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grbs-15097	Christensen, Joel P.	Trojan Politics and the Assemblies of Iliad 7	2014	27	.pdf	application/pdf	9962	418	61	As Mackie argues, Talking Trojan 15–26, Trojan assemblies are more chaotic than their Achaean counterparts: they exhibit fewer speech- exchanges and are characterized by their noise. No Achaean gathering begins with such a request —in fact, an initial plea for attention may have a marked use in the Iliad; the imperative “hear me” is used for mixed groups where the authority of the speaker or the parameters of the speech-situation are in doubt.43 Since Priam addresses a mixed group (allies and Trojans), it may be appropriate that he calls them to attention in the same way.44 The context, on the other hand, suggests another explanation: perhaps there still is dis- order in the assembly, both as a feature of Trojan assemblies in general and as an indication of ongoing reactions.	cache/grbs-15097.pdf	txt/grbs-15097.txt