Die Alexanderhistoriker Ephippos von Olynth (FGrH 126) und Nikobule (FGrH 127) in eAQUA

Abstract

This article deals with the authors Ephippos of Olynth and Nikobule who wrote texts about the king Alexander the Great as contemporaries of Alexander. These texts are delivered only as fragments, mostly by Athenaios, and were put together by Felix Jacoby in his fragment collection (Ephippos FGrH 126 and Nikobule FGrH 127). Both authors are known in the research discussion as very hostile to Alexander. This appraisal is discussed and revalued in the following article. New methods (searching mask and Citationsgraph) from the project
eAQUA were used. Thus a new arrangement of the fragments of Ephippos is suggested. In addition, a fragment that was found in the text of Athenaios can also be proved in Eustathios of Thessalonike. This new fragment must be added to the collection to Ephippos.