Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi
A fictional exchange of five letters between Alexander the Great and Dindimus, the king of the Brahmans. This short text belongs to the minor writings of the corpus known as the Alexander Romance. The text was known by the 7th century, and Alcuin had access to the text in Latin by the 8th century.
- HMML ID
- 346873334215
- PURL
- LC access point
- Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi
- VIAF
Variants
- Alexander and Dindimus
- Alexandri Magni cum Dindimo, rege Bragmanorum, de philosophia per litteras facta collatio
- Alexandri Magni cum Dindimo, rege bragmanorum, de philosophia per litteras facta collatio
- Alexandri regis magni Macedonum et Dindimi bragmanorum regis, per litteras pulcherrima collatis
- Alexandri, regis Macedonum, et Dindimi, regis Bragmanorum, de philosophia per litteras facta collatio
- Collatio Alexandri cum Dindimo
- Collatio Alexandri cum Dindimo per litteras facta
Work information
- Title
- Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi
- Centuries
- 7th century CE
- Original languages
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Preferred citation
"Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified August 13, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/work/346873334215
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-07-11
- Last edited
- 2023-08-13