Type 32348
| Τοῖς γοῦν καθ' ἡμᾶς παντελὴς ἀφωνία | |
| πρέπουσα λοιπὸν καὶ σιγὴ διὰ βίου, | |
| ὑγιὲς οὐδὲν οὔτε μαθοῦσιν ὅλως | |
| οὔτ' αὖ διατρανοῦσιν ἐντελεστέρως. |
| Text source | C. Mazzucchi 1995, Leggere i classici durante la catastrofe (Costantinopoli, maggio-agosto 1203): le note marginali al Diodoro Siculo Vaticano gr. 130. Parte seconda: i dodecasillabi della terza mano e la personalità del loro autore, Aevum, 69(1), 200-258: 209 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
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| Comment | Mazzucchi (1995: 254-255) identifies the author as Niketas Choniates. Bértola (2021: 42) is more cautious: "Nothing invites the rejection of the postulated authorship of Niketas Choniates, but there is not enough evidence either to accept it without prudent hesitation." Text of Mazzucchi (1995: 209) modified by DBBE. |
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| Number of verses | 4 |
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The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete. |
| Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 767: "Scholium in Diodorum Siculum (2.40.3)" |
| Permalink | http://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/32348 |
Last modified: 2025-02-04.
