Stručni rad

Phlegon of Tralles and fossils from Dalmatia

Marina Milićević Bradač ; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Ivor Karavanić orcid.org/0000-0003-1452-8394 ; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

Sažetak

The article contains data from the work of the
Greek writer Phlegon on the bodies in the Artemis
Cavern near Split, which had ribs exceeding 11 cubits
(ca. 4.5 m) in length. This record is classified as a
“paradoxographical” type of text. There is a discussion
of the authenticity of this data, i.e., whether it is one of
a series of examples of sensationalism in this type of
ancient literature or a somewhat realistic report which
suggests an archaeological, or rather paleontological
find. Such finds in the ancient world were sometimes
interpreted through the prism of mythology.

Ključne riječi

Phlegon; paradoxographical literature; Artemis Cavern; Dalmatia

Hrčak ID:

152634

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/152634

Datum izdavanja:

23.12.2015.

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