Stobaeus

John Stobaeus was a fifth-century Greek compiler whose anthologies preserve excerpts from earlier Greek poets, historians, and philosophers.

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Anthology: A collection of selected literary or artistic works, often assembled around a theme. Stobaeus organized excerpts into a large collection of readings.
Florilegium: A collection of passages or sayings selected from earlier writings, often arranged by topic. Stobaeus's compilations are major examples of this excerpt-collecting form.
Fragmentary authors: Writers whose works survive only in incomplete form or through quotations by later authors. Stobaeus is a major witness for authors whose writings have largely disappeared.
John Stobaeus: A fifth-century Greek compiler from Stobi, traditionally identified as the author of the Stobaean collections. This is the personal name commonly given to the compiler known as Stobaeus.
Excerpt: A passage taken from a larger work and presented separately. His surviving texts preserve fragments chosen from earlier authors.
Stobaean Anthology: A Byzantine manuscript tradition preserving John Stobaeus's selections from earlier Greek authors. This is the principal textual collection associated with Stobaeus.
Lost works: Written works known to have existed but no longer surviving as complete texts. Many passages in his collections are the only surviving evidence for their source works.
Stobi: An ancient city in Paeonia, located near the confluence of the Axios and Erigon rivers. The name Stobaeus derives from the city associated with his origin.
Greek literature: Literature written in the Greek language from antiquity onward. The works excerpted in his anthologies belong chiefly to Greek literary culture.
Stobaeus's Eclogues: A section of Stobaeus's compilation containing excerpts on physical and ethical subjects. The Eclogues preserve many philosophical passages arranged by subject.