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Book SynopsisAfter Sappho but before the great Latin poets, the most important short poems in the ancient world were Greek epigrams. This title offers a selection of the Greek epigrams. It showcases the poetry of nine poets, with many epigrams from The Milan Papyrus. It provides an introduction describing the emergence of the epigram in Hellenistic Greece.
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Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Introduction to Ancient Greek Epigrams Chapter 2. Anyte Chapter 3. Leonidas of Tarentum Chapter 4. Asclepiades Chapter 5. Posidippus Chapter 6. Callimachus Chapter 7. Theocritus Chapter 8. Meleager Chapter 9. Philodemos Chapter 10. Lucillius Selected Bibliography Abbreviations Illustration Credits Index of First Lines
