The Physiologus, a 2nd-to-4th-century didactic Greek Christian text, spread across western Eurasia the story of building a fire on a whale-turtle island. … Read the post building a fire on a whale-turtle island
A verbal coronis for a poorly copied, reused papyrus roll is a highly literary epigram that probably decorated a Hellenistic-era elite literary parchment. … Read the post visual poetry: a Hellenistic "coronis" epigram
Asterius suspends wearisome argument and conventional imitation. He follows the original ending of Mark’s gospel with a call for imaginative completion. … Read the post Asterius of Amasea’s Euphemia ekphrasis
Aristotle’s stela in Athens shows public discourse encompassing words, stones, and harsh punishment. … Read the post struggles over Aristotle's public record in Athens
Ibn Abi Usaibia is the sole source for the Aristotelian biographical claim that Athens honored Aristotle with proxenia. But Usaibia manuscripts differ. … Read the post Athens honoring Aristotle with proxenia