Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaThe voice and the silence: hegemonía in Cleon’s representation in Thucydides’ Historiae
Given the ubiquity of war in the Ancient Hellenic reality in general and, in particular, in the training of political leaders, the Thucydidean Cleon stands out as unusual. This article aims to identify and analyze the resources with which the historian represents the politician’s êthos in terms of h...
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Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Centro de Estudios Helénicos
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| description | Given the ubiquity of war in the Ancient Hellenic reality in general and, in particular, in the training of political leaders, the Thucydidean Cleon stands out as unusual. This article aims to identify and analyze the resources with which the historian represents the politician’s êthos in terms of his military participation. The hypothesis is that his characterization as “the most persuasive” (Thucydides 3.36.6, 4.21.3) entails an ironic attitude towards him. In a sense, his oratorical ability seems restricted to the pólis: he does not look like he has any words to offer to his soldiers on the battlefield when he faces the Spartans at Sphacteria and, much less, at the foretold defeat in Amphipolis. On this matter, Cleon’s description is eminently political and his military participation is diminished by the historian, in contrast to those of Demosthenes and Brasidas. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO280672022-03-16T18:11:12Z The voice and the silence: hegemonía in Cleon’s representation in Thucydides’ Historiae La voz y el silencio: la hegemonía en la representación de Cleón en las Historiae de Tucídides La voz y el silencio: la hegemonía en la representación de Cleón en las Historiae de Tucídides La voz y el silencio: la hegemonía en la representación de Cleón en las Historiae de Tucídides La voz y el silencio: la hegemonía en la representación de Cleón en las Historiae de Tucídides Franco San Román, Mariana Cleon Thucydides War Discourse Êthos Cleón Tucídides Guerra Discurso Êthos Given the ubiquity of war in the Ancient Hellenic reality in general and, in particular, in the training of political leaders, the Thucydidean Cleon stands out as unusual. This article aims to identify and analyze the resources with which the historian represents the politician’s êthos in terms of his military participation. The hypothesis is that his characterization as “the most persuasive” (Thucydides 3.36.6, 4.21.3) entails an ironic attitude towards him. In a sense, his oratorical ability seems restricted to the pólis: he does not look like he has any words to offer to his soldiers on the battlefield when he faces the Spartans at Sphacteria and, much less, at the foretold defeat in Amphipolis. On this matter, Cleon’s description is eminently political and his military participation is diminished by the historian, in contrast to those of Demosthenes and Brasidas. Dada la ubicuidad de la guerra en la realidad helénica antigua en general y, en particular, en la formación del líder político, la figura de Cleón en las Historiae descolla como inusual. El objetivo del presente artículo es identificar y analizar los recursos a los que recurre el enunciador-historiador para representar el êthos del político en términos de su participación militar. Nuestra hipótesis es que su caracterización como “el más persuasivo” (Tucídides 3.36.6, 4.21.3) implicaría una actitud irónica. En este sentido, su capacidad oratoria estaría restringida al ámbito de la pólis y no parece tener palabras para sus soldados en el campo de batalla cuando se enfrenta con los espartanos en Esfacteria y, mucho menos, en la preanunciada derrota de Anfípolis. En este sentido, la descripción de Cléon es eminentemente política y su participación militar es menoscabada por el enunciador-historiador, en contraste con las de Demóstenes y Brásidas. 2021-08-02 2022-03-16T18:11:12Z 2022-03-16T18:11:12Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares https://www.synthesis.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/syne105 10.24215/1851779Xe105 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/28067 spa https://www.synthesis.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/syne105/14826 https://www.synthesis.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/syne105/14901 https://www.synthesis.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/syne105/14919 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.es text/html application/pdf application/epub+zip Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Centro de Estudios Helénicos Synthesis; Vol. 28 No. 2 (2021); e105 Synthesis; Vol. 28 Núm. 2 (2021); e105 Synthesis; Vol. 28 N.º 2 (2021); e105 1851-779X |
| spellingShingle | Cleon Thucydides War Discourse Êthos Cleón Tucídides Guerra Discurso Êthos Franco San Román, Mariana The voice and the silence: hegemonía in Cleon’s representation in Thucydides’ Historiae |
| title | The voice and the silence: hegemonía in Cleon’s representation in Thucydides’ Historiae |
| title_full | The voice and the silence: hegemonía in Cleon’s representation in Thucydides’ Historiae |
| title_fullStr | The voice and the silence: hegemonía in Cleon’s representation in Thucydides’ Historiae |
| title_full_unstemmed | The voice and the silence: hegemonía in Cleon’s representation in Thucydides’ Historiae |
| title_short | The voice and the silence: hegemonía in Cleon’s representation in Thucydides’ Historiae |
| title_sort | voice and the silence: hegemonía in cleon’s representation in thucydides’ historiae |
| topic | Cleon Thucydides War Discourse Êthos Cleón Tucídides Guerra Discurso Êthos |
| url | https://www.synthesis.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/syne105 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/28067 |