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Hippolytus of Rome, Chronicle 527

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Context

Hippolytus was an enigmatic ecclesiastical scholar of the early 3rd century, possibly a presbyter from Rome and later bishop, whose surviving corpus is impressive for its scale and scope. One of the most popular among his works in later times was a universal history of the world with extensive geographic and genealogical content that reflects dependence on the Hebrew Bible. The second part, which survives in a single manuscript, seems to be either a Hellenistic compendium that was largely adopted by Hippolytus in composing this work, or a Middle Roman work that was falsely appended to this work at a later date under Hippolytus’ name. It is a navigational manual of the Mediterranean Sea, like a primitive portolan chart, that recorded sailing distances in stades (σταδιασμός) out from base locations and brief observations on coastlines, prevailing winds, and water sources. This passage records the distances out from Rhodes, including the voyage to Caesarea.

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Ἐκ Ῥόδου εἰς Ἀλεξάνδρειαν στάδιοι ͵δφʹ· ἐκ Ῥόδου εἰς <Ἀσ>κάλωνα στάδιοι ͵γχʹ· ἐκ Ῥόδου εἰς Καισάρειαν στάδιοι ͵γχʹ· ἐκ Ῥόδου εἰς Βηρυτὸν στάδιοι ͵γχʹ· ἐκ Ῥόδου εἰς Σιδῶνα στάδιοι ͵γχʹ· ἐκ Ῥόδου εἰς Βύβλον στάδιοι ͵γχʹ· ἐκ Ῥόδου εἰς Τρίπολιν στάδιοι ͵γχʹ· ἐκ Ῥόδου εἰς Σελευκείαν στάδιοι ͵γχʹ· ἐκ Ῥόδου εἰς Κιλικίαν στάδιοι ͵αφʹ· ἐκ Ῥόδου εἰς Κώρυκον στάδιοι ͵α· ἐκ Ῥόδου εἰς Κώρυκον στάδιοι ͵α· ἐκ Ῥόδου δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν Κύπρον ἐπὶ τὴν ἑσπερίαν τὴν ἐπ’ ἀνατολὰς τοῦ κριοῦ οὐριώτα⟨τα⟩ ζεφύρῳ στάδιοι ͵βωʹ … 1

Textual Note

Ed. Helm 1955

Discussion Note

Codex Matritensis 4701

Translation

From Rhodes to Alexandria, 4,500 stades. From Rhodes to Ashkelon, 3,600 stades. From Rhodes to Caesarea, 3,600 stades. From Rhodes to Berytus, 3,600 stades. From Rhodes to Sidon, 3,600 stades. From Rhodes to Byblos, 3,600 stades. From Rhodes to Tripolis, 3,600 stades. From Rhodes to Seleuceia, 3,600 stades. From Rhodes to Cilicia, 1,500 stades. From Rhodes to Corycus, 1,000 stades. From Rhodes to western Cyprus, the part east of the Ram, with the fairest possible west wind, 2,800 stades …

Translation Note

Trans. J. L. Rife

Works Cited

  • 1 Hippolytus of Rome, Hippolytus Werke IV: Die Chronik, ed. Rudolf Helm, 2nd ed., Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte 46 (Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1955), section: 527.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
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Joseph L. Rife, “Hippolytus of Rome, Chronicle 527,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published June 30, 2023, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/89.

Bibliography:

Joseph L. Rife, “Hippolytus of Rome, Chronicle 527.” In Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, edited by Joseph L. Rife., edited by Joseph L. Rife. Caesarea City and Port Exploration Project, 2023. Entry published June 30, 2023. https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/89.

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Entry Title: Hippolytus of Rome, Chronicle 527

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  • Joseph L. Rife, general editor, Vanderbilt University
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