The Paintings in the Cnidian Lesche at Delphi and Their Historical Context (Mnemosyne, Supplements, 80)

THE PAINTINGS IN THE CNIDIAN LESCHE AT DELPHI AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT 4 CONTENTS 8 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction 12 I. The Historical Circumstances behind the Lesche 14 II. The Themes and the Political Implications of the Lesche's Paintings 25 III. Cimon and Polygnotus 44 Conclusion 48 Appendices 50 I. On the Genuineness of Apollo's Response to the Cnidians 50 II. Ship Modifications at Cnidus 52 III. The Three "Hermae" 54 IV. Tellis and Cleoboea 56 Bibliography 58 Notes 60 Index 70