La Table des rois Contribution à l'histoire textuelle des ›Tables faciles‹ de Ptolémée

The Table of Kings by Ptolemy, a second-century Alexandrian astronomer, presents a continuous list of rulers from the Neo-Assyrian Empire to the Roman Empire. It is a crucial source for our chronological approach to the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. This study presents a description...

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Main Author: Defaux, Olivier (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2023
Series:CHRONOI
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Summary:The Table of Kings by Ptolemy, a second-century Alexandrian astronomer, presents a continuous list of rulers from the Neo-Assyrian Empire to the Roman Empire. It is a crucial source for our chronological approach to the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. This study presents a description of the Greek manuscript witnesses to the Table of Kings, a new critical edition, and a history of the text up to the modern period.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (367 p.)
ISBN:9783111304458
9783111303956
9783111306735
Access:Open Access