ancient Greek prose work

C9677

concept

An ancient Greek prose work is a written composition in the Greek language from antiquity, typically in continuous, non-metrical form, encompassing genres such as history, philosophy, rhetoric, and narrative.

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All labels observed (28)

Label	Occurrences
ancient Greek philosophical work	23
ancient Greek prose work canonical	14
ancient Greek treatise	11
work by Plutarch	7
work of ancient Greek literature	7
Aristotelian work	6
Greek prose work	5
work of Plutarch	5
Hippocratic treatise	3
ancient Greek scientific work	3
ancient Greek medical treatise	2
ancient Greek novel	2
ancient Greek prose	2
Ancient Greek work	1
Hellenistic philosophical work	1
ancient Greek historical narrative	1
ancient Greek mathematical text	1
ancient Greek mathematical work	1
ancient Greek musical treatise	1
ancient Greek oration	1
ancient Greek rhetorical treatise	1
ancient Greek rhetorical work	1
ancient Greek scientific text	1
branch of ancient Greek literature	1
lost ancient Greek prose work	1
lost ancient Greek work	1
textbook of Ancient Greek	1
work by Xenophon	1

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An ancient Greek prose work is a written composition in the Greek language from antiquity, typically in continuous, non-metrical form, encompassing genres such as history, philosophy, rhetoric, and narrative.

Instances (101)

Instance	Via concept surface
Autobiography (Oration 1)	ancient Greek oration
Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses	—
On Nature or On What Is	ancient Greek philosophical work
On the Ancient Orators	—
On Isaeus	ancient Greek rhetorical work
On the Arrangement of Words	—
Pneumatica	ancient Greek treatise
Belopoeica	ancient Greek treatise
Paradoxa	ancient Greek scientific work
Poliorcetica	ancient Greek treatise
Book II surface form: Book II (On the Sphere and Cylinder)	ancient Greek mathematical work
Ψαμμίτης	Ancient Greek work
Aethiopis (lost epic) surface form: Aethiopis	work of ancient Greek literature
Philostratus’ Imagines	—
Bibliotheca historica	Greek prose work
dialogue at a banquet surface form: Dialogue at a Banquet	—
On Pythagorean Numbers	ancient Greek treatise
On the Genera and Species	ancient Greek philosophical work
On the Soul surface form: On the Soul (Speusippus)	ancient Greek philosophical work
Book XII of Euclid's Elements	ancient Greek mathematical text
Theages	ancient Greek philosophical work
On the Good	ancient Greek philosophical work
On the Immortality of the Soul	ancient Greek philosophical work
On the Secret Doctrines of Plato	ancient Greek philosophical work
On Numbers	ancient Greek philosophical work
On Nature	ancient Greek philosophical work
On the Pythagorean Life	—
Pausanias’ Description of Greece	Greek prose work
Hippias’ Trojan Dialogue	—
Anabasis	ancient Greek historical narrative
Cyropaedia	—
On Horsemanship	ancient Greek treatise
Hipparchicus	ancient Greek treatise
On Airs, Waters, and Places	ancient Greek medical treatise
On the Sacred Disease	ancient Greek medical treatise
Aphorisms	Hippocratic treatise
Prognostics	Hippocratic treatise
Περὶ τοῦ στεφάνου	work of ancient Greek literature
Against Ctesiphon	work of ancient Greek literature
On the Sublime	ancient Greek treatise
Onomasticon	—
On Abstinence from Animal Food	ancient Greek philosophical work
Euclid's Optics	ancient Greek treatise
The Woman Who Died Together	work of ancient Greek literature
The Woman from Naxos	work of ancient Greek literature
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers	ancient Greek philosophical work
Ptolemy’s Geography	ancient Greek scientific text
Sophistical Refutations	Aristotelian work
Cynegeticus	ancient Greek treatise
Posterior Analytics	Aristotelian work