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Athenaeus
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Athenaeus of Naucratis (; or Nαυκράτιος, Athēnaios Naukratitēs or Naukratios; ) was an ancient Greek rhetorician and grammarian, flourishing about the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd century AD. The Suda says only that he lived in the times of Marcus Aurelius, but the contempt with which he speaks of Commodus, who died in 192, implies that he survived that emperor. He was a contemporary of Adrantus.
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Athenaeus of Naucratis was a male writer, orator, and grammarian who lived during the Roman Empire. Born in Naucratis in 170, he died in 223. He is associated with Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, holding citizenship in the latter. His primary field of work encompassed Greek literature and history.
He wrote in Ancient Greek and also spoke and wrote Latin. His notable work is the Deipnosophistae, which appears in various editions such as Deipnosophistarum libri XV. He is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 2nd century AD
- Works
- 87
Top works
- Deipnosophistae, libri XV. Cum rerum et scriptorum Indicibus ad optimorum librorum fidem accurate editi
- Deipnosophistarum libri quindecim
- Deipnosophistae livri xv
- Deipnosophistarum libri xv
- Les qvinze livres des Deipnosophistes d'Athénée de la ville de Navcrate d'Egypte, ecrivain d'une érudition consommée & presque le plus sçavant des Grecs
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Key facts
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.name
- Athenaeus of Naucratis
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.birth_date
- Late 2nd century AD
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.birth_place
- Naucratis, Roman Empire (modern-day Egypt)
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.death_date
- Early 3rd century AD
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- Unknown
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- Deipnosophistae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Naucratis
- Occupation
- grammarian
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Notable work
- Deipnosophistae
- Field of work
- history
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- date of birth
- 0170-00-00
- time period
- Roman Empire
- culture
- Ancient Greece
- date of death
- 0223-00-00
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- Commons category
- Athenaeus
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Works in European collections
19 objects attributed to Athenaeus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Athenaiou Deipnosophistou ten polumathestaten pragmateian nyn exesti soi philologoi mikrou ... es gnosis elthein
Les quinze livres des deipnosophistes d'Athenee (etc.)
Athēnaiu Deipnosophistu tēn polymathestatēn pragmateian nyn exesti soi philologe mikru priamenō pollōn te kai megalōn kai axiomnēmoneutōn kai thaumastōn kai poikilōn kai daidalōn kai glaphyrōn kai hōn isōs proteron uk ēdeis, es gnōsin elthein. kai holōs tōn tēs hellēnikēs paideias apothetōn kai dyseuretōn keimēliōn enkratei genesthai ...
Athenaei NAthatitis... Deipnosophistarum libri quindecim...
Banquet des savans
Banquet des savans
Athenai ou deipnosophiston Biblia Pentekaideka
Athenaei Dipnosophistarum siue coenae sapientum libri XV
Athenaei Dipnosophistarum siue coenae sapientum libri XV
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- The ''Deipnosophistae''
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Athenaeus of Naucratis (; or Nαυκράτιος, Athēnaios Naukratitēs or Naukratios; ) was an ancient Greek rhetorician and grammarian, flourishing about the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd century AD. The Suda says only that he lived in the times of Marcus Aurelius, but the contempt with which he speaks of Commodus, who died in 192, implies that he survived that emperor. He was a contemporary of Adrantus.
Athenaeus himself states that he was the author of a treatise on the thratta, a type of fish mentioned by Archippus and other comic poets, and of a history of the Syrian kings. Both works are lost. Of his works, only the fifteen-volume Deipnosophistae mostly survives.
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