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Nonnus of Panopolis

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Panopolis (Akhmim), Egypt

Genre

Poetry

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Nonnus of Panopolis (Νόννος) was a Greek epic poet. He was a native of Panopolis (Akhmim) in the Egyptian Thebaid, and probably lived at the end of the 4th or early 5th century. He is known as the composer of the Dionysiaca, an epic tale of the god Dionysus, and the Metabole, a paraphrase of the Gospel of John.

There is almost no evidence for the life of Nonnus. It is known that he was a native of Panopolis (Akhmim) in Upper Egypt, by his naming in manuscripts. Scholars have generally dated him from the end of the 4th to the early part of the 5th century AD. He must have lived after a poem of Claudian's which he appears to be familiar with (after 394–397 AD), but before Agathias Scholasticus' reference to him as a "recent author." (before 53 ...more

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	Dionysiaca, Books 1-15 (Loeb Classical Library, #344) by Nonnus of Panopolis, W.H.D. Rouse (Translator) 3.61 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 400 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dionysiaca, Books 16-35 (Loeb Classical Library, #354) by Nonnus of Panopolis, W.H.D. Rouse (Translator) 3.36 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 400 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dionysiaca, Books 36-48 (Loeb Classical Library, #356) by Nonnus of Panopolis, W.H.D. Rouse (Translator) 3.29 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 400 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of Dionysus: The Dionysiaca of Nonnus of Panopolis by Nonnus of Panopolis, William Levitan (Editor), Stanley Lombardo (Editor) 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dionisiacas Vol. 1 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 500 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Dionysiaca of Nonnus 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Dionisiache Vol. III: Canti 25-36 by Nonnus of Panopolis, Dario Del Corno (Editor), Maria Maletta (Translator) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 400 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Dionisiache Vol. II: Canti 13-24 by Nonnus of Panopolis, Dario Del Corno (Editor), Maria Maletta (Translator) 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 500 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nonnos: Dionysiaca I 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Dionisiache, IV: (Canti 37-48) (Italian Edition) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars