Dionysius Periegetes
Dionysius Periegetes (literally Dionysius the Voyager or Traveller, often Latinized to Dionysius Periegeta), also known as Dionysius of Alexandria or Dionysius the African, was the author of a description of the then-known world in 1186 lines of Greek hexameter verse. He is believed to have been from Alexandria and to have lived around the time of Hadrian (r. 117–138), though some date his lifetime as late as the end of the 3rd century. • Illustration — Map based on Dionysius The work enjoyed popularity in ancient times as a schoolbook.
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Dionysius Periegetes

Dr. Konrad Miller · Mappae Mundi Bd. Vi. "Rekonstruierte Karten" · Public domain
- Born
- 100. · Alexandria.
- Died
- 200.
- Nationality
- Roman Empire.
- Occupation
- poet, writer, geographer and librarian.
- Known for
- Guide to the Inhabited World.
- Languages
- Ancient Greek.
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Dionysius Periegetes (literally Dionysius the Voyager or Traveller, often Latinized to Dionysius Periegeta), also known as Dionysius of Alexandria or Dionysius the African, was the author of a description of the then-known world in 1186 lines of Greek hexameter verse. He is believed to have been from Alexandria and to have lived around the time of Hadrian (r. 117–138), though some date his lifetime as late as the end of the 3rd century. • Illustration — Map based on Dionysius The work enjoyed popularity in ancient times as a schoolbook.
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Dionysius Periegetes born at Alexandria.
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Dionysius Periegetes died.
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It was translated into Latin by Rufius Festus Avienius, and by the grammarian Priscian. Archbishop Eustathius of Thessalonica wrote a commentary on his work for John Doukas.
* * • reprinted Hildesheim: Olms, 1974 (this book contains also Eustathius' comment, the scholia, Avienius' Descriptio orbis terrarum and Priscian's Periegesis). • reprinted Hildesheim: Olms, 1974. * * * * *
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- 1.Konrad Miller (1844 - 1933): teólogo, naturalista, arqueólogo y cartógrafo alemán.
- 2.Dionisio Periegeta, v. 730.
- 3.Dionisio Periegeta, 793 y sig.
- 4.Eustacio: Sobre Dionisio Periegeta, v.7.
- 5.Escolio sobre Dionisio Periegeta v.8.
- 6.Dionisio Periegeta. Dionysii Afri De situ orbis studiosis necessariū, quo gentes, populi, urbes, maria, flumina explicantur, græce scriptū Idem in latinitatē a Rhemnio grāmatico trāslatū, falso hactenus Prisciano adscriptum, in quo propè ducēta loca castigauimus, quæ et Plynio et reliqs geographis plurimum accōmodabunt. In idem annotamenta Græcorū more latine scripta, in quibus aliquot autorum castigationes continentur.
- 7.Píndaro, Calímaco, Dionisio Periegeta, Licofrón. Pindarou Olumpia, Puthia, Nemea, Isthmia.
- 8.Stephanus, Henr. Poetae graeci principes heroici carminis et alii nonnulli: fragmenta aliorum.
- 9.Thwaites, E. (ed.). Dionysii Orbis descriptio: cum veterum scholiis, et Eustathii commentariis: accedit Periegesis Prisciani, cum notis Andreæ Papii.
- 10.John Hudson (1662 - 1719): clasicista inglés.
- 11.Hudson, J. (ed.). Geographiæ veteris scriptores græci minores cum interpretatione latina, dissertationibus, ac annotationibus.
- 12.Bernhardy, G. (ed.). Dionysius Periegetes Graece et Latine cum vetustis commentariis et interpretationibus ex recensione et cum annotatione Godofredi Bernhardy.
- 13.Sobre esta obra, véase el Escolio sobre Dionisio Periegeta v.714; Máximo el Confesor, Sancti Dionysii Areopagitae Opera omnia qvae extant 2; Bernhardy (1828), 502.
- 14.Suda, s. v. Σωτήριχος.
- 15.Véase Bernhardy (1828), 507 y sig., 515.
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