DiotimosReading Desk

Diotimos Library · Greek Antiquity Collection · Bilingual Edition

John Stobaeus

Stobaeus, Volume I

Greek with an independent English translation.

Explore the Lexicon
Stobaeus, Volume IAncient contents - Book I · Contents.I.33-40

Swipe or use the arrow keys.

Facing Pages · Branch 862 of 879

Ancient contents - Book I · Contents.I.33-40

Ancient Greek

p. 1720

33-40

Contents.I.33-40

33. Περὶ γῆς, εἰ μία καὶ πεπερασμένη καὶ ποίου μεγέθους καὶ περὶ θέσεως αὐτῆς.

34. καὶ· Περὶ σχήματος γῆς.

35. καὶ· Πότερα μένει ἡ γῆ ἢ κινεῖται.

36. Περί τε σεισμῶν γῆς.

37. καὶ· Περὶ θαλάττης.

38. Πῶς ἄμπωτις καὶ πλημμῦραι γίνονται.

39. Περὶ ὑδάτων.

40. Περὶ τοῦ παντός.

1720

Stobaeus, Volume I: Ancient contents - Book I

p. 1721

33-40 · Earth, sea, waters, and the whole

Contents.I.33-40

33. On the earth: whether it is one and finite, what its size is, and on its position.

34. And on the shape of the earth.

35. And whether the earth remains at rest or moves.

36. And on earthquakes.

37. And on the sea.

38. How ebb and flood tides arise.

39. On waters.

40. On the whole.2090

1721

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.

About Diotimos Editions

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.

Rights

Stobaeus’s ancient Greek work and Wachsmuth’s 1884 printing are in the public domain. The independent English translation, introduction, and explanatory notes are © 2026 Diotimos Editions. The complete supplied edition is available as PDF, EPUB, Word, and Markdown. The PDF retains the fixed page locations used by the companion lexicon.