
The Greek Questions. 1 9 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], p. 176 p. 177 THE GREEK QUESTIONS 1-9. 1. Who were the "dusty-feet" and the "directors" in Epidaurus? There were one hundred and eighty men who directed the State. From these they used to elect councillors whom they...
The Roman Questions. 1 9 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], p. 6 p. 7 THE ROMAN QUESTIONS 1-9. 1. Why do they bid the bride touch fire and water? Is it that of these two, being reckoned as elements or first principles, fire is masculine and water feminine, a and fire supplies...
The Greek Questions. 40 49 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], p. 226 p. 227 40-49. 40. Who was the hero Eunostus in Tanagra, and why may no women enter his grove? Eunostus was the son of Elieus, who was the son of Cephisus, and Scias. They relate that he acquired his name because...
The Greek Questions. 30 39 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], 30-39. 30. What is the "Beach of Araenus" in Thrace? When the Andrians and Chalcidians sailed to Thrace to settle there, they jointly seized the city of San, which was betrayed to them; but when they learned th...
The Roman Questions. 70 79 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], 70-79. 70. Why do they call such persons as stand convicted of theft or of any other servile offences "furciferi"? b Is this also evidence of the carefulness of the men of old? For anyone who had found guilty of some...
The Roman Questions. 80 89 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], 80-89. 80. Why was it that when they gave a public banquet for men who had celebrated a triumph, they formally invited the consuls and then sent word to them requesting them not to come to the dinner? c Was it because...
The Roman Questions. 110 113 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], p. 162 p. 163 110-113. 110. Why is this priest also forbidden to touch raw flesh? Is this custom intended to deter people completely from eating raw meat, or do they scrupulously repudiate flesh for the same re...
The Roman Questions. 100 109 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], 100-109. 100. Why is it that on the Ides of August, formerly called Sextilis, all the slaves, female and male, keep holiday, and the Roman women make a particular practice of washing and cleansing their heads? Do...
The Greek Questions. 50 59 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], 50-59. 50. Why is it that the Argives drive their sheep to the precinct of Agenor when they wish to mate them? Is it because Agenor took most excellent care of his sheep and acquired more flocks than any other king? 51...
The Greek Questions. 20 29 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], p. 200 p. 201 20-29. 20. What is it that is called in Prien "the darkness by the Oak"? When the Samians and the Prienians were at war with each other, on the other occasions they suffered injuries and inflicted...
Title Page : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], THE ROMAN QUESTIONS And THE GREEK QUESTIONS OF PLUTARCH TRANSLATED BY FRANK COLE BABBITT Originally Published In Plutarch's Moralia, Volume IV, Pp. 1-249. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, The Loeb...
The Roman Questions. 90 99 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], p. 136 p. 137 90-99. 90. Why is it that, when the sacrifice to Hercules takes place, they mention by name no other god, and why is a dog never seen within his enclosure, a as Vargo has recorded? Do they make menti...
The Roman Questions. 10 19 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], 10-19. 10. Why is it that when they worship the gods, they cover their heads, but when they meet any of their fellow-men worthy of honour, if they happen to have the toga over the head, they uncover? a This second fact...
The Roman Questions. 60 69 : * "The Roman and Greek Questions", by Plutarch, tr. Frank Cole Babbitt, [1936], 60-69. 60. Why, when there are two altars of Hercules, do women receive no share nor taste of the sacrifices offered on the larger altar? Is it because the friends of Carmenta came late for the rites, as did also...
