A Teubner critical edition of the Greek text of Vettius Valens, prepared by a leading historian of ancient astrology and superseding the earlier Kroll edition. The reference text current scholarship on the Anthologiae is checked against.
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Tier 1 because this is a specialist academic critical edition of the Greek text, prepared by a leading historian of ancient astrology and superseding an earlier edition. Placed at this atlas's top tier alongside its other critical scholarly editions. NotesDavid Pingree's Teubner critical edition of the Greek text of Vettius Valens, superseding Wilhelm Kroll's 1908 edition. Pingree was a leading historian of ancient astrology and Hellenistic scientific transmission; this is the reference text used by current scholarship on the Anthologiae.
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AuthorVettius Valens; edited by David Pingree
PublisherB.G. Teubner
Publication Year1986
Source TypeCritical edition
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- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Esoteric Texts, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 general references.
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