Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 26208
(formerly occ/10259)

	Λουκιανὸς τάδ᾽ ἔγραψα, παλαιά τε μωρά τε εἰδώς·
	μωρὰ γὰρ ἀνθρώποις καὶ τὰ δοκοῦντα σοφά.
	Οὐδὲν ἐν ἀνθρώποισι διακριδόν ἐστι νόημα·
	ἀλλ᾽ ὃ σὺ θαυμάζεις, τοῦθ᾽ ἑτέροισι γέλως.

Type(s)	[5627] Λουκιανὸς τάδ᾽ ἔγραψα, παλαιά τε μωρά τε εἰδώς (4 verses)
Text source	É. Marquis 2013, Les textes de Lucien à tradition simple, Revue d'histoire des textes, 8, 1-36: 24 É. Marquis 2013, Les textes de Lucien à tradition simple, Revue d'histoire des textes, 8, 1-36: 26
Text status	Text completely known
Date	15th c.
Manuscript	FLORENCE - Biblioteca Riccardiana 25 [1451-1500]
Place in Manuscript	f. IIv
Metre(s)	Elegiacs
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Subject(s)	Lucian of Samosata < Turkey (2nd c.)
Bibliography	Primary K. Demoen 2022, Verzen bij Lucianus, Kleio, 51(1), 68-73: 70-71
Number of verses	4
Related occurrence(s)	[26207] Λουκιανὸς τάδ᾽ ἔγραψα, παλαιά τε μωρά τε εἰδώς [14th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Conv. Soppr. 77 [10th-14th c.] ((gen.) at the beginning of the manuscript) (4 verses) (4/4) [21153] λουκιανος ταδ εγραψε παλαια \| τε μωρα τε ειδως [1476-1500] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana A 218 inf. [1476-1500] (f. VIIIv) (4 verses) (4/4)
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