Vol. 49 (2023): XLIX - 2023
Articoli

Menander and Procopius Caesariensis

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  • Konstantine Panegyres
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/prometheus-14860

Published 2023-06-21

Keywords

  • Menander,
  • Procopius,
  • literary allusion,
  • Byzantine history

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Abstract

It is suggested that Procopius was to some extent familiar with verses from the comedies of Menander. One line in Procopius, De bellis 3.9.5 is an unrecognized almost complete citation of Menander, Georgos fr. 5.

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