Biography, Literature and Literary Studies, History and Criticism, General, Ancient, Classical and Medieval
The Vienna Epigrams Papyrus

The Vienna Epigrams Papyrus: (G 40611)

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Synopsis

This papyrus (3rd century BC) contains c. 200 incipits (first lines) of Greek epigrams with a numeral at the end of each line that gives the number of lines of the complete epigram; most of them had 4 lines. Of these, only one has been ascribed to a known poet (Asklepiades), but it is by no means clear that all of them were his. Their publication, greatly aided by multispectral photography, is a very welcome addition to Hellenistic poetry.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: De Gruyter
  • ISBN: 9783110354522
  • Number of pages: 160
  • Dimensions: 280 x 210 x 15 mm
  • Weight: 669g
  • Languages: English