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Amarantus

(3,090 words)

Author(s): Montana, Fausto
Versione della scheda: La versione italiana di questa scheda di Fausto Montana è stata pubblicata il 01/11/2018. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Amarantus | Ἀμάραντος Identità: BNP Luogo di provenienza: Alessandria Data: 2° sec. d.C. ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Ateneo (10, 414f) qualifica Amaranto come ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, non sappiamo se con riferimento semplicemente alla patria oppure (anche) all’ambito geografico e culturale della sua attività. Per la sua cronologia, il terminus post quem si ricava da un altro passo dei Deipnosofisti (8, 343e-f)…

Amarantus

(3,291 words)

Author(s): Montana, Fausto
Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Fausto Montana and published on 01/11/2018. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Amarantus | Ἀμάραντος Identity: BNP Place of Origin: Alexandria Date: 2nd c. CE ↓ To Source List Biography: Athenaeus1 (10, 414f) identifies Amarantus as ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, but we do not know if this is simply a reference to his homeland or rather (also) to the geographical and cultural realm of his activity. The terminus post quem for his date is drawn from another passage of the Deipnosophists2 (8, 343e-f), in which there is a testimonium of Amarantus about King Juba of Mauretania3 (probably the II, who reigned from 25 BCE to 23 CE). His terminus ante quem is the age of …