Too many Metrodoruses? The compiler of the ἀριθμητικά from AP XIV

Grillo, F. (2019) Too many Metrodoruses? The compiler of the ἀριθμητικά from AP XIV. Eikasmós, 30, pp. 249-264.

Abstract

This article deals with the identity of Metrodorus, the compiler of AP XIV 2f., 6f., 116-146, and perhaps also 11-13, showing that the two most commonly accepted identifications no longer hold. One of these identifications depends on a conflation of two homonymous (pseudo-)historical figures. This conflated identity has been distorted in transmission, leading to a multiplication of homonyms and to further overlaps and conflations. The unpacking of said conflation discloses new possibilities of identification.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Metrodorus, Palatine Anthology, Greek epigram, arithmetic epigram, identifications, conflations, misconceptions.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Grillo, Francesco
• Authors: Grillo, F.
• Subjects: P Language and Literature > PA Classical philology
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Classics
• Journal Name: Eikasmós
• Publisher: Pàtron Editore
• ISSN: 1121-8819
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2019 Eikasmós
• First Published: First published in Eikasmós 30: 249-264
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with the permission of the Publisher

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