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John Stobaeus

Stobaeus, Volume I

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Ancient contents - Book I · Contents.I.11-20

Ancient Greek

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11-20

Contents.I.11-20

11. εἶτα· Περὶ ὕλης.

12. Περὶ ἰδέας.

13. Περὶ αἰτίων.

14. Περὶ σωμάτων καὶ περὶ τῆς τούτων τομῆς καὶ περὶ ἐλαχίστου.

15. Περὶ σχημάτων.

16. Περὶ χρωμάτων.

17. Περὶ μίξεως καὶ κράσεως.

18. Περὶ κενοῦ καὶ τόπου καὶ χώρας.

19. Περὶ κινήσεως.

20. εἰκοστὸν δὲ· Περὶ γενέσεως καὶ φθορᾶς.

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Stobaeus, Volume I: Ancient contents - Book I

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11-20 · Matter, form, bodies, and change

Contents.I.11-20

11. Then, on matter.

12. On form.

13. On causes.

14. On bodies, their division, and the minimum.

15. On shapes.

16. On colors.

17. On mixture and blending.

18. On void, place, and space.

19. On motion.

20. Twentieth, on coming to be and passing away.2087

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About This Reading Edition

Stobaeus gathered Greek philosophy and poetry for his son Septimius. Volume I presents the dedication testimony, On Arithmetic, Book I through chapter 60, and the ancient contents of all four books. This complete bilingual edition includes an introduction and 2,117 explanatory notes.

Historical Text and Translation

The Greek follows Curt Wachsmuth’s 1884 Volume I, checked against the supplied scan. Gaps, lost-chapter headings, and uncertain attributions remain visible. Chapter 2 includes a labeled proposed reconstruction. The appendix outlines Books I–IV; the full texts of Books II–IV are outside this volume. Reader pages preserve the companion PDF’s numbering.

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Diotimos Editions prepared this independent English translation directly from the Greek. Prose and verse retain their distinct forms, with mixed passages preserving their quoted verse. Every passage is paired with its Greek and identified by the edition’s reference number. All 2,117 notes remain linked to their passages, with continuous numbering across the introduction and text.

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