Vita Sophistarum 550

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
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Author
Philostratus the Athenian
Reference
Vita Sophistarum 550
Quotation
μετεκόσμησε δὲ καὶ τοὺς Ἀθηναίων ἐφήβους ἐς τὸ νῦν σχῆμα χλαμύδας πρῶτος ἀμφιέσας λευκάς, τέως γὰρ δὴ μελαίνας ἐνημμένοι τὰς ἐκκλησίας περιεκάθηντο καὶ τὰς πομπὰς ἔπεμπον πενθούντων δημοσίᾳ τῶν Ἀθηναίων τὸν κήρυκα τὸν Κοπρέα, ὃν αὐτοὶ ἀπέκτειναν τοὺς Ἡρακλείδας τοῦ βωμοῦ ἀποσπῶντα.
Part of Speech
Verb (compound) (active)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Athenian youths
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Medium/a Ornamenting
White cloaks instead of black
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Herodes Atticus
Item Identifier
A02021
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Derived directly from text