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
https://w3id.org/haf/work/346873334215
LC access point
Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/202971453

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

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Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi
Centuries
7th century CE
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"Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified August 13, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/work/346873334215

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Date added
2023-07-11
Last edited
2023-08-13

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