Journal | Axon
Journal issue | 1 | 1 | 2017
Research Article | Delphic Maxims in Aï Khanum

Delphic Maxims in Aï Khanum

Abstract

During the unknown Seleucid foundation in the eastern Bactriana near Ai Khanoum, a man by the name of Clearchus had a stele with a series of about 150 maxims ascribed to the Seven Sages built in the temenos of Cineas, the oikistes. The historical context of the eastern Hellenism and the epigraphic style of the manufacture suggest the first quarter of the third century BC as the date of the dedication and lead to identify the writer with the peripatetic philosopher Clearchus of Soli.


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Submitted: Aug. 30, 2016 | Accepted: Nov. 9, 2016 | Published June 30, 2017 | Language: it

Keywords Sette Sapienti • Massime • Battriana • Temenos • Heroon • Epigramma • Stele • Aï Khanum • Ecista • Dedica • Delfi • Identità • Clearco di Soli • Città • Filosofo peripatetico • Oriente ellenistico

Copyright © 2017 Laura Boffo. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.14277/2532-6848/Axon-1-1-17-20


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