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Deipnosophistae in quindecim libros divisae sunt. Manuscriptus unus tantum hoc opus nobis praebet, videlicetMarcianus 447 ("A" apud editores), e quo libri I et II, prima pars libri III, ultima libri XV pagina aliaequa paginae paucae deperditae sunt. Ea quae nobis desunt partim exepitoma Deipnosophistarum restitui possunt, recensione abbreviata saeculo XII composita res librorum quindecim comprehendente.
TextusDeipnosophistarum epitomaeque secundum paginas editionisCasauboni (1598) citari solet. Numeri paginarum sectionesque a-f cuiusque paginae in marginibus editionum recentiorum fere omnium recitantur.
Liber I:Epitome 1a-3f : praefatio; de forma operis
1535 :Iacobus Bedrotus,Christianus Herlinus, edd.,Ἀθηναίου δειπνοσοφιστῶν βίβλια πεντεκαίδεκα: Athenaei Dipnosophistarum, hoc est argute sciteque in convivio disserentium, lib. XV. Basileae: apud I. Valderum, 1535(Graece)Textus apud Monacenses
1680 :Michael de Marolles, interpr.,Athénée: Les quinze lives des Deipnosophistes e versionibus Latinis Francogallice a Michaele de Marolles versi. Lutetiae: J. Langlois, 1680(Francogallice)Textus interretialis
1827 :G. Dindorf, ed.,Athenaei Deipnosophistarum libri XV. Lipsiae 1827.(Graece)123
1840 : Giovanni Petrettini, interpr.,Dei dipnosofisti di Ateneo tutto che risguarda alle belle arti ... (Biblioteca greca delle belle arti, vol. 2). Mediolani: Molina, 1840(Italiane) (Textus apudGoogle Books)
1854 : C. D. Yonge, interpr.,The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned of Athenaeus. 3 voll. Londinii: Henry Bohn, 1854.(Anglice)Textus huius versionisv. 1
1956 : A. M. Desrousseaux, ed. et interpr.,Athénée de Naucratis: Les deipnosophistes: livres I et II. Lutetiae: Les Belles Lettres, 1956. (Collection Budé)(Graece,Francogallice)
1998-2001 : Claus Friedrich, interpr., T. Nothers, ed.,Athenaios: Das Gelehrtenmahl. 5 voll. Stutgardiae: Hiersemann, 1998–2001
2000- : Lucía Rodríguez-Noriega Guillén, ed. et interpr.,Ateneo: Banquete de sofistas. Vol. 1- . Matriti: Gredos, 1998-
2001 : Luciano Canfora, ed.; R. Cherubina et al., interprr.; Christian Jacob, praefat.,Ateneo: I deipnosofisti: I dotti a banchetto. 4 voll. Romae: Salerno editrice, 2001(Graece,Italiane)recensio huius editionis
2009 : Benoit Louyest, ed.,Mots de poissons: le Banquet des sophistes, livres 6 et 7. Villeneuve d'Ascq: Septentrion, 2009
2018 : Sylvie Rougier-Blanc, ed.,Athénée de Naucratis. Le banquet des savants, livre XIV: Spectacles, chansons, danses, musiques et desserts. 2 voll. Burdigalae: Ausonius.ISBN 9782356132369
2019- : Douglas Olson, ed.,Athenaeus Naucratites: Deipnosophistae: volumina quinque quorum prima non iam prodit. Berolini: De Gruyter, 2019- (Bibliotheca Teubneriana)
1801-1807 : J. Schweighäuser,Animadversiones in Athenaei Deipnosophistas. Argentorati 1801-1807.123456789 (indices)
Eruditio recentior
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De singulis rebus fontibusque
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