Type 34694
| Ἀσκληπιάδαις νῦν δὲ τιννύτω χάριν | |
| ὁ πάμβορος θὴρ μυριόστομος δράκων· | |
| κτείνουσι καὶ νοσοῦντας οὐ θανασίμως | |
| ἀνθρωποδέκτιν εὐρύνων ἐπαρχίαν. |
| 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: 210 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
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| 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." |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 4 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[34697] ἀσκληπιάδαις | νῦν δε τιννύτω χάριν
[1203]
VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 130 [942-975] (f. 241v) (4 verses) |
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| Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 85: "Scholium in Diodorum Siculum (4.71.1-2)" |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/34694 |
Last modified: 2023-04-11.
