Sources and Critical Notes.

1-30. (Followed without break by 53-58) Sext. Emp. Math. vii. 111. Cf. Porphyrius, de antro nymph. ch. 22. 28-32. Simpl. de coelo 557, 25. 28-30. Laer. Diog. ix. 22. 29-30. Plut. adv. Colot. 1114 D. Prokl. Tim. p. 105 B; Clem. Al. Strom. v. p. 682.

Vv. 6-8 Karsten transfers to a position after v. 10 (order: 5, 9, 10, 6, 7, 8, 11), comma at end of v. 5 and period at end of v. 8. Stein transfers vv. 4-8 to a position after v. 21, and changes δαίμονος of v. 3 to δαίμονες in apposition with Ἡλιάδες κοῦραι. Order: 3, 9, 10... 20, 21, 4, 5... 7, 8, where a break occurs, and v. 22 begins a new section.

V. 2: SV ζησαν. V. 3: MSS. πάντα τῆ φέρει, Karst. πάντ’ ἀδαῆ φ., Hermann καὶ πάντ’ αὐτὴ, Stein πάντα μάθη. Diels compares v. 32 and Verg. Aen. vi. 565. V. 4: C φερομένην, G φέρομαι. V. 6: Karsten inserts ἵει. V. 7: G αἰσθόμενος, Stein ἀχθόμενος: GR ἐπήγετο, C ἐπήγετος V. 10: MSS. κρατερῶν, except G κρατεραῖς, corr. Karsten. V. 12: MSS. καὶ σφᾶς. V. 14: CRV δίκην. V. 17: FG ταῖς. V. 20: MSS. CGRV ἀρηρότα τῆ, Hermann ἀρηρότας ᾗ. V. 25: V ἵπποι: R τε, other MSS. ταὶ. V. 26: CR οὔτοι, G οὔτε. V. 27: Stein τηλοῦ for ἐκτὸς. V. 28: CR πείθεσθαι. V. 29: Prokl. εὐφέγγεος, Simpl. εὐκυκλέος: Plut., Diog., Sext. L ἀτρεκές; text follows Prokl. and other MSS. of Sext. Stein compares Sextus’s explanation ἀμετακίνητον 215 6. V. 31: Stein suggests τοῦτο. V. 32: MSS. εἶναι, corr. Karsten.

33-40. Prokl. Tim. 105 B. 35-40. Simpl. Phys. 25 r 116, 28. 40 b. Plot. Ennead. v. 1, 8, p. 489; Clem. Al. Strom. 749.

V. 33: MSS. ἄγε τῶν, corr. Karsten. V. 34: MSS. μοῦσαι, corr. Brandis. V. 38: Prokl. δ’ ἤτοι: Simpl. παναπευθέα, Stein παναπειθῆ, text follows Prokl. V. 39 Prokl. ἐφικτὸν, text follows Simpl. Stein compares Simpl. D 109, 24; 111, 25.

41-42. Prokl. Parm. ii. 120; Vulg. ἄρξομαι corr. Karst.

43-51. Simpl. Phys. 25 r 117, 4. 43-44. Ibid. 19 r 86, 27. 45. Cf. Ibid. 17 r 78, 6. 50. Ibid. 17 r 78, 3.

V. 43: F τέον, aDE (19: 86) τὸ ὄν. V. 44: MSS. (19: 86) and a (25: 117): D μὴ δὲ οἵδ’, F οἶδ’, E μὴ δέοι δ’: f εἶναι, DEF (25: 117) ἔστι. V. 45: Diels supplies εἴργω, Stein concludes the line like v. 52. V. 47 DEF πλάττονται, text follows a. Vv. 50, 51: Diels ταὐτόν.

53-58a follow 1-32 in Sext. Emp. 52-53. Plato, Soph. 237 A, 258 D; Arist. Met. xiii. 1089 a; Simpl. Phys. 29 v 135, 21; 31 r 143, 31; 53 v 244, 1. 53. Simpl. Phys. 11 r 78, 6; 152 v 650, 13. 54-56. Diog. Laer. ix. 22.

V. 52: Plato, τοῦτ’ οὐδαμῇ, Arist. τοῦτο δαῇς Simpl. δαμῆ, corr. Stein. Karsten omits v. 52. V. 55: Bergk εὔσκοπον. V. 56: CRV κρίνε, G κριναν: L πολύπειρον. Vulg. λόγῳ, corr. Burnet. Stein rejects v. 53, and transfers 54-57a to the proœmium following 32.

57 b-112 (except 90-93). Simpl. Phys. 31: 145-146. 57 b-59. Ibid. 31 r 142, 34. 57 b-70. Ibid. 17 r 78, 12. 59-60. Clem. Al. Strom. v. 716; Euseb. Praep. xiii. 680 c. 59-61. Simpl. Phys. 7 r 30, 1. 60. Plut. adv. Col. 1114 D; Euseb. Praep. i. 23; Theod. Ther. Ser. iv. 7; Phil. Phys. B 5 r: 65; Simpl. de Caelo 557, 17; Phys. 26 r 120, 23. 60a. Simpl. Phys. 19 r 87, 21; Plut. Strom. 5; Dox. 580. 61. Ammon. on Herm. D 7 (= Cramer A. P. 1388); Philop. Phys. 5 r: 65; Prokl. Parm. iv. 62. 62-66. Simpl. Phys. 34 v 162, 18. 62-65. Simpl. de Caelo, 137, 1.

V. 57: Stein μόνης: V δέ τι, CH δὲ τοι, FG δέ γε. V. 60: Plut. Strom. 5 reads μοῦνον for οὖλον: a (17: 78) ἀτέλευτον, MSS. (26: 120) and Dox. 284 and 580 ἀγένητον. V. 62: F διζήσεται. V. 66: D (31: 145) μηδαμῶς: E (31: 145) αὐξάμενον: Da (17: 78) a (31: 145) φῦναι, E φῦν. Cf. Stein, p. 786. V. 68: MSS. ἔκ γε μὴ ὄντος, DE om. γε, Karst. ἐκ τοῦ ἐόντος, Stein ἔκ γε πέλοντος. Corr. Diels, paraphrasing Simpl. 78, 27. V. 70: EF Bergk, Diels πέδησιν. V. 71b: v. Stein, Symbol. 787. V. 73: aDE ἀνόνητον; text follows F. V. 75: MSS. ἔπειτα πέλοι το, corr. Karsten, Stein ἀπόλοιτο πέλον: MSS. ἄν, corr. Stein. V. 76: EF ἐγένετ’, D ἔγετ’, corr. Bergk.

77. De Caelo, 559, 115. 78. Simpl. Phys. 19 r 86, 24, 31 r 143, 3; 81. Simpl. Phys. 86, 22; 87, 23. Plot. Ennead. vi. 4, 4, 648 A; Prokl. Parm. ii. 62 and 120; Philop. B 5: 65. 82-89 (except 85). Simpl. Phys. 9 r 39, 26. 82-84. Ibid. 17 v 79, 32. 85-89. Ibid. 7 r 30, 6; 9 r 40, 3. 85. Prokl. Parm. iv. 32. Simpl. Phys. 31 r 143, 15.

V. 78: F διαιρέτεον. V. 79: For μᾶλλον Stein reads κεν ἐόν. V. 80: F δὲ πλέον. V. 82: D ἀκινήτων. V. 84: MSS. τῆδε, corr. Scal. DEF ἐπλάχθησαν, corr. a. V. 85: Diels ταὐτόν, ταὐτῷ, ἑαυτό. Simpl. 30, 6 omits the last τε. V. 86: C οὐχ οὕτως, a οὕτως, text from DF. V. 88: Stein πέλον. V. 89: Simpl. μὴ ἐὸν δὲ ἂν παντὸς. Karsten reads ἐπιδευές in three syllables and puts κε for ἄν. Preller omits μή. Stein considers these views untenable, and finds a break, probably longer than one line, after ἐπιδευές.

90-93. Clem. Al. Strom. v. 2, 653. 90. Theod. Ther. Ser. i. 13.

V. 90: Stein suggests ἀπεόν τε νόῳ παρεόν τε βεβαίῳ. V. 91: Stein πέλον: Vulg. ἀποτμήξει, corr. Brandis. MSS. τὸ ἐὸν τοῦ, corr. Preller, comparing vv. 105 and 108.

94-112. Simpl. Phys. 31 v 146, 7. 94-98. Ibid. 19 r 87, 13 and 86, 31. 94-96. Ibid. 31 r 143, 22. 98. Plat. Theaet. 180 E, and from this Simpl. Phys. 7 r 29, 18. 103-105. Plat. Soph. 244 E; from Plato, Simpl. Phys. 12 r 52, 23; 19 v 89, 22; Stob. Ecl. i. 15, p. 352. 103-104. Arist. de X. Z. G. ch. 2 and 4; Prokl. Tim. 160 D; Simpl. Phys. 27 r 126, 22 and 127, 31; 29 v 137, 16. 104-105. Prokl. Parm. iv. p. 62.

V. 95: DE (87, 15) πεφωτισμένον. V. 96: (19: 86, 13) οὐδὲν γάρ ἐστιν. (31: 146) οὐδ’ εἰ χρόνος ἐστίν, corr. Stein. V. 98: Text from Simpl. 19: 87. Simpl. 31: 146 πάντ’ ὠνόμασται. Plato οἷον ἀκίνητον † τελέθει τῷ πάντι † ὄνομ’ εἶναι. V. 100: MSS. οὐχί, corr. Karst. V. 105: E and Plato χρεόν. V. 102: Karsten αὐτὰρ ἐπί, Stein αὐτὰρ ἐόν, V. 106: DEF παύοι, text from a: F κινεῖσθαι, Stein ἱκέσθαι. V. 107: MSS. οὔτε ὄν, corr. a. DEF καὶ ἕν, a κενὸν, corr. Karsten. V. 109: DEF οἱ γάρ, a ἦ γάρ, Diels εἰ γάρ or ἧ γάρ: MSS. κυρεῖ, corr. Stein.

110-121. Simpl. Phys. 9 r 38, 30. 110-119. Ibid. 7 v 30, 4. 113-119. Ibid. 38 r 180, 1. 110-113. Simpl. de Coelo 138, Peyr. 55 sq.

V. 113: (9 r 38) DEF γνώμας. 110-111. Phys. 9 r 41, 8 (7 v 30 and 38 r 180 all MSS. give γνώμαις and Stein prefers this, p. 794). V. 117: (9 r 39) DE, (39 r 180) DEF ἤπιον ἀραιὸν ἐλαφρόν (ἔστιν a), 7 r 30, and (9 r 39) aF ἤπιον ὂν μέγ’ ἀραιὸν ἐλαφρόν, RP λεπτὸν ἀραιὸν ἐλαφρὸν, text follows Stein V. 118: (9 r 39) aEF (39 r 180) aF, (7 v 31) MSS. κατ’ αὐτό· (9 r 39) DE κατὰ ταὐτον, text follows Stein, who uses first letter of the next line. V. 119: F κατ’ αὐτό τἀντια, aDE τἀναντια, text from Stein by change of Τ to Υ. V. 120: MSS. τὸν, corr. Karsten. V. 121: Stein reads γνώμῃ.

122-125. Simpl. Phys. 39 r 180, 9.

V. 125: D ἶσον, Stein suggests ἀμφότερον.

126-128. Ibid. 9 r 39, 14. 127-131. Ibid. 7 v 31, 13.

V. 126: EᵃD¹ πάηντο, D²E πύηντο, a ποίηντο, corr. Bergk: DEᵃ ἀκρήτοις, a ἀκρίτοιο, corr. Stein. V. 127: Eᵃ οἴεται. V. 129: MSS. πάντα, Mullach πάντῃ, Stein πᾶσιν: aF ἄρχη, text follows DE. V. 130: Stein suggests μιγῆν, τό τ’.

132. Plato, Symp. 178 B; Arist. Met. i. 4, 984 b 26; Plut. Amat. 756 F; Sext. Emp. Math. ix. 9; Stob. Ecl. i. 10, p. 274; Simpl. Phys. 9 r 39, 18.

133-139. Clem. Al. Strom. v. 14, 732. Stein assigns to Empedokles.

140-143. Simpl. de Coelo f. 138: Peyr. 55 sqq., Brandis 510 a.

V. 140: Stein introduces λέγειν before πως from what precedes.

144. Plut. Colot. p. 1116 A.

145. Plut. Quaest. Rom. 282 A; de fac. lun. 929 A.

146-149. Arist. Met. iii. 5, 1009 b 17; Theophr. de sens. 3; Dox. 499.

V. 146: Text follows Arist. SBᵇCᵇ, Theophr. PF; Vulg. ἕκαστος: MSS. κρᾶσιν, corr. Stephan. V. 147: Arist. παρίσταται; text follows Theophr.

150. Galen, Hipp. Epid. vi. 48; Comm. ii. (ix. p. 430 Char).

151-153. Simpl. de Coelo f. 138; Peyr. 55 sq., Gaisf. Poet. Min. 287.

V. 151: MSS. ἔφυ, corr. Stein. MSS. (καὶ) νῦν ἔασι, Peyr. νῦν τε ἔασι, Stein νῦν καὶ ἔασι. V. 153: Text follows Oxford MS.: Turin MS. transposes last two words.

150-155. (Karsten) Coelius Aurel. de Morb. Chron. iv. 9, p. 545 Wet. R. P. 102 c. V. (151) Vulg. venis informans, corr. Diels, Dox. 193, n. 1.

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