Piecing Together Diogenes of Oinoanda

Diogenes was an Epicurean Greek from the 2nd century AD who carved a summary of the philosophy of Epicurus onto a portico wall in the ancient city of Oenoanda in Lycia. The surviving fragments of the wall, which originally extended about 80 meters, 25,000 words long and filled 260 square meters of wall space. Less than a third of it has been recovered.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

New Storage Depot

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After nearly a century of exposure and depredation the task of protecting if not displaying the remains of Diogene's inscription has ...
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The Doyen of Oinoanda

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While the circle of names associated with the Oinoandan scholarship is small the name that stands out most prominently in recent times i...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Fragment 151

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Martin Ferguson Smith restored Fragment 151 (NF 97) as: [ὅπως ἡδονή, μη]- [κέτι τῶ]ν διαλειμμα[ά]- [των παρ]όντων, αὐτο- [μάτως...

The Arrangement of the Inscription

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It is interesting to ponder the layout of the inscription for it was a truly massive work extending for 80 (and in some versions 100) met...

Fragment 11

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Fragment 11 was found by Cousin but could not be located by Kalinka and Heberdey. Ο YT Ο Y r C ca. .eiKuucnA ΤΟΥΤΟΝΔΥΓ κ α ι...

Fragment 10

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Fragment 10 was found in rubble in the square columned hall, south of the dividing wall by Kalinka and Haberdey. It measures. height: 0.38...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Fragment 51

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Fragment 51 is also known as Cousin 15 and Usener 12. It consists of two columns, which I show following each other... until I work out ...
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