John Stobaius
Johannes Stobaios ( Greek Ἰωάννης Στοβαῖος or Στοβεύς , Latinized Stobaeus ) was an author and collector of ancient philosophical records and doctrines. He lived in the early 5th century AD.
Life
There is no tradition about his life. His name suggests that he was born in Stoboi in Macedonia . It is believed that he lived a short time after Hierocles of Alexandria as he quotes him, but no later authors. Since he does not cite any Christian authors, it is assumed that Stobaios was a heathen, but his first name suggests Christian ancestry.
plant
The collection of excerpts from Greek texts compiled by Stobaios was intended as a textbook for his son Septimius, as can be seen in the introductory letter (preserved in the Bibliotheca of Patriarch Photios I ). Only the last part of the actual foreword has survived. Book I and (in parts) Book II deal with the fundamentals of physics and the rest of the collection with ethics . Of the 4 books in the collection, the second is only fragmentary and the third and fourth book only in a strongly changed form.
In total, Stobaios quotes over 500 Greek authors. Many of the most important fragments by the Greek playwrights (especially by Euripides ) are only preserved in this collection.
Books 3 and 4 ( Florilegium ) were first printed in Venice in 1535, and Books 1 and 2 ( Eclogae ) in Antwerp in 1575 with a Latin translation. A German translation of Books 3 and 4 appeared in Basel in 1551.
expenditure
- Kurt Wachsmuth (Ed.): Ioannis Stobaei anthologii libri duo priores, qui inscribi solent eclogae physicae et ethicae. 2 volumes, Weidmann, Berlin 1884, reprint: Weidmann, Berlin 1958 digitized
- Otto Hense (Ed.): Ioannis Stobaei anthologii libri duo posteriores. 2 volumes, Weidmann, Berlin 1894–1909, reprint: Weidmann, Berlin 1958 vol. 1 vol. 2
- Thomas Gaisford (Ed.): Iōannu Stobaiu Anthologion. 4 Vols. Clarendon, Oxford 1822-1824 Vol. 1 Vol. 2 , Vol. 3 Vol. 4
literature
- Tiziano Dorandi : Iohannes Stobaios. In: Christoph Riedweg et al. (Hrsg.): Philosophy of the imperial era and late antiquity (= outline of the history of philosophy . The philosophy of antiquity. Volume 5/1). Schwabe, Basel 2018, ISBN 978-3-7965-3698-4 , pp. 471–478, 483–485
- Richard Goulet: Jean Stobée. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques . Volume 3, CNRS Éditions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-271-05748-5 , pp. 1012-1017
- Rosa Maria Piccione, David T. Runia : Stobaios . In: The New Pauly . Vol. 11, Stuttgart 2001, Col. 1006-1010
Web links
- Literature by and about Johannes Stobaios in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hermann Diels : Stobaios and Aetios (PDF; 1.8 MB)
Remarks
- ↑ Ioannis Stobaei Eclogarum libri duo: quorum prior physicas, posterior ethicas complectitur; nunc primum editi , translated by Willem Canter , Plantini, Antwerp 1575.
- ↑ Scharpffsinnige Proverbs Auss the Schrifften the Greeks ... ... zusamen wear ... , German translation by Georg Fröhlich, Basel 1,551th
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stobaios, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stobaeus, Joannes; Joannes Stobaeus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | late antique author and editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century or 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century or 6th century |