Heath, M. (1998) Caecilius, Longinus, and Photius. Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies, 39 (3). pp. 271-292. ISSN 0017-3916
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Abstract
The main sources of Photius’ essays on the ten orators (codices 259-68) are [Plutarch] Lives of the Ten Orators and, for Demosthenes, Libanius’ hypotheses. A residue of material remains which cannot be assigned to any extant source. It has been suggested that significant sections of this residue are derived, directly or indirectly, from Caecilius of Caleacte. This paper argues: (i) Photius’ unidentified source is an author who cited Caecilius, but who was also willing to comment on and criticise his opinions. Only those passages in which Caecilius is named (485b14-36, 489b13-15) can safely be included among his fragments. (ii) The later author who cited, commented on and criticised Caecilius was the third-century critic Cassius Longinus. (iii) We do not know how material from Longinus reached Photius, or with what degree of adaptation; and we cannot be sure to what extent Photius himself rearranged, abbreviated, paraphrased and added to this material.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 1998 GRBS. This is an author produced electronic version of an article accepted for publication in Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies. |
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts (Leeds) > School of Humanities (Leeds) > Classics (Leeds) |
| Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2013 17:01 |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/393 |
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