pears to have contemplated a series of such productions, of which this was only the (
Greek characters) . Various appendices or scholia to it, and a collection of
107 prose epistles are yet unpublished. The first
edition of this work was published by Gerbelius in
1546. The best edition is that of Kiessling (Lips.
1826), though much still requires correction and
supplementation (see Struve, Ueber den politischen Vers der Mittelgriechen, 1828, and in the Krit.
Biblioth. 1827, 11 p. 241, &c. ; comp. DUbner, in
the Rhein. Mus. iv. 1). Some insignificant scholia
on the Chiliades by Tzetzes are published in Cramer's Anecdota. Oxon. (iii. 350, &c.). 3. An
iambic poem on the education of children is printed
in the editions of the Chiliades. 4. A series of
mythical and epic narratives, in 777 political lines,
entitled (Greek characters) , discovered by Immanuel Bekker, and published in the Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie, 1840. 5. A versified treatise
(Greek characters) , and another (
(Cramer, Anecd. Oocon. iv. 302, &c. ; Welcker,
Rhein. Mus. iv. 393, &c. ; Meineke, Com. Gr. ii.
p. 1245 — 1254, V. p. 3). 6. An equally worthless
poem or collection of verses, (Greek characters) (Cramer, Anecd. Paris. i. 59 — 162). 7.
Some versified scholia on Hermogtmes (Cramer,
Anecd. Oxon. iv. p. 1 — 148). 8. Lines (Greek characters) (Bekker, Anecd. vol. iii. p.
1088—1090). 9. An (Greek characters) on the Iliad of
Homer ; published by G. Hermann, together with
the work of Draco of Stratonicea, en metres (Leip-
zig, 1812). 10. Scholia on Hesiod, printed in the
editions of Hesiod by Trincavelli (Venice, 1537),
and Heinsius (Leyden, 1603).
Of the unpublished works of Joannes Tzetzes,
the most considerable is: 1. The Homeric Allegories ((Greek characters), consisting of some 6000 political lines. Tzetzes mentions this work in the
Chiliades (v. 7, 776, ix. 282, &c.). Besides this
there are, 2. Scholia on the Halieutica of Oppian.
3. Expositio Isagoges, sen Libri de V. Vocibus Porphyrii, in political verses. 4. An epitome of the
rhetoric of Ilermogenes, in political verses. 5. (Greek characters) (comp. Chil. xi. 361). 6. A col-
lection of 107 letters (see above). 7. A treatise on
the Canon of Ptolemy. 8. Various short pieces,
epigrams, &c. For an account of the manuscripts
in which these are found the reader is referred to
Fabricius, Bibl. Gr. vol. xi. p. 215, &c., comp. i.
403, &c. vi. 352. (Schöll, Geschichte der Griech. Litteratur, vol. iii. p. 84, &c. ; Bernhardy, Grundriss der GriecMschen Litteratur, vol. ii. p. 1070.)
2. Isaac ((Greek characters)), brother of the
preceding, is named in the manuscripts as the
author of the commentary on the Cassandra of Lycophron. It appears however from passages in his
works, that Joannes Tzetzes claimed it as his production {Chil. ix. hist. 298 ; comp. Schol. ad Lycophr. 83). The same claim is made in a letter of
Joannes Tzetzes to the Protonotarius Basilius
Achridenus, printed in Fabricius, vol. iii. p. 753,
and in Küster's Suidas, s. v. (Greek characters) In Chil.
viii. hist. 204, Joannes says that some other grammarian attempted to set up a claim to be the author
of the commentary, but was speedily detected.
The last editor, J. C. Müller, is of opinion that
Isaac Tzetzes first published a commentary on Lycophron, and that Joannes Tzetzes subsequently
published an enlarged and improved edition of it.
Of this he finds traces in the manuscripts, some of
which contain apparently the older edition of Isaac,
others the improved edition of Joannes, the additions exhibiting not only the learning, but the
arrogant self-complacency of Joannes. The latter
moreover does tell us that his brother Isaac wrote
a commentary on Lycophron (Schol. ad Hesiod.
Proleg. (Greek characters); comp. Chil. viii. 486). The
commentary is printed in several of the editions of
Lycophron, as in that printed at Basel, 1546 ; in
those of Canter (Basel, 1566), Stephamis(1601),
Potter (Oxon. 1697), Owen (Oxon. 1702), Sebastiani (Rome, 1803). The best edition of the
commentary, without the text of Lycophron, is
that by Muller (Leipzig, 1811).
[C. P. M.]
U. V.
VABALATHUS. Vopiscus, in his life ut Aurelian (c. 38), asserts that Zenobia assumed the
purple as regent for her son Balbatus (al. leg.
Babalatus), and not in the name of Herennianus
and Timolaus, which is the statement of Trebcllius
Pollio (Trig. Tyrann. xxix.). It is certain that
we find no trace of either Herennianus or Timolaus
on medals, while a few are extant, both Greek
and Roman, which exhibit imp. C. VABALATHUS AUG. or (Greek characters) with the
effigy and titles of Aurelian on the reverse. But
several of these bear words or characters, in addition to those given above, which have proved a
source of much embarrassment. Thus, on one we
find VABALATHUS. VCRIMDR., abbreviations to
which no archaeologist has been able to supply a
satisfactory interpretation; on others,
(Greek characters) or,
(Greek characters) or,
(Greek characters),
in which (Greek characters), &c., is supposed to stand for
(Greek characters), while Sroias or Srias may be a
sort of praenomen. Finally, there is a rare coin
displaying on the obverse two laurelled heads, one
of a bearded man, the other of a smooth-faced boy,
with the legend (Greek characters)
It would be tedious and improfitable to enumerate
the various theories proposed to solve the problems
suggested by these pieces. The only conclusion we
can safely form is, that Sroias, Vabalathus, and
Athenodorus were princes of Palmyra, connected
with Odenathus and Zenobia, but in what relation
they stood to them and to each other, has never
been determined. [W. R.]
VACCA, FLAMI'NIUS, a Roman sculptor, of whom all that is known is contained in the following inscription: D. O. M. FLAMINIO VACCAE SCULPTORI ROMANO QUI IN OPERIBUS QUAE PECIT NUNQUAM SIBI SATISFECIT. (Montfaucon, Diar. Ital. p. 105 ; Welcker, Rhein. Mus. 1848, vol. vi. p. 383.) [P. S.]
