Further Greek Epigrams: Epigrams before AD 50 from the Greek Anthology and other sources, not included in 'Hellenistic Epigrams' or 'The Garland of Philip'

616 Pages·1981·8.85 MB·English

by  Denys L. Page

FURTHER
GREEK EPIGRAMS

FURTHER
GREEK EPIGRAMS
EPIGRAMS BEFORE A.D. 50 FROM
THE GREEK ANTHOLOGY AND OTHER SOURCES,
NOT INCLUDED IN 'HELLENISTIC EPIGRAMS5
OR 'THE GARLAND OF PHILIP'
EDITED BY
D. L. PAGE
REVISED AND PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION BY
R. D. DAWE AND J. DIGGLE
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CONTENTS
Foreword page vii
Preface ix
Abbreviations xi
Sigla xiv
SECTION I
EPIGRAMS ASCRIBED TO AUTHORS BY NAME
Part i Authentic ascriptions i
Part 2 Epigrams ascribed to famous names of the
pre-Alexandrian era 117
SECTION II
ANONYMOUS EPIGRAMS
Part 1 From the Palatine and Planudean Anthologies 309
Part 2 From other sources 395
SECTION III
1 Leonides of Alexandria 503
2 Nicodemus of Heraclea 541
3 Tiberius Ilus 545
4 Epigrams by Imperial Romans 555
Indices
A. Greek words discussed 575
B. English 580
C. Sources 591

FOREWORD
When Sir Denys Page died in July 1978, he left behind him the
typescript of a substantial volume, marked with a pencilled note:
'Ready for the Press, except that it would be the better for a
critical eye.'
Our eyes are doubtless not as critical as they ought to be, but we
have done what we could, in a field in which neither of us is a
specialist, to perform such duties as seemed to us necessary. We
have tacitly made numerous minor adjustments, but when in
doubt we have preferred to incur the charge of doing too little to
that of doing too much. On the rare occasions when we have inter-
vened to make an alteration or addition of more substance to Sir
Denys' exposition, we have apprised the reader by adding the
initials of whichever of us was responsible. We have also compiled
the Indices.
This book was already in the hands of the printer when we were
fortunate enough to meet Dr P. A. Hansen, previously known to
us only by his writings and as an authority mentioned in Sir
Denys' Preface. We would like to acknowledge the generous help
Dr Hansen has given us in improving this volume at proof stage.
Acknowledgements are also due to the anonymous Press reader,
who pursued his investigations with an enthusiasm far beyond the
call of duty.
Our sadness at the nature of our task has been tempered with a
pleasure in having the opportunity to do something, however late,
in return for all that Sir Denys did for us. And long and at times
laborious though the task has been, it still seems a very small
return, when we remember the countless hours which he cheerfully
devoted to the improvement of our own work during twenty years
or more.
R. D. DAWE J. DIGGLE
Trinity College, Cambridge Queens' College, Cambridge
Vll

PREFACE
After the publication of The Garland of Philip in 1968, following
that of Hellenistic Epigrams in 1965, Mr Gow and I discussed from
time to time what the next step, if any, should be. Neither of us
felt sufficiently familiar with the historical, social, and literary
backgrounds to edit Palladas or the Cycle of Agathias. The ancient
anthology of satirical epigrams comes next in time to Philip's
Garland; but there remained one large area still to be cultivated in
our former field. Our previous volumes were limited to authors
who were represented in the anthologies compiled by Meleager
and Philip (allowing a few exceptions), and we thought that it
would be useful to complete the collection down to A.D. 50 by
editing all the other epigrams composed during the period
covered by those two anthologies.1
Epigrams preserved in inscriptions are not included (unless
they appear also in literary texts); partly because their editing
requires the skill of the experienced epigraphist, partly because
the bulk is enormous, and the great majority from the fourth
century B.G. onwards is of low quality and little interest, partly
because the texts of the greater part (the epitaphs) are already
available in Peek's Griechische Vers-Inschriften. Many of those from
the fifth century and earlier are of high quality, and I was about
to include these, but abandoned this section half-finished when
Dr P. A. Hansen announced his intention to edit them: see A List
of Greek Verse Inscriptions down to 400 B.C. (Copenhagen 1975).
The present collection is divided into three sections:
I The first section contains epigrams ascribed to authors by
name. This section is sub-divided into two parts:
(a) epigrams whose ascriptions are certainly or probably authentic;
(b) epigrams falsely, or at least without firm foundation, ascribed
to famous names of the pre-Alexandrian era.
The distinction is not clear-cut; a few in each section might as
well have been placed in the other.
1 I had hoped that Mr Gow might collaborate in the work, or at least watch
over it; declining health prevented him from taking any part.
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