Fragmente der griechischen Historiker

Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker, commonly abbreviated FGrHist or FGrH (Fragments of the Greek Historians), is a collection by Felix Jacoby of the works of those ancient Greek historians whose works have been lost, but of which we have citations, extracts or summaries. It is mainly founded on Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Müller's previous Fragmenta Historicorum Graecorum (1841–1870).

The work was started in 1923 and continued by him till his death in 1959. The project was divided into five parts, of which only the first three were published. The first included the mythographers and the most ancient historians (authors 1-63); the second, the historians proper (authors 64–261); the third, the autobiographies, local histories and works on foreign countries (authors 262-856). The work thus far comes to fifteen volumes, but the fourth (biography and antiquarian literature) and the fifth part (historical geography) were never done. A pool of editors is currently trying to complete this task (Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker. Continued). Brill's New Jacoby (BNJ) is published online and provides English translations.

Volume Index

• Felix Jacoby: Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker. (FGrHist) Weidmann, Berlin 1923ff. OCLC Number 19475725.
  • Teil 1, Genealogie und Mythographie. - A. Vorrede, Text, Addenda, Konkordanz [Nr. 1 - 63], Weidmann, Berlin 1923; Neudr. verm. um Addenda zum Text, Nachtr. zum Kommentar, Corrigenda u. Konkordanz. Brill, Leiden 1957.
  • Teil 2, Zeitgeschichte. - A. Universalgeschichte und Hellenika [Nr. 64-105], Weidmann, Berlin, 1926.
  • Teil 2, Zeitgeschichte. - B. Spezialgeschichten, Autobiographien und Memoiren, Zeittafeln [Nr. 106-261], Weidmann, Berlin 1926-1930.
  • Teil 2, Zeitgeschichte. - C. Kommentar zu Nr. 64 – 105. Weidmann, Berlin 1926.
  • Teil 2, Zeitgeschichte. - D. Kommentar zu Nr. 106 – 261. Weidmann, Berlin 1930.
  • Teil 3, Geschichte von Staedten und Voelkern (Horographie und Ethnographie). - A. Autoren ueber verschiedene Staedte (Laender) [Nr. 262-296]. Brill, Leiden, 1940.
  • Teil 3, Geschichte von Staedten und Voelkern (Horographie und Ethnographie). - A. Kommentar zu Nr. 262 – 296. Brill, Leiden 1943.
  • Teil 3, Geschichte von Staedten und Voelkern (Horographie und Ethnographie). - B. Autoren ueber einzelne Staedte (Laender) [Nr. 297 – 607]. Brill, Leiden, 1954.
  • Teil 3, Geschichte von Staedten und Voelkern. - B (Suppl.), A commentary on the ancient historians of Athens. - Vol. 1. Text. Brill, Leiden, 1954.
  • Teil 3, Geschichte von Staedten und Voelkern. - B (Suppl.), A commentary on the ancient historians of Athens. - Vol. 2. Notes, Addenda, Corrigenda, Index. Brill, Leiden 1954.
  • Teil 3, Geschichte von Staedten und Voelkern. - B, Kommentar zu Nr. 297 - 607. Text – Noten. Brill, Leiden, 1955.
  • Teil 3, Geschichte von Staedten und Voelkern. - C, Autoren ueber einzelne Laender. - Bd. 1. Aegypten - Geten [Nr. 608a – 708]. Leiden, Brill, 1958
  • Teil 3, Geschichte von Staedten und Voelkern. - C, Autoren ueber einzelne Laender. - Bd. 2. Illyrien - Thrakien [Nr. 709 – 856]. Brill, Leiden, 1958.
  • Teil 3, Geschichte von Staedten und Voelkern. – C, fasc. 1. Commentary on nos. 608a – 608. Brill, Leiden, 1994. (von Charles W. Fornara)
  • Part 4, Biography and antiquarian literature. – A, Biography. - Fasc. 1. The pre-Hellenistic period. Brill, Leiden, 1998. (von Jan Bollansé u. a.)
  • Part 4, Biography and antiquarian literature. – A, Biography. - Fasc. 3. Hermippos of Smyrna. Brill, Leiden, 1999 (von Jan Bollansé).
  • Part 4, Biography and antiquarian literature. – A, Biography. - Fasc. 7. Imperial and undated authors. Brill, Leiden, 1999. (von Jan Radicke)

• • Index: Jacoby Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker : Indexes of Parts I, II, and III: Indexes of ancient authors (1. Introduction, alphabetical list of authors conserving testimonia & fragments. – 2. Concordance Jacoby – source. - - 3. Alphabetical list of fragmentary historians with alphabetical list of source-authors for each). Pierre Bonnechere, Brill, Leiden, 1999. OCLC Number 43072091.

• Planned Continuation Volumes:
  • IV B. History of Literature, Music, Art and Culture (and related genres)
  • IV C. Politeiai, Nomoi, Nomima, On Cities, On Islands, Ktiseis, Aitia (and related genres)
  • IV C 1. Politeiai, Nomoi and Nomima
  • IV C 2. On Cities, On Islands, Ktiseis, Aitia (and related genres)
  • IV C 3. Kallimachos
  • IV D. History of Religion and Cult
  • IV E. Paradoxography
  • IV F. Collections, Anthologies and Hypomnemata (and related genres)

References

• Jacoby, Felix (1909). "Über die Entwicklung der griechischen Historiographie und den Plan einer neuen Sammlung der griechischen Historikerfragmente" [On the Development of Greek Historiography and the Plan for a New Collection of the Greek Historians' Fragments]. Klio (in German) 9: 80–123. ISSN 0075-6334. 
• Schepens, Guido (1996). "Jacoby's FGrHist. Problems, Methods, Prospects". In Most, Glenn W. Collecting Fragments. Fragmente sammeln. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. pp. 144–172. ISBN 3-525-25900-X. 
• Marincola, John (2000). " Review of P. Bonnechère, Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker. Indexes of Parts I, II, and III. Indexes of Ancient Authors.". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. ISSN 1055-7660.  Direct Link

External links

• Wiki Classical Dictionary: FGrH
• Brill’s New Jacoby
• Listing of FGrHist authors at the Wayback Machine (archived January 13, 2008)
• Translation of selected fragments
• Fragmentary Texts