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Leo of Naples (fl. 950s), also called Leo the Archpriest (Italian: Leone Arciprete), was a diplomat and translator in the service of Dukes John III and Marinus II of Naples. He undertook a diplomatic mission to Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, during the joint reign of Constantine VII and Romanus II between 945 and 959. During his time in the capital, he came across the Alexander Romance, a collection of Greek stories about Alexander the Great, and had a copy made for Theodora, the wife of John III. After Theodora's death, John commissioned Leo to translate the Romance into Latin. The date of Theodora's death is unknown, but she was still living in 951. John died in 968 or 969. All that is known of Leo comes from the prologue he wrote to this translation, in which he ca

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  • Leo von Neapel war ein Archipresbyter (Erzpriester) des 10. Jahrhunderts. Bekannt ist Leo durch seine Historia de preliis Alexandri Magni, eine Übertragung des abenteuerlichen Alexanderromans des Pseudo-Kallisthenes aus dem Griechischen ins Lateinische. Über das Leben Leos erfahren wir aus dem Prolog, den er seiner Übersetzung voranstellte. Er reiste um 950 im Auftrag der Herzöge Johannes II. und Marinus II. von Neapel nach Konstantinopel. Dort entdeckte er eine griechische Handschrift des Alexanderromans, von der er eine Abschrift anfertigte. Einige Jahre später, nach seiner Rückkehr nach Italien, fertigte er eine lateinische Übersetzung mit dem Titel Nativitas et victoria Alexandri Magni regis an. Weit verbreitet wurde diese Übersetzung jedoch nicht. Erst die stilistisch geglätteten und interpolierten Fassungen, deren gängige Bezeichnung von einer Inkunabelausgabe mit dem Titel Historia Alexandri Magni regis Macedonis de preliis abgeleitet ist, erzielten eine starke Wirkung. Leos lateinische Fassung diente als Grundlage für zahlreiche Übersetzungen in andere europäische Sprachen sowie ins Hebräische. (de)
  • León de Nápoles, también conocido como Arcipreste León (Nápoles - ... fl. 941-968) fue un arcipreste, escritor y traductor italiano, conocido sobre todo como autor de la Historia de preliis Alexandri Magni (o "Historia de las batallas de Alejandro"), una traducción al latín del Romance de Alejandro de Pseudo Calístenes. Su figura de hombre de letras y erudito literario está ligada a la tradición y recepción medieval de este romance del siglo III, cuya difusión, debida a León como primer y mejor traductor,​ habrían determinado la amplia fortuna de este texto griego, destinado a convertirse en patrimonio de la épica heroico-caballeresca medieval, sobre todo a partir del siglo XIII.​ Además, su actividad como investigador, recopilador y traductor de textos antiguos atestigua el progreso cultural que se estaba realizando en la Italia medieval entre los siglos X y XI. (es)
  • Leo of Naples (fl. 950s), also called Leo the Archpriest (Italian: Leone Arciprete), was a diplomat and translator in the service of Dukes John III and Marinus II of Naples. He undertook a diplomatic mission to Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, during the joint reign of Constantine VII and Romanus II between 945 and 959. During his time in the capital, he came across the Alexander Romance, a collection of Greek stories about Alexander the Great, and had a copy made for Theodora, the wife of John III. After Theodora's death, John commissioned Leo to translate the Romance into Latin. The date of Theodora's death is unknown, but she was still living in 951. John died in 968 or 969. All that is known of Leo comes from the prologue he wrote to this translation, in which he calls himself an archipresbyter. Leo entitled his work Nativitas et victoria Alexandri magni (Birth and Victory of Alexander the Great). The autograph does not survive and all surviving copies contain interpolations. Collectively, all the derivative versions of Leo's text are known today by the title Historia de preliis (History of Battles), which was given to a pre-1500 printing of the third recension at Strasbourg. (en)
  • Léon de Naples est un archiprêtre italien du Xe siècle connu en tant qu'auteur de l'Historia de preliis Alexandri Magni (ou Histoire des batailles d'Alexandre), une traduction latine du Roman d'Alexandre du Pseudo-Callisthène. (fr)
  • Leone Arciprete (Napoli, ... – ...; fl. 941-968) è stato un presbitero, scrittore e traduttore italiano. La sua figura di letterato e cultore letterario è legata alla tradizione e alla ricezione medievale del Romanzo di Alessandro attribuito al cosiddetto pseudo-Callistene, la cui diffusione, dovuta a Leone come primo e miglior tramite, avrebbe determinato l'ampia fortuna del testo greco, destinato a divenire patrimonio dell'epica eroico-cavalleresca medievale. La sua attività di ricercatore, collazionatore, e traduttore di testi antichi, inoltre, testimonia dei progressi culturali che si andavano compiendo nell'Italia medievale tra X e XI secolo. (it)
  • Leo van Napels, ook bekend als de aartspriester Leo, was een 10e-eeuws Italiaans aartspriester die bekend is geworden als auteur van de Historia de preliis Alexandri Magni (of Geschiedenis van de veldslagen van Alexander de Grote, een vertaling van de Alexanderroman van . (nl)
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  • Léon de Naples est un archiprêtre italien du Xe siècle connu en tant qu'auteur de l'Historia de preliis Alexandri Magni (ou Histoire des batailles d'Alexandre), une traduction latine du Roman d'Alexandre du Pseudo-Callisthène. (fr)
  • Leo van Napels, ook bekend als de aartspriester Leo, was een 10e-eeuws Italiaans aartspriester die bekend is geworden als auteur van de Historia de preliis Alexandri Magni (of Geschiedenis van de veldslagen van Alexander de Grote, een vertaling van de Alexanderroman van . (nl)
  • Leo von Neapel war ein Archipresbyter (Erzpriester) des 10. Jahrhunderts. Bekannt ist Leo durch seine Historia de preliis Alexandri Magni, eine Übertragung des abenteuerlichen Alexanderromans des Pseudo-Kallisthenes aus dem Griechischen ins Lateinische. Leos lateinische Fassung diente als Grundlage für zahlreiche Übersetzungen in andere europäische Sprachen sowie ins Hebräische. (de)
  • León de Nápoles, también conocido como Arcipreste León (Nápoles - ... fl. 941-968) fue un arcipreste, escritor y traductor italiano, conocido sobre todo como autor de la Historia de preliis Alexandri Magni (o "Historia de las batallas de Alejandro"), una traducción al latín del Romance de Alejandro de Pseudo Calístenes. Su figura de hombre de letras y erudito literario está ligada a la tradición y recepción medieval de este romance del siglo III, cuya difusión, debida a León como primer y mejor traductor,​ habrían determinado la amplia fortuna de este texto griego, destinado a convertirse en patrimonio de la épica heroico-caballeresca medieval, sobre todo a partir del siglo XIII.​ Además, su actividad como investigador, recopilador y traductor de textos antiguos atestigua el progreso cultu (es)
  • Leo of Naples (fl. 950s), also called Leo the Archpriest (Italian: Leone Arciprete), was a diplomat and translator in the service of Dukes John III and Marinus II of Naples. He undertook a diplomatic mission to Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, during the joint reign of Constantine VII and Romanus II between 945 and 959. During his time in the capital, he came across the Alexander Romance, a collection of Greek stories about Alexander the Great, and had a copy made for Theodora, the wife of John III. After Theodora's death, John commissioned Leo to translate the Romance into Latin. The date of Theodora's death is unknown, but she was still living in 951. John died in 968 or 969. All that is known of Leo comes from the prologue he wrote to this translation, in which he ca (en)
  • Leone Arciprete (Napoli, ... – ...; fl. 941-968) è stato un presbitero, scrittore e traduttore italiano. La sua figura di letterato e cultore letterario è legata alla tradizione e alla ricezione medievale del Romanzo di Alessandro attribuito al cosiddetto pseudo-Callistene, la cui diffusione, dovuta a Leone come primo e miglior tramite, avrebbe determinato l'ampia fortuna del testo greco, destinato a divenire patrimonio dell'epica eroico-cavalleresca medievale. (it)
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  • Léon de Naples (fr)
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  • Leo van Napels (nl)
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