Uncertain

ὑπ’ ὀψὲ ὄρη Πάρις
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Findspot: Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
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Language: Greek
Writing Style: charcoal
  • Graffito Height: 15
  • Graffito Length: 120
  • Min Letter Height: 7
  • Max Letter Height: 12
Apparatus Criticus: 1. One may be tempted to see here a garbled reminiscence of Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 10.207: ὀψὲ δέ οἰ ἐπόρουσε Πάρις. But Quintus is probably too late for this to be a plausible explanation; we cannot offer any better one. The first graffito is written over, or is overwritten by the second one.
Bibliography: Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 326-327.
Suggested Citation: AGP-SMYT00321, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00321> [accessed: 21 Nov 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03