List of anthologies of Greek epigrams

Modern knowledge of ancient Greek epigrams is largely based on works surviving in multi-author anthologies. The earliest known dateable anthology of epigrams is the Attic Epigrams collected by Philochorus in the late fourth century BC. This, and the second-century collection of Theban epigrams collected by Aristodemus of Thebes, were collected on a geographical basis, and were perhaps largely or entirely made up of epigrams found in local inscriptions;[1] later collections were instead arranged by author or subject.[2]

Known anthologies include:

* Attic Epigrams by Philochorus, late fourth century BC[3]
* Soros, 3rd century BC, collection in which there were epigrams of Posidippus of Pella[4]
* On the inscriptions to be found in cities, of Polemon of Ilium, 2nd century BC[3]
* Theban Epigrams (Θηβαϊκὰ ἐπιγράμματα) of Aristodemus of Thebes: second century BC; contained multiple books and included commentary[3]
* Peri epigrammaton (Περὶ ἐπιγραμμάτων, "About epigrams") of Neoptolemus of Paros[5]
* Garland of Meleagros (Στέφανος τοῦ Μελεάγρου), of Meleager of Gadara, about 90-80 BC. Meleager's introductory poem names 47 poets; works by other authors are known to have been included. About 4,000 lines from this collection are included in the Palatine Anthology.[6]
* Garland of Philippus (Στέφανος τοῦ Φιλίππου τοῦ Θεσσαλονικέως), by Philippus of Thessalonica, mid-1st century AD.[7]
* Diogenianus, ἐπιγραμμάτωνἈνθολόγιον mentioned by the Suda. Diogenianus worked during the reign of Hadrian, and the collection perhaps contained epigrams from the first and second centuries AD.[8]
* Musa Puerilis (Μοῦσα Παιδική), anthology of Straton of Sardis, 2nd century, with pederastic content[9]
* The Sylloge of Palladas, 6th century collection of epigrams and epic fragments[10]
* Cycle of Agathias, second half of sixth century AD. Seven books of epigrams by Agathias and his contemporaries.[11]
* Sylloge Parisina: 13th century manuscript of 114 epigrams, derived from Cephalas' anthology.[12] The source of this manuscript may be an early abridgement of Cephalas' anthology, predating the Palatine Anthology.[13]
* Sylloge Euphemiana (about 890)[14]
* Syllogae minores, a series of smaller collections from various sources, among which are Sylloge Parisina and Sylloge Euphemiana already mentioned above
* Anthology of Cephalas - compiled by Constantine Cephalas in the last decades of the ninth century; most important sources include the Garlands of Meleager and Philip, the Anthology of Diogenian, the Sylloge of Pallada and the Cycle of Agathias[15]
* Palatine Anthology (Anthologia Palatina) - Byzantine anthology completed after 944, mostly a copy of Cephalas' anthology alongside other collections of epigrams and some longer poems.[16]
* Anthology of Planudes (Anthologia Graeca Planudea) Maximus Planudes, completed between 1299 and 1301, based on two manuscript copies of the anthology of Cephalas.[17]
* Greek Anthology (Anthologia Graeca): Term currently used for the collection of epigrams and poems of the Palatine and the Planudean Anthologies,[18] as well as from other sources[19]

## References

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1. ^ Maltomini, Francesca (2019). "Greek Anthologies from the Hellenistic Age to the Byzantine Era: A Survey". A Companion to Ancient Epigram. pp. 211–212.
2. ^ Maltomini, Francesca (2019). "Greek Anthologies from the Hellenistic Age to the Byzantine Era: A Survey". A Companion to Ancient Epigram. p. 224.
3. ^ a b c Maltomini, Francesca (2019). "Greek Anthologies from the Hellenistic Age to the Byzantine Era: A Survey". A Companion to Ancient Epigram. p. 212.
4. ^ Gutzwiller, Kathryn J. (2005). The New Posidippus: A Hellenistic Poetry Book. Oxford University Press. p. 7\. ISBN 0199267812.
5. ^ Harper, Charles Anthon (1853). A manual of Greek literature:from the earliest authentic periods to the close of the Byzantine era. p. 81.
6. ^ Maltomini, Francesca (2019). "Greek Anthologies from the Hellenistic Age to the Byzantine Era: A Survey". A Companion to Ancient Epigram. p. 216.
7. ^ Maltomini, Francesca (2019). "Greek Anthologies from the Hellenistic Age to the Byzantine Era: A Survey". A Companion to Ancient Epigram. p. 217.
8. ^ Maltomini, Francesca (2019). "Greek Anthologies from the Hellenistic Age to the Byzantine Era: A Survey". A Companion to Ancient Epigram. p. 218.
9. ^ Hine, Daryl (2001). Puerilities: Erotic Epigrams of the Greek Anthology. Princeton University Press. p. ix.
10. ^ Lauxtermann, Marc D. (2003). Byzantine Poetry from Pisides to Geometres: Texts and Contexts. p. 100.
11. ^ Maltomini, Francesca (2019). "Greek Anthologies from the Hellenistic Age to the Byzantine Era: A Survey". A Companion to Ancient Epigram. p. 219.
12. ^ The Greek anthology : from Meleager to Planudes. Oxford : Clarendon Press; New York : Oxford University Press. 1993. p. 217.
13. ^ The Greek anthology : from Meleager to Planudes. Oxford : Clarendon Press; New York : Oxford University Press. 1993. p. 253.
14. ^ Lauxtermann, Marc D. (2003). Byzantine Poetry from Pisides to Geometres (PDF). VÖAW. p. 83\. ISBN 3-7001-3150-X. Retrieved September 10, 2011. `{{cite book}}`: `|work=` ignored (help)
15. ^ Lauxtermann, Marc D. (2003). Byzantine Poetry from Pisides to Geometres: Texts and Contexts. pp. 86–88.
16. ^ Lauxtermann, Marc D. (2003). Byzantine Poetry from Pisides to Geometres: Texts and Contexts. pp. 83–84.
17. ^ Maltomini, Francesca (2019). "Greek Anthologies from the Hellenistic Age to the Byzantine Era: A Survey". A Companion to Ancient Epigram. p. 222.
18. ^ Anthony Grafton; Glenn W. Most; Salvatore Settis (2010). The Classical Tradition. Harvard University Press. p. 410\. ISBN 9780674035720. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
19. ^ The Greek anthology : from Meleager to Planudes / Alan Cameron, Oxford : Clarendon Press; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-19-814023-1