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STEPHANUS ALEXANDRINUS, - Opusculum apotelematicum edidit H. Usener. In: Index scholarum quae summus auspiciis Regis Augustissimi Guilelmi imperatoris Germaniae in Universitate Fridericia Guilelmia Rhenana per menses hibernos anni 1879-1880.

Typis Caroli Georgi, Bonnae, n.d. 32,XI,(6)p. Sewn. Loosening. Cover worn and waterstained. Pages a bit yellowed and a little bit creased. Fading stamp on front cover. (Rare). Stephanus Alexandrinus, also 'Stephanus of Byzantium was a Greek grammarian, probably a contemporary of Justinian, and a publicly appointed teacher in Constantinople. Nothing is known in detail of his life except that he was a Christian. He is the author of 'Ethnica', in sixty books, an alphabetical list of place-names together with the adjectives derived from them. The original work, which contained information on foundation-legends, etymologies, changes of name, oracles, historical anecdotes, proverbs, etc. is lost.' (ROBERT BROWNING in The Classical Dictionary, 2003, p.1442). Apocryphal on Astrology: 'Opusculum apotelesmaticum'. Gew/weight: up to 1 Kg.
EUR 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 37.51 | £UK 29.75 | JP¥ 5964] Book number 32526

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