Ἄκτια
Aktia, Actia
Translated by Catharine Roth · 13 Apr 2000 · Vetting: high · 4 revisions
Translation
An ancient [sc. athletic] contest, as Callimachus makes clear in his [treatise] On contests.
Greek original
Ἄκτια· ἀγὼν παλαιὸς, ὡς Καλλίμαχος ἐν τῷ περὶ τῶν Ἀγώνων δῆλον ποιεῖ.
Betacode
*)/aktia: a)gw\n palaio\s, w(s *kalli/maxos e)n tw=| peri\ tw=n *)agw/nwn dh=lon poiei=.
Notes
- Abridged, here and in other lexica, from Harpokration s.v., an entry generated in the first instance by Hyperides fr. 155 Jensen (contextless); hence it can presumably be inferred that Athens had one.
The Callimachus reference is fr. 403 Pfeiffer.
Neighbours in Adler order
Revisions (4)
- David Whiteheadaugmented notes and keywords; tweaks; raised status
- David Whiteheadcosmetics; added note
- Catharine Rothtranslated