Type 3806
(formerly typ/1906)

Εὐκλείδης μέτρων ἀψευδέας εὗρε κελεύθους
γραμμῇ καὶ κέντρῳ κύκλον ἐρεισάμενος.
Text source L. Westerink, 1972, Arethae archiepiscopi Caesariensis Scripta minora (vol. 2), Leipzig: XV
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Not a critical text
Genre(s) Author-related epigram
Metre(s) Elegiacs
Subject(s) Euclid (4th c. BC - 3rd c. BC)
Tag(s) Praise of the author
Comment Westerink (1972: XV): 'alterum nitidius en concisius quod f. 5v et ipsum Arethae manu scriptum extat, ex archetypo petitum esse potius crediderim'.
Bibliography
Number of verses 2
Occurrence(s) [19739] εὐκλείδης μέτρων ἀψευδέας (?) εὗρε κελεύθους [01/09/888-30/09/888]
OXFORD - Bodleian Library - D'Orville 301 [01/09/888-30/09/888] (f. 5v)
(2 verses)
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Identification Vassis ICB 2005, 265: "In Euclidem"
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