TITLE

UN FRAGMENT IN�DIT ATTRIBU� � ANATOLE D'ALEXANDRIE

AUTHOR(S)

Fern�ndez, Tom�s

PUB. DATE

January 2011

SOURCE

Byzantion Nea Hell�s;2011, Issue 30, p175

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

This article gives a critical edition of a fragment attributed to Anatole in Alexandria Coislin Anthology, an anthology of Byzantine 9th-10th century. First, Anatole is located briefly in its historical context. Its importance for the calculation of Easter date can not be overstated, he had brought against the 19-year cycle, enneakaideka�kateris in the Christian world. In this article, several contentious or unclear aspects of the fragment quoted in the Anthology Coislin are discussed. Follows a critical edition of Greek text and an annotated translation.

ACCESSION #

70871200

Tags: CHRISTIANITY;  GREEK literature;  CLASSICAL literature;  ANTHOLOGIES;  GREEK philology;  BYZANTINE Empire

 

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