The Certamen itself is clearly of the second century A.D., for it mentions Hadrian (line 33). Friedrich Nietzsche deduced that it must have an earlier precedent in some form, and argued that it derived from the … See more

1. ^ Conventionally Greek works did not bear titles; the application of a Latin title to Greek works is an ancient tradition: this Latin title was applied in the Renaissance and is a shortened … See more

The site of the contest is Chalcis, in Euboea. Hesiod tells (Works and Days lines 725-730) that the only time he took passage in a ship was when he went from Aulis to Chalcis, to take part … See more

One modern edition of the Greek text is in volume 5 of T.W. Allen's Oxford Classical Text of Homer (1912).
An edition with Greek text and English translation (on facing pages) by Hugh Evelyn-White was published in 1914 as part of the Loeb … See more