Talk:Athenaeus

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The two books mentioned in the text actually are the same, the titles being in Latin and in Greek. The book contains a fictional conversation between most learned man concerning numerous issues. The book is valuable as a source of innumerable quotes from sources otherwise unknown. Andres

I've edited the text, adding the point that Andres rightly makes. I've also added some references, here and at Deipnosophistae. Andrew Dalby http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dalby/ 13:39, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

I agree with the addition on pederasty but it is really needed not in Athenaeus's biography but in the article Deipnosophists, which needs to outline the contents of the book, so I have moved it there. Hope everyone approves. Andrew Dalby http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dalby/ 22:28, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Additions by User:Bleh999

The additions seem to be from the Ency. Brit. 1911 (or some equally old and POV source) and to be mostly about the Deipnosophistae: therefore, I suggest, most of the new text belongs in that article, if anywhere. Indeed, some of it is already there. However, the details about Athenaeus's other works are definitely useful. Andrew Dalby 18:09, 20 June 2007 (UTC)