Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol 2 of 2)
CHAPTER XXI.
_THE ANTHOLOGY._
The History of its Compilation.--Collections of Meleager, Philippus, Agathias, Cephalas, Planudes.--The Palatine MS.--The Sections of the Anthology.--Dedicatory Epigrams.--Simonides.--Epitaphs: Real and Literary.--Callimachus.--Epigrams on Poets.--Antipater of Sidon.--Hortatory Epigrams.--Palladas.--Satiric Epigrams.--Lucillius.--Amatory Epigrams.--Meleager, Straton, Philodemus, Antipater, Rufinus, Paulus Silentiarius, Agathias, Plato.--Descriptive Epigrams. Page 281