SYMEON METAPHRASTES, (circa 960) Leaf from the Symeon Metaphrastes' 'life of St. Melania', in Greek, on vellum, monastery of the Studion, Constantinople Creation dates: Late 11th century
DIOGENES LAERTIUS. Vernacular collection of the lives of the ancient philosophers extracted principally from Diogenes Laertius; including also the lives of many of the greatest names of classical literature from Homer to Menander, and Ennius to Claudian, in Venice. Creation dates: Late 15th cen...
ISOCRATES. Single papyrus fragment of a scroll in Classical Greek containing remains of 12 lines of Isocrates' 'Panegyricus', from the collection of Anton Fackelmann. Creation dates: Undated
THE FACKELMANN HERODOTUS. HERODOTUS. Two papyrus fragments of a scroll in Ionic dialect of Classical Greek containing lines from Herodotus' 'History', from the collection of Anton Fackelmann. Creation dates: Undated
GREEK SATYR PLAY. Three papyrus fragments of a Greek satyr play on the history of wine, possibly by Aristophanes, from a scroll, in attic dialect of Classical Greek, from the collection of Anton Fackelmann. Creation dates: Undated
GREEK GRAMMATICAL TREATISE. MARGITES. Grammatical treatise quoting the Margites, fragment of a scroll, on papyrus, Egypt. Creation dates: 1st or perhaps late 2nd century BC
Lead seal of Michael metropolitan of Caria, on the obverse inscription of 4 lines probably preceded by a crosslet and followed by decorative elements; on the reverse inscription of 4 lines preceded by decorative elements. Wreath border. Obverse: + Θεοτόκε βοήθη Μιχαήλ. Reverse: μητροπολίτῃ Καρ...
Lead seal, on the obverse inscription of 5 lines, the first one lost; border of wreath. On the reverse, inscription of 5 lines, the first one lost; border of wreath. Obverse: Θεοτόκε βοήθει τοῦ δούλου σου Reverse: [N.] τοῦ Ἀποκάρπων Translation: Obverse: Mother of God aid your servant Reverse:...