Ἀρριανός

Arrianos, Arrianus, Arrian

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 12 Jul 2001 · Vetting: high · 8 revisions

Translation

An epic poet, who composed an epic paraphrase of the Georgics of Vergil. [He also wrote an] Alexandriad; it is in accordance with [Alexander] the Macedonian, in twenty four epic songs;¹ [and] poems to Attalus of Pergamum.²

Greek original

Ἀρριανός, ἐποποιὸς, μετάφρασιν τῶν Γεωργικῶν τοῦ Βεργιλλίου ἐπικῶς ποιήσας· Ἀλεξανδριάδα· ἔστι δὲ κατὰ τὸν Μακεδόνα ἐν ῥαψῳδίαις εἴκοσι καὶ τέσσαρσιν· εἰς Ἄτταλον τὸν Περγαμηνὸν ποιήματα.

Betacode

*)arriano/s, e)popoio\s, meta/frasin tw=n *gewrgikw=n tou= *bergilli/ou e)pikw=s poih/sas: *)alecandria/da: e)/sti de\ kata\ to\n *makedo/na e)n r(ayw|di/ais ei)/kosi kai\ te/ssarsin: ei)s *)/attalon to\n *pergamhno\n poih/mata.

Notes (2)

C2 BCE. For what little is extant, see Hugh Lloyd-Jones and Peter Parsons, Supplementum Hellenisticum (Berlin 1983) 81-82.
1a.k.a. Alexander the Great (alpha 1121). [Note, however, the odd phraseology here, including the preposition kata/. Adler's note cites the proposal of 'Dr.' (A.B. Drachmann, 1860-1935) to read peri\ tou= *make/donos, followed by kata\ th\n *)ilia/da.] ↩
2Three kings of this name ruled Pergamum between 241 and 133. Whichever of them is meant, the man who paraphrased Vergil must obviously be later.

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Neighbours in Adler order

α3864ἈρίαAria α3865ἈριάδνηAriadne α3866ἈριαμένηςAriamenes α3867ἈρριανόςArrianos, Arrianus, Arrian α3868ἈρριανόςArrianos, Arrianus, Arrian α3869ἈριαράθηςAriarathes α3870Ἀρύβαλλοςaryballos, globular oil-flask, bag, purse

Revisions (8)

23 Oct 2015Catharine Rothtweaked betacode
11 Sep 2015David Whitehead
31 Aug 2015David Whitehead
11 Apr 2012David Whiteheadexpanded notes; cosmetics
2 Oct 2005David Whiteheadanother keyword
24 Aug 2002David Whiteheadadded notes and keyword; cosmetics
12 Jul 2001Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*)arriano/s, e)popoio\s, meta/frasin tw=n *gewrgikw=n tou= *bergilli/ou e)pikw=s poih/sas: *)alecandria/da: e)/sti de\ kata\ to\n *makedo/na e)n r(ayw|di/ais ei)/kosi kai\ te/ssarsin: ei)s *)/attalon to\n *pergamhno\n poih/mata.

Notes (2)

C2 BCE. For what little is extant, see Hugh Lloyd-Jones and Peter Parsons, Supplementum Hellenisticum (Berlin 1983) 81-82.

1a.k.a. Alexander the Great (alpha 1121). [Note, however, the odd phraseology here, including the preposition kata/. Adler's note cites the proposal of 'Dr.' (A.B. Drachmann, 1860-1935) to read peri\ tou= *make/donos, followed by kata\ th\n *)ilia/da.] ↩

2Three kings of this name ruled Pergamum between 241 and 133. Whichever of them is meant, the man who paraphrased Vergil must obviously be later.