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Demosthenes, 383-322 BC (Greek orator)

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Epitaph of Alexander the Great attributed to Demosthenes, 2nd half of the 15th century

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Identifier: MS 324/ff. 40v-41r
Contents The epitaph, attributed to Demosthenes, consists of twenty-seven couplets. It is preceded by a prose introduction which begins on f. 40v with the words Demostes autem phyllosophus post magni A(lexandri) deectum maximum de ipsius gestis et morte composuit codicem and ends with praebendo etiam nobis exemplum ut elationem superbie reppellamus.The verses begin on f. 40v with the words En ego...
Dates: 2nd half of the 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript containing seven texts

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