Detail View: Papyri Collection: Epitome of Theopompus
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Reference number:
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Greek P 19
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Side:
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recto
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Image Number:
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JRL1215367
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Image Title:
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Epitome of Theopompus
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Trismegistos Number:
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Subject:
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History, Ancient
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Theopompus
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Source Title:
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Philippica
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Section:
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Book XLVII
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. Gr. 1 19
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Description:
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The fragment is from the 47th book of 'Philippica'. It describes the outbreak of war between Athens and Philip V of Macedonia (c. 340 BCE), and military operations in the north-west of Thrace by the Macedonian generals Antipater and Parmenion. The script is a well-formed round uncial of medium size.
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Date created:
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2nd century CE
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Time period covered:
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1 BCE - 500 CE
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Place covered:
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Roman Empire: Macedonia (ancient)
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Place covered:
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Roman Empire: Thrace
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Place covered:
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Greece: Periféreia Protevoúsis: Athens
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People covered:
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Parmenion
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People covered:
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Antipater
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People covered:
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Philip V of Macedonia, 360‑336 BCE
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Language:
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Greek
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Language code:
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grc-EG
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Item height:
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72 mm
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Item width:
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108 mm
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Technique used:
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Handwriting
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Support material:
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Papyrus
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Notes:
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Under glass with Greek Papyri 20 [1-2] and 20 [3].
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Bibliography:
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Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952
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Current repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Category:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Fragments
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Image rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Work rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Image sequence number:
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grc0019r
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Image technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Date image captured:
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2005-11-22
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Metadata language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Papyri
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