Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 6274
(formerly typ/4242)

	Ἑπτὰ ἐριδμαίνουσι πόλεις διὰ ῥίζαν Ὁμήρου,
	Κύμη, Σμύρνα, Χίος, Κολοφών, Πύλος, Ἄργος, Ἀθῆναι.

Title(s)	In Homerum
Text source	F. Maltomini 2015, Una silloge di epigrammi su Omero (e alcuni inediti bizantini), Materiali e discussioni per l'analisi dei testi classici, 75, 151-175: 171
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Argos Athenai Chios Homer (8th c. BC) Kolophon Kyme Pylos Smyrna
Tag(s)	Praise of the author
Translation(s)	Seven cities claim to be the root of Homer: Cyme, Smyrna, Chios, Colophon, Pylos, Argos, Athens. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1918, The Greek Anthology. Books 13-16 (vol. 5), Cambridge: 339 Sept villes en désaccord sur l'origine d'Homère: Cymé, Smyrne, Chios, Colophon, Pylos, Argos, Athènes. Language French Source(s) F. Buffière, R. Aubreton, 1980, Anthologie Grecque. Tome XIII: Anthologie de Planude (vol. 13), Paris: 192 Sieben Städte bekämpfen sich ob der Geburt des Homeros: Kolophon, Kyme und Smyrna, Athen, Chios, Pylos und Argos. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. XII-XVI (vol. 4), München: 463
Bibliography	Primary H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. XII-XVI (vol. 4), München: 462-463 F. Buffière, R. Aubreton, 1980, Anthologie Grecque. Tome XIII: Anthologie de Planude (vol. 13), Paris: 192 W. Paton, 1918, The Greek Anthology. Books 13-16 (vol. 5), Cambridge: 338-339 F. Valerio 2016, Analecta Byzantina, Medioevo Greco. Rivista di storia e filologia bizantina. (MEG), 16, 255-302: 269
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[24178] (...) (...)δμαίνουσι πόλεις διὰ ῥίζ(...) (...)μήρου [1291] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Conv. Soppr. 139 [1291] (f. 243v) (2 verses) [24110] ἑπτὰ ἐριδμαίνουσι πόλεις διὰ ῥίζαν ὁμήρου [1466] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5600 [1466] (f. 13v) (2 verses) [24223] Ἑπτὰ ἐριδμαίνουσι πόλις διὰ ῥίζαν Ὁμήρου [1401-1450] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Holkham gr. 116 [1401-1450] (f. 468r) (2 verses) [24228] ἑπτὰ δ' ἐριδμαίνουσι πόλις διὰ ῥίζαν ὁμήρου [1326-1375] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. app. IX 2b [1326-1375] (f. 375v) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Cristina Cocola The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, XVI.297
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