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Headword:
Genethlios
Adler number: gamma,132
Translated headword: Genethlius, Genethlios
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Son of Genethlius; a Palestinian, from
Petra. Sophist; a pupil of
Minucianus[1] and Agapetus.[2] As a teacher in
Athens he was a rival of the famous
Callinicus;[3] he was naturally adept, and could memorise a complete declamation at single hearing. He died young, aged 28. He wrote
Talks (i.e. informal Discourses) and
Declamations (including the man who makes a proclamation against himself as having no city after the destruction of
Thebes);[4]
Propempticon to his Companions Daduchus and Asclepiades;
Panegyrics.
Genethlios, Genethliou, Palaistinos, ek Petrôn, sophistês, mathêtês Minoukianou kai Agapêtou, antipaideusas kata tas Athênas Kallinikôi tôi diasêmôi, dexios tên phusin kai holên meletên apomnêmoneusas en akroasei. teleutai de neos etôn ê# kai k#. egrapse de Lalias êtoi Dialexeis kai Meletas, hôn estin, ho apolin heauton apokêruttôn meta tên tôn Thêbôn kataskaphên: Propemptikon pros tous heautou hetairous Daidouchon kai Asklêpiadên, Panêgurikous.
Notes:
RE Genethlios(2); PLRE I Genethlius.
[1] [
mu 1087]
Minucianus.
[2] RE Agapetos(3); not otherwise attested.
[3] RE Kallinikos(4); probably identical with [
kappa 231]
Callinicus.
[4] By Alexander the Great in 335 BC.
Translated by: Malcolm Heath on 22 June 2000@14:51:16.
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