Ptolemy Chennos
Ptolemaios Chennos was a Greek writer (" Poikilograph ") and mythographer of the 1st century AD. He was the son of Hephaistion from Alexandria and the author of a biography of Aristotle . Only fragments of his works have survived, longer excerpts from his Kaine Historia .
The value of the Kaine Historia's news and source citations has been debated in the research. While Rudolf Hercher viewed most of the alleged quotations as falsifications in 1856 and many supported him in this view, Anton Chatzis advocated the authenticity of the quotations in 1914. The dissertation by Karl-Heinz Tomberg (1968) takes a mediating position between these extremes.
literature
- Rudolf Hercher: About the credibility of the new history of Ptolemaeus Chennus . In: Yearbooks for Classical Philology . Supplement volume 1, No. 3 (1856), pp. 269-293
- Anton Chatzis: The philosopher and grammarian Ptolemaios Chennos. Life, writing and fragments (excluding the biography of Aristotle). Schöningh, Paderborn 1914 ( studies on the history and culture of antiquity 7, 2, ZDB -ID 510174-8 ), (reprint: Johnson Reprint, New York NY et al. 1967).
- Karl-Heinz Tomberg: The Kainè Historia of Ptolemy Chennos. A literary historical and source-critical investigation. Habelt, Bonn 1968 (Habelt's dissertation prints . Classical Philology 4, ISSN 0072-9191 ), (Bonn, Phil. F., dissertation of June 30, 1965).
Web links
- Extract from Ptolemy Chennos, Kaine Historia bei Photios , Library 190 (Greek / French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ptolemy Chennos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ptolemaeus Chennus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century or 2nd century |