Vol. 46 No. 1 (2020): XLVI - 2020
Articoli

Note sulla tradizione antica di Babrio 117

Published 2020-07-03

Keywords

  • Babrius,
  • Mythiambi,
  • Greek fables,
  • textual criticism,
  • ancient witness,
  • ancient variant
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Abstract

The article examines the Mythiambus 117 of Babrius, attested both by medieval manuscripts and by the ancient tabulae ceratae Assendelftianae of Palmyra. This study tries to revaluate the ancient tradition: at line 9 of the Mythiambus the word νύξας can thus be regarded as an ancient variant.