Fragment on the Second Punic War

COLLECTION NAME:

Papyri Collection

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ManchesterDev~93~3

Papyri Collection

Collection

true

Reference number:

Greek P 491

reference_number

Greek P 491

Reference number

false

Side:

recto

folio

recto

Side

false

Image Number:

JRL17120010

image_number

JRL17120010

Image Number

false

Image Title:

Fragment on the Second Punic War

image_title

Fragment on the Second Punic War

Image Title

false

Trismegistos Number:

62659

metadata_schema

Trismegistos Number

false

Subject:

Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.

subject

Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.

Subject

false

Subject:

History, Ancient

subject

History, Ancient

Subject

false

Subject:

Classical literature

subject

Classical literature

Subject

false

Citation reference:

P. Ryl. Gr. 3 491

citation_reference

P. Ryl. Gr. 3 491

Citation reference

false

Description:

Fragment on the Second Punic War. Consists of part of three columns, written along the fibres in a large, clear, but not calligraphic hand. The subject of columns two and three is negotiations between Rome and Carthage carried on during the war. Dated to 2nd century BCE.

description

Fragment on the Second Punic War. Consists of part of three columns, written along the fibres in a large, clear, but not calligraphic hand. The subject of columns two and three is negotiations between Rome and Carthage carried on during the war. Dated to 2nd century BCE.

Description

false

Creation site:

Egypt

creation_site

Egypt

Creation site

false

Date created:

2nd century BCE

date_created

2nd century BCE

Date created

false

Language:

Greek

language

Greek

Language

false

Language code:

grc-EG

language_code

grc-EG

Language code

false

Item height:

170 mm

item_height

170 mm

Item height

false

Item width:

305 mm

item_width

305 mm

Item width

false

Technique used:

Handwriting

technique_used

Handwriting

Technique used

false

Medium:

Ink

medium

Ink

Medium

false

Support material:

Papyrus

support_material

Papyrus

Support material

false

Notes:

Under glass with Greek P 492

notes

Under glass with Greek P 492

Notes

false

Bibliography:

Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952

bibliography

Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952

Bibliography

false

Current repository:

The University of Manchester Library, U.K.

Category:

Manuscripts

MEDIA INFORMATION

Fragment on the Second Punic War