18. “Drownded in the Tide”: The Nauagika and Some “Problems” in Augustan Poetry [1] Richard F. Thomas, Harvard University Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead,Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swellAnd the profit and loss. … Read more
19. Posidippus’ Iamatika [1] Peter Bing, Emory University The Milan papyrus confronts its modern readers with many surprises, among them—due to its singular subject matter—the short section entitled ἰαματικά (AB 95–101). To help us get our bearings in the terrain… Read more
20. ‘Tropoi’ (Posidippus AB 102–103) Dirk Obbink, University of Oxford The section comprising the eight poems following col. xv 23 in P.Mil.Vogl. VIII 309 (Posidippus AB 102–109) is headed by the sub-title Τρόποι. It comes late in the collection as preserved, but it was not its final… Read more
Afterword. An Archaeologist’s Perspective on the Milan Papyrus (P.Mil.Vogl. VIII 309) Gail Hoffman, Boston College When I was asked to participate in a workshop on the new Milan papyrus (P.Mil.Vogl.VIII 309) with epigrams attributed to Posidippus, I wondered how an archaeologist, who generally works in the… Read more
Posidippus Concordance Milan Papyrus Lithika AB 1 I 2–5AB 2 I 6–9AB 3 I 10–13AB 4 I 14–19AB 5 I 20–23AB 6 I 24–29AB 7 I 30–35AB 8 I 36–II 2AB 9 II 3–6AB 10 II 7–16… Read more
Bibliography Abbenes, J. G. J. 1996. “The Doric of Theocritus. A Literary Language.” In Harder, Regtuit, and Wakker 1996:1–17. Accorinti, D. and Chuvin, P., eds. 2003. Des Géants à Dionysos: Mélanges offerts à Francis Vian. Hellenica 10. Alessandria. … Read more
Figures Figure 1: Charioteer by Polyzalos. Delphi Museum. Fifth century BCE. Photo: courtesy of the Greek Archaeological Receipts Fund. Figure 2. Artemision Horse and Jockey. Second century BCE. Athens, National Museum, Br 15177. Photo: G. Hellner. Courtesy DAI Athens 1980/59 (height of jockey 84 cm; length… Read more
Contributors Benjamin Acosta-Hughes is Assistant Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Michigan. He specializes in Archaic and Hellenistic poetry, and in the translation of erotic epigram. His publications include Polyeideia—The Iambi of Callimachus and the Archaic Iambic Tradition (Berkeley 2002). He is currently writing… Read more
14. Vision and Visibility: Art Historical Theory Paints a Portrait of New Leadership in Posidippus’ Andriantopoiika [1] Elizabeth Kosmetatou, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven μιμ̣[ή]ϲαϲθε τάδ᾿ ἔρ̣γ̣α, πολυχρονίουϲ̣ δὲ κολοϲϲῶν, ὦ ζ̣[ωι]ο̣πλάϲται, ν̣[αί,] π̣αραθεῖτε νόμουϲ·εἴ γ̣ε μὲν ἀρχαῖαι… Read more
15. The Structure of the Hippika in P.Mil.Vogl. VIII 309 Marco Fantuzzi, University of Macerata and Graduate School of Greek and Latin Philology of the University of Florence In their introduction to the editio princeps, Bastianini and Gallazzi already noted the complexity of artistic structuring in… Read more
