Aulus Gellius Wiki

Aulus Gellius was a second-century CE Roman writer famous for his poikilographic work Noctes Atticae (Attic Nights), which can be interpreted as one of the first wikis ever. In case you have not heard, a wiki is a collaborative community website about a certain topic that anyone can build and expand. And this wiki is about Aulus Gellius himself, his Attic Nights, Greek and Roman literature and the exciting cultural milieu called the Second Sophistic.

The important thing is that wikis like this one depend on readers getting involved and adding content. Wikis started in the 1990ties as technical manuals and fanpages, but they have since evolved greatly and now they cover a variety of topics, from popular culture to serious and even academic subjects. The Aulus Gellius Wiki was founded by classical scholars who believe that Gellius himself would approve of and enjoy such a way of doing scholarship. We explain this in more detail in the article "The Attic Nights as a community website". If you are interested not only in reading Gellius and about Gellius, but would also like to contribute in expanding this knowledge base, please click the "Add new page" or "Edit" button at the top of any page to get started. You can also contact the Administrators directly, post on our community page or join the "Collegium Gellianum" group on Facebook.

Here is what you can find here so far:


 * The Latin text of Aulus Gellius' Noctes Atticae, macronised
 * Audio recordings of the chapters
 * Bibliographia Gelliana
 * A list of current research projects on Gellius (forthcoming papers etc. – please update this page or let us know if you are currently working on a research project!)
 * Gellian events

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