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How a Classical Homer occasionally downgrades the heroic glory of Ajax in order to save it: Part 1 - Classical Inquiries
![Rome. Italy. Achilles (left) and Ajax playing dice. Attic black-figure amphora signed by Exekias, 540-530 BC. Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani Stock Photo - Alamy Rome. Italy. Achilles (left) and Ajax playing dice. Attic black-figure amphora signed by Exekias, 540-530 BC. Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R93YRP/rome-italy-achilles-left-and-ajax-playing-dice-attic-black-figure-amphora-signed-by-exekias-540-530-bc-vatican-museums-musei-vaticani-R93YRP.jpg)
Rome. Italy. Achilles (left) and Ajax playing dice. Attic black-figure amphora signed by Exekias, 540-530 BC. Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani Stock Photo - Alamy
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