Among the many versions of the Alexander Romance originating from Alexandria (3rd century AD) the long Byzantine Alexander Poem takes a special place. It is transmitted in only one miscellaneous manuscript, Ms. Marcianus Graecus 408, and contains 6130 political (fifteen-syllable) verses. Thisedition presents a new criticaltext of the Byzantine Alexander Poem with an introduction and an extensive commentary.
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Among the many versions of the Alexander Romance originating from Alexandria (3rd century AD) the long Byzantine Alexander Poem takes a special pla...
