Statue Basis from Rhodes with Aristophanes Quote

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_1316
dc.title	Statue Basis from Rhodes with Aristophanes Quote
dc.contributor.author	Matijasic Ivan
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/axon/2017/2/base-di-statua-da-rodi-con-citazione-di-aristofane/
dc.description.abstract	The statue base, found in Rhodes and belonging to the second/first century BC, preserves verses 454-9 of Aristophanes’ Frogs headed by the name of the author in the genitive: it is the only known epigraphic example of a classical text introduced by its author’s name. The inscribed text is also significant for the textual tradition of the Frogs, since it confirms the reading of some ancient medieval manuscripts. The inscription was found near the ancient gymnasium, where a library has recently been identified: it suggests that the text belonged to an educational context. At the same time, the religious aspect is evident both in the inscribed verses and in the comparison with a dedication from the Rhodian Peraea made by gymnasiarchs to Helios. Hence, the inscription contributes to our knowledge of the cultural, educational and religious environment of the late Hellenistic age Rhodes.
dc.relation.ispartof	Axon
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 1 \| Issue 2 \| June 2017
dc.issued	2017-12-20
dc.dateAccepted	2017-04-06
dc.dateSubmitted	2017-03-05
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2532-6848
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/2532-6848/Axon-1-2-17-16
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Acropoli
dc.subject	Acropoli
dc.subject	Aristofane
dc.subject	Aristofane
dc.subject	Biblioteca
dc.subject	Biblioteca
dc.subject	Ginnasio
dc.subject	Ginnasio
dc.subject	Helios
dc.subject	Helios
dc.subject	Manoscritti
dc.subject	Manoscritti
dc.subject	Rodi
dc.subject	Rodi

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Ivan Matijasic Newcastle University, UK

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abstract

The statue base, found in Rhodes and belonging to the second/first century BC, preserves verses 454-9 of Aristophanes’ Frogs headed by the name of the author in the genitive: it is the only known epigraphic example of a classical text introduced by its author’s name. The inscribed text is also significant for the textual tradition of the Frogs, since it confirms the reading of some ancient medieval manuscripts. The inscription was found near the ancient gymnasium, where a library has recently been identified: it suggests that the text belonged to an educational context. At the same time, the religious aspect is evident both in the inscribed verses and in the comparison with a dedication from the Rhodian Peraea made by gymnasiarchs to Helios. Hence, the inscription contributes to our knowledge of the cultural, educational and religious environment of the late Hellenistic age Rhodes.

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Dec. 20, 2017

Accepted

April 6, 2017

Submitted

March 5, 2017

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Keywords: Manoscritti • Aristofane • Rodi • Helios • Biblioteca • Ginnasio • Acropoli

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