Akme

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Dionysus and the nymph Akme, House of Dionysus, Paphos (Cyprus), 4th century AD

Akme ( ancient Greek ἀκμή akmḗ ) means "maturity", "climax". Acne is derived from this (through corruption ) .

In ancient historiography, the term was used for the chronological classification of people. Meant was the time around the age of 40, from which it was assumed that man would reach the peak of his creativity here. The Latin equivalent of this technical term was floruit ('he bloomed'), from the verb florere ('bloom'). NN floruit anno X means 'NN bloomed in year X', which means: 'NN was (about) 40 years old in year X'. In this sense, the term akme is still used today to denote the 40th year of life in classical antiquity ; in Medieval Studies one speaks analogously of a person's floruit . Another common Latin translation of akme in ancient sources is clarus habetur ('he is famous', meaning: 'he is at the height of his life').

See also

• bl. , Abbreviation for "bloomed" with a similar meaning

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Duden | Akme | Spelling, meaning, definition, origin. Retrieved October 2, 2019 .