Type 5378
(formerly typ/3412)
| Ἐξήγησις ἱστορικὴ κατὰ λεπτὸν δηλοῦσα | |
| τὴν γέννησιν, ἀνατροφὴν καὶ πράξεις Ἀλεξάνδρου, | |
| μέγιστα κατορθώματα καὶ τελευτὴν τὴν τούτου, | |
| παρ᾽ Αἰγυπτίων ἔκπαλαι καλῶς παραδοθεῖσα. |
| Text source | E. Mioni, 1985, Bibliothecae Divi Marci Venetiarum codices Graeci manuscripti. Thesaurus Antiquus. Codices 300-625 (vol. 2), Rome: 163 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Critical text |
| Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
| Metre(s) | Decapentasyllable |
| Subject(s) | Alexander the Great of Pella < Central Macedonia < Greece (356 BC - 323 BC) - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ: |
| Tag(s) | Praefatio / programma |
| Comment | It is not clear if these verses are a book epigram. They are written at the beginning of the Tale of Alexander. Reichmann (1963: XV) has edited them as part (prologue) of the Tale of Alexander. |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 4 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[22234] Ἐξηγησις ἱστορικὴ κατὰ λεπτὸν δηλοῦσα
[14th c.]
VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 408 (coll. 672) [14th c.] (f. 16r) (4 verses) |
| Acknowledgements |
Contributor(s)
The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete. |
| Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 240: "Vita Alexandri Magni (rimada)" |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/5378 |
Last modified: 2020-02-12.
