Μάρκελλος
Markellos, Marcellus
Translated by David Whitehead22 Apr 2008Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μάρκελλος, μάγιστρος Ἀρκαδίου τοῦ βασιλέως, κόσμος ἀρετῆς ἁπάσης ἤ, τό γε ἁρμονικώτερον εἰπεῖν, ἀρετή τις ἔμψυχος.
Betacode
*ma/rkellos, ma/gistros *)arkadi/ou tou= basile/ws, ko/smos a)reth=s a(pa/shs h)/, to/ ge a(rmonikw/teron ei)pei=n, a)reth/ tis e)/myuxos.
Notes (4)
- This entry was proposed as a fragment of Eunapius by the Dutch scholar David Ruhnken (1723-1798) -- a suggestion latterly championed by Alan Cameron (below), q.v. for all details.
- 1Reigned 395-408. ↩
- 2Cf. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1124a1-2. ↩
- 3Cf. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1161b4. ↩
- 4Blockley, Eunapius fr. 62.[4]. ↩
References
Blockley, R.C. The Fragmentary Classicising Historians of the Later Roman Empire: Eunapius, Olympiodorus, Priscus and Malchus. Vol. II. Liverpool: Francis Cairns, 1983.
Cameron, A. "A new fragment of Eunapius", Classical Review 17 (1967) 10-11.
Cameron, A. "A new fragment of Eunapius", Classical Review 17 (1967) 10-11.
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- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
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- Tweaked Aristotle reference. — Aaron Baker
- Modified translation; added Blockley cite; added references to Aristotle. — Aaron Baker
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead