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Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo
A 2,000-year-old papyrus fragment, discovered in the archives of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo, reveals 30 previously unpublished verses by Empedocles, a pre-Socratic philosopher of the fifth century BCE. This discovery offers researchers direct access to a body of thought previously known only through quotations from later authors. The very first edition, translation, and commentary on these verses are published in the b…
A two thousand-year-old papyrus fragment, located in the archives of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo, has revealed thirty verses hitherto unknown to Empedocles, the pre-Socratic philosopher of the fifth century B.C.E. This finding provides researchers with direct access to a body of [...]
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