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Abstract
The price ("a drachma at most'') at which a copy of Anaxagoras' Σνγγραφή is sold, in Plat. Apol. 26d-e, is problematic in its real meaning. The difficulty of fixing an overall picture is determined by the fragmentation of the arguments in dozens of commentaries ad loc. First of all, it is necessary to take into account variables (essential for a correct interpretation of this price), such as the cost of the papyrus, especially in epigraphical evidence relating to different moments of Greek economy, and alternative forms of κτῆσις βιβλίων.
Published Online: 2018-09-28
Published in Print: 2013-06-01
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