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Two Notes on the Text of Pollux X 1.1‒5 Bethe

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From the journal Philologus

Abstract

The tenth prefatory letter of Pollux’ Onomasticon transmits two otherwise unattested pieces of information concerning the existence of an anonymous commentary on Xenophon and of a treatise by Eratosthenes of Cyrene entitled Σκευογραφικός. The corrupt state of the text in the manuscript tradition, which the standard edition by E. Bethe has not improved, has so far hindered the full understanding of this passage. This article (a) argues that two corrections should be introduced in 10.2–3 Bethe; (b) suggests that the anonymous commentary on Xenophon quoted by Pollux concerned not only the Περὶ ἱππικῆς, as traditionally assumed, but also the Ἱππαρχικός; and (c) re-examines the evidence supporting the hypothesis that Eratosthenes’ Σκευογραφικός was not part of the better-known Περὶ τῆς ἀρχαίας κωμῳδίας, but an independent work.

Acknowledgments

I wish to thank Federica Benuzzi, Lucia Prauscello and Francesco Valerio for advice on some aspects of this article and the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies of Princeton University for electing me to a Visiting Fellowship in summer 2017, during which this article was written.

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Published Online: 2019-01-08
Published in Print: 2019-11-06

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