Ὀψιμαθής

late-learner

Translated by Malcolm Heath4 Sep 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 27 words
"Superianus1 was a rather late learner and somewhat dull by nature; ... [nevertheless] beginning when he was 30 years old2 he read the books of the orators."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀψιμαθής· ἦν δὲ ὁ Σουπηριανὸς ὀψιμαθὴς μὲν ἱκανῶς, τὴν δὲ φύσιν ὑπονωθέστερος, λʹ ἐτῶν ἀρξάμενος ἀναγινώσκειν τὰ τῶν ῥητόρων βιβλία.

Betacode
*)oyimaqh/s: h)=n de\ o( *souphriano\s o)yimaqh\s me\n i(kanw=s, th\n de\ fu/sin u(ponwqe/steros, l# e)tw=n a)rca/menos a)naginw/skein ta\ tw=n r(hto/rwn bibli/a.

Notes (2)

  1. Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.140 Zintzen, quoted more fully at sigma 799.
  2. 1[sigma 799] Superianus. ↩
  3. 2The study of rhetoric normally began in one's early- or mid-teens. ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 4 Aug 2013
  1. more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  2. tweaks — Catharine Roth
  3. modified translation; added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Malcolm Heath

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