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A history of the ancient working people for the earliest known period to the adoption of Christianity by Constantine.Drimakos. A queer old man in the mountains.

A history of the ancient working people for the earliest known period to the adoption of... This chapter examines Drimakos, a queer old man of the mountains. Topics covered in the chapter include the strike of Drimakos, the Chian slave; co-operation of the irascible with the sympathetic; a desperate Greek bondsman at large; labor grievances of the ancient Scio; temperament and character of Drimakos; vast number of unfortunate slaves; revolt and escape to the mountains; old ruler of the mountain crags; rigid master and loving friend; great successes; price offered for his head; how he lost it; the reaction; rich and poor all mourn his loss as a calamity; the Brigands infest the island afresh since the demise of Drimakos; the Heroön at his tomb; an altar of Pagan worship at which this labor hero becomes the God, reversing the Order of the Ancient Rights; ruins of his temple still extant; Athenæus; Nymphodorus; archæology; and, views of modern philologists. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A history of the ancient working people for the earliest known period to the adoption of Christianity by Constantine.Drimakos. A queer old man in the mountains.

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Copyright © 1889 American Psychological Association
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This chapter examines Drimakos, a queer old man of the mountains. Topics covered in the chapter include the strike of Drimakos, the Chian slave; co-operation of the irascible with the sympathetic; a desperate Greek bondsman at large; labor grievances of the ancient Scio; temperament and character of Drimakos; vast number of unfortunate slaves; revolt and escape to the mountains; old ruler of the mountain crags; rigid master and loving friend; great successes; price offered for his head; how he lost it; the reaction; rich and poor all mourn his loss as a calamity; the Brigands infest the island afresh since the demise of Drimakos; the Heroön at his tomb; an altar of Pagan worship at which this labor hero becomes the God, reversing the Order of the Ancient Rights; ruins of his temple still extant; Athenæus; Nymphodorus; archæology; and, views of modern philologists. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Published: May 9, 2011

Keywords: Drimakos; labor grievances; archaeology; history; philology

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