Suda
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Suda is a massive 10th-century Byzantine historical and literary encyclopedia that compiles and preserves information on ancient authors, events, and works.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine encyclopedia
ⓘ
historical encyclopedia ⓘ lexicon ⓘ literary encyclopedia ⓘ |
| alphabeticalSystem | Byzantine phonetic order ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Souda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suidas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfEntries | around 30,000 ⓘ |
| compilesInformationFrom |
chronographic works
ⓘ
earlier Greek lexica ⓘ patristic literature ⓘ scholia on classical authors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 10th century ⓘ |
| genre |
encyclopedia
ⓘ
lexicography ⓘ |
| hasDigitalEdition | Suda On Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biographical entries
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historical notices ⓘ lexical entries ⓘ literary notices ⓘ quotations from earlier works ⓘ |
| includesEntriesOn |
Christian authors
ⓘ
biblical figures ⓘ historical events ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ pagan authors ⓘ technical terms ⓘ |
| language | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian literature
ⓘ
ancient authors ⓘ ancient history ⓘ ancient literature ⓘ biography ⓘ grammar ⓘ lexicography ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservesInformationAbout |
Byzantine authors
ⓘ
lost ancient authors ⓘ lost ancient works ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian Byzantine culture ⓘ |
| significance |
major source for Byzantine studies
ⓘ
major source for ancient biography ⓘ major source for classical philology ⓘ major source for fragmentary Greek literature ⓘ |
| structure | alphabetical ⓘ |
| SudaOnLineURL | https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/ ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
antiquity
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late antiquity ⓘ |
| titleEtymology | possibly from Greek word for fortress ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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