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Ancient contents - Book IV · Contents.IV.50-58–Contents.IV.total
Ancient Greek
p. 175450-58
50. Περὶ γήρως καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς τοῦ κεφαλαίου τούτου.
51. Περὶ θανάτου.
52. Περὶ ζωῆς.
53. Σύγκρισις ζωῆς καὶ θανάτου.
54. Περὶ πένθους.
55. Περὶ ταφῆς.
56. Παρηγορικά.
57. Ὅτι οὐ χρὴ παροινεῖν εἰς τοὺς τετελευτηκότας.
58. Ὅτι τῶν πλείστων μετὰ θάνατον ἡ μνήμη διαρρεῖ ταχέως.
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Ὁμοῦ τὰ κεφάλαια τοῦ τετάρτου νηʹ· τῶν δὲ τεσσάρων βιβλίων σηʹ.
Stobaeus, Volume I: Ancient contents - Book IV
p. 175550-58 · Old age, death, and remembrance
50. On old age and the further matters of this chapter.
51. On death.
52. On life.
53. A comparison of life and death.
54. On mourning.
55. On burial.
56. Consolations.
57. That one should not insult the dead.
58. That the memory of most people quickly fades after death.2116
The total number of chapters
The chapters of the fourth book total fifty-eight; those of all four books, two hundred and eight.2117
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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.
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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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