THE STORY OF APOLLONIUS KING OF TYRE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abbreviations

1. Abbreviations concerning the manuscript tradition

2. Abbreviations of journals, reference books, dictionaries, etc.

3. Explanation of the manner of citation

Bibliography

1. Editions

2. Translations

3. Commentaries

4. Studies on the HA proper

Prolegomena

Map: The travels of Apollonius and his family

General introduction

1. The transmission of the text

2. The contents of HA, seen from RA and RB

3. Provisional conclusions

I Stemmata for HA(Lat) and HA(Gr)

II RA and RB as integral Late Latin texts from a Christianised milieu, probably to be localised in Rome

1. Late Latin elements

2. Christian elements

3. Consequences for the interpretation, the genesis of the text and its edition

3.1 The constitution of the text

3.2 The genesis of the text

III RA and RB compared with each other

1. Vocabulary and syntax

2. Indelicate terms

3. The role of fatum, fortuna and astrology

4. Cursus rytmicus

5. Radical differences

6. RB independent of RA

IV RA and RB as translations/adaptations of a Greek Christian intermediate phase R(Gr)

1. More or less obvious translation errors

2. Language and style reminiscent of Greek, especially of the Greek novel

2.1. Words to be explained from a Greek background

2.2. Constructions with some Greek flavour

2.3. Equal formulation in the HA and in the Greek novel

3. RB vis-à-vis RA (a provisional judgement)

V A closer look at the intermediate phase R(Gr) (epitome)

1. The necessity to assume an epitome

2. Localisation, date and nature of such an epitome

2.1. The notion of rex

2.2. Xenophon of Ephesus

2.3 The role of Flavius Josephus

VI The original Greek text HA(Gr)

1. Contents

2. Localisation in Asia Minor

3. Language and style

4. Date

4.1. Internal arguments

4.2. External arguments

4.2.1. The riddle of Pergamon

4.2.2. The coin of Caracalla (Tarsus, A.D. 215)

VII A final judgment on RA and RB

1. Recension A

2. Recension B

2.1. In general

2.2. Correction via a Greek variant text

2.2.1 The excurse ch.8, RB 2-20

2.2.2 Proper names

2.2.3 The ending of the RA/RB

VIII Was the HA written in Tarsus? A proposal

1. Recension A

2. Recension B

IX The development of HA through history (summary)

Final conclusion

X Consequences for the edition of the Latin text

Greek texts used

Textus

Sigla recensionum et codicum

Textus RA ~ RB, Apparatus fontium, Apparatus criticus

Indices

1. Index locorum ex S.S.

2. Auctores latini

3. Auctores graeci

4. Nomina propria et geographica (abbr. Ind. nom.)

5. Index vocum locutionumque (abbr. Ind. voc.)

6. Index grammaticus/stilisticus (abbr. Ind. gr.)

7. Index locorum HA, qui fusius explicantur

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