Open AccessDio Cassius and John Malalas: two ancient readings of Virgil
Author(s) -
Barry Baldwin
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
emérita/emerita
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1988-8384
pISSN - 0013-6662
DOI - 10.3989/emerita.1987.v55.i1.638
Subject(s) - literature , art , philosophy , ancient history , history
The first half of this paper analyses the Greek version of Aeneid XI 371-3 found in Dio Cassius LXXV 10, 2, and shows that it is more linguistically skillful than has been supposed. The second half examines the treatment of Aeneid IV 302-3 by the Byzantine chronicler John Malalas, disclosing on his part a surprising knowledge of Latin and unexpected dexterity in recreating in Greek sound effects analogous to those of the original Latin