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Studies in Byzantine Epitomes and the Greek Epitomizing Tradition
Series: - Mnemosyne, Supplements, Volume: 493
- Mnemosyne, Supplements, Late Antique Literature, Volume: 493
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Epitomes, or abridged books, were a constant feature of Byzantine intellectual life and book culture. From epitomes of Greek and Roman historians to medical texts to condensed works of law, epitomes provided professionals and intellectuals with convenient sources of information – or erudition – that met the needs of their post-antique world. This volume, the first to be devoted to Byzantine epitomes, traces the development of the Byzantine epitomizing tradition from antiquity to the fall of Constantinople, while also analysing several key examples in depth. Across eight case-studies, Byzantine epitomes emerge as often surprising products of times of intense intellectual activity.
Christopher Mallan is an Associate Professor in Classics and Ancient History and the ACIS Cassamarca Foundation Chair in Latin Humanism at the University of Western Australia. His research interests include imperial Roman historiography and the reception of this tradition in Byzantium and beyond.
Contributors are: Jeffrey Beneker, Chrysanthos Chrysanthou, Isabel Grimm-Stadelmann, Marion Kruse, Laura Pfuntner, Marios Tantalos, Melpomeni Vogiatzi.
Contributors are: Jeffrey Beneker, Chrysanthos Chrysanthou, Isabel Grimm-Stadelmann, Marion Kruse, Laura Pfuntner, Marios Tantalos, Melpomeni Vogiatzi.
Preface
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Epitomes and Epitomators in Byzantium
C.T. Mallan
1 The Greek Epitomizing Tradition in Antiquity: From Theopompus to the Age of Justinian
C.T. Mallan
2 Ancient Epitomes in Photios’ Bibliotheca
Laura Pfuntner
3 Epitomizing Aristotle’s Organon
Melpomeni Vogiatzi
4 Medical Epitomes in Byzantium
Isabel Grimm-Stadelmann
5 Epitomes in Byzantine Law
Marios Tantalos
6 A Compiled Compilation: The Epitome of Athenaeus’ Deipnosophistae
Chrysanthos S. Chrysanthou
7 Xiphilinos’ Epitome of Cassius Dio
Marion Kruse
8 George Gemistos Plethon and the History of Greece after Mantinea
Jeffrey Beneker
Index
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Epitomes and Epitomators in Byzantium
C.T. Mallan
Part 1 From Antiquity to Byzantium
1 The Greek Epitomizing Tradition in Antiquity: From Theopompus to the Age of Justinian
C.T. Mallan
2 Ancient Epitomes in Photios’ Bibliotheca
Laura Pfuntner
Part 2 Stockpiling Wisdom
3 Epitomizing Aristotle’s Organon
Melpomeni Vogiatzi
4 Medical Epitomes in Byzantium
Isabel Grimm-Stadelmann
5 Epitomes in Byzantine Law
Marios Tantalos
Part 3 Transmitting Culture(s)
6 A Compiled Compilation: The Epitome of Athenaeus’ Deipnosophistae
Chrysanthos S. Chrysanthou
7 Xiphilinos’ Epitome of Cassius Dio
Marion Kruse
8 George Gemistos Plethon and the History of Greece after Mantinea
Jeffrey Beneker
Index
This book is intended for an academic readership in Byzantine Studies, Classics, and Ancient History. The main markets would be institutional libraries, scholars and post-graduate students.