Stobaeus

Johannes Stobaeus (Greek Ἰωάννης Στοβαῖος or Στοβεύς Latinized, Stobaeus ) was an author and collector of antique records and philosophical doctrines. He lived in the early 5th century.

Life

About his life, there is no tradition. 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 this, but no later authors. As he quotes no Christian authors, it is believed that Stobaeus Heath was his first name, however, indicates to Christian descent.

Work

The compiled by Stobaeus collection of excerpts of Greek texts was intended as a textbook for his son Septimius, as is apparent from the introductory letter ( in the Bibliotheca of Patriarch Photios I handed ). From the actual preface only the last part is received. Here, Book I, and employ ( in parts ) Book II with the basics of physics and the rest of the collection with ethics. Of the four books of the collection, the second only fragmentary and the third and fourth book have survived only in a very modified form.

Overall Stobaeus quotes over 500 Greek authors. Many of the most important fragments of the Greek dramatists (especially of Euripides ) have survived only in this collection.

Books 3 and 4 ( Florilegium ) were first printed in 1535 in Venice, the books 1 and 2 ( Eclogues ) in 1575 in Antwerp with a Latin translation. A German translation of Books 3 and 4 appeared in 1551 in Basel.

Expenditure

• Kurt Wachsmuth ( Eds.): Ioannis Stobaei anthologii libri duo -priority, qui solent inscribi Eclogues physicae et ethicae. 2 volumes, Weidmann, Berlin 1884, reprint: Weidmann, Berlin 1958 digitized
• Otto Hense (ed.): Ioannis Stobaei anthologii libri duo posterior. 2 volumes, Weidmann, Berlin 1894-1909, reprint: Weidmann, Berlin 1958 Vol 1 Vol 2
• Thomas Gaisford (eds.): Ioannu Stobaiu Anthologion. 4 vols Clarendon, Oxford from 1822 to 1824 Vol 1 Vol 2 Vol 3 Vol 4