page_title: Arethas of Caesarea
hierarchical_section_title: Arethas of Caesarea
caption_attribution_description: Miniscule parchment containing the beginning of Phaedrus in Codex Clarkianus 39 in the en:Bodleian Library. The minuscule was written for Arethas of Patras (later of Caesarea), one of the most important figures in the history of Byzantine books. It was bought by Dr. E.D. Clarke in 1802 from the monastery of St. John on Patmos. Greek text (first lines): Ὦ φίλε Φαῖδρε. ποῖ δὴ καὶ πόθεν: παρά Λυσίου ὦ Σώκρατες, τοῦ Κεφάλου∙ πορεύομαι δὲ πρὸς περίπατον ἔξω τείχους∙ συχνὸν γὰρ ἐκεῖ διέτριψα χρόνον, καθήμενος ἐξ ἐωθινοῦ∙ τῶι δὲ σῶι καὶ ἐμῶι ἐταίρωι πειθόμενος, Ἀκουμένωι, κατὰ τὰς ὁδοὺς ποιοῦμαι τοὺς περιπάτους∙ φησὶ γὰρ ἀκοπωτέρους εἶναι τῶν ἐν τοῖς δρόμοις: καλῶς γὰρ ὦ ἐταῖρε λέγει. ἀτὰρ Λυσίας ἦν ὡς ἔοικεν ἐν ἄστει: ναί, παρ᾽ Ἐπικράτει. ἐν τῆιδε τῆι πλησίον τοῦ ὀλυμπίου οἰκίαι τῆι Μορυχίαι:
context_page_description: Arethas of Caesarea was Archbishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia early in the 10th century, and is considered one of the most scholarly theologians of the Greek Orthodox Church. The codices produced by him, containing his commentaries are credited with preserving many ancient texts, including those of Plato and Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations".
context_section_description: Arethas of Caesarea (Greek: Ἀρέθας; born c. 860 AD) was Archbishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia (modern Kayseri, Turkey) early in the 10th century, and is considered one of the most scholarly theologians of the Greek Orthodox Church.  The codices produced by him, containing his commentaries are credited with preserving many ancient texts, including those of Plato and Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations".
caption: A portion of Plato's Phaedrus from the Codex Clarkianus believed to have been commissioned by Arethas of Caesarea (from the Bodleian Library Collection)
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