The Original Verses of Apollodorus’ ›Chronica‹

Kilian Fleischer

Published by De Gruyter 2020

The Original Verses of Apollodorus’ ›Chronica‹

Edition, Translation and Commentary on the First Iambic Didactic Poem in the Light of New Evidence

Kilian Fleischer

Volume 19 in the series Sozomena

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110703726

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About this book

The Chronica by the grammarian Apollodorus of Athens (2nd century BC) was an exemplary chronographical reference work. It was composed in trimeters and represents the first Iambic didactic poem ever. So far, the surviving original verses have hardly been appreciated and analyzed in their own terms. Therefore a comprehensive collection of these verses is provided, including an introduction, edition, translation and commentary. Most verses stem from Philodemus' Index Academicorum, a Herculanean papyrus. Through the use of new imaging techniques and cutting-edge editing methods, enormous textual progress has been made. Many verses have been newly restored or significantly improved. They often reveal new hard facts about Academic philosophers and also bear some relevance for the dating of the Chronica and for Apollodorus' biography. In short, this collection guarantees easy access to the genuine verses of the Chronica, as originally drafted by Apollodorus, and thereby facilitates a contextualization or comparison with other (Iambic) didactic poems on a dramatically changed textual basis. The scope of the book fulfills various scholarly desiderata from a historical, philosophical, philological and literary-critical standpoint.

Author information

Kilian Fleischer, Würzburg University, Germany.

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Part 1: Introduction
1 Overview of this monograph: motivation, scope and structure Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	3
2 The biography of Apollodorus of Athens Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	7
3 Apollodorus’ Chronica – Content, reception, book division, publication date(s), dedication Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	25
4 The Chronica as the first iambic didactic poem – innovation, metrical analysis, vocabulary and style, reception Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	60
5 The 109 original verses with new readings: History of the Academy and various other topics Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	95
Part 2: Edition with translation and commentary
6 Preface to the edition Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	111
7 Edition with translation Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	125
8 Commentary Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	148
Part 3: Diplomatic transcript and images
9 Diplomatic transcript with trace description, HSI, MSI and disegni (Index Academicorum) Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	227
Part 4: Index nominum et verborum
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Classicists, Papyrologists, Ancient historians, Scholars of ancient poetry
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 303
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 29
- Coloured Illustrations: 1
- Tables: 15
Keywords: Papyrology; Chronography; Ancient didactic poetry; Ancient historiography

eBook

Published: July 20, 2020
ISBN: 9783110703726

Hardcover

Published: July 20, 2020
ISBN: 9783110703382