Publication Date
2025
Document Type
Book
Description
The ancient Greek poem Batrachomyomachia tells the story of a one-day war between the kingdoms of mice and frogs, ended only by the intervention of Zeus. This poem has taken many forms, including a 1721 collection of translations which can be found in the Binghamton Special Collections. This paper tells the story of the book’s many owners, from a French nobleman who killed himself before the revolution could take his head to a Prussian bookseller who fled to America with his Jewish wife in the late 1930s. While some left a name or other mark of ownership behind, other owners were only found in historical records including this book. This paper argues that these records are the only way we have a connection between this book and some of its owners, signifying the incredible importance of keeping and maintaining proper records, allowing future scholars to explore otherwise unidentifiable connections.
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Recommended Citation
Navage, Dexter, "The Batrachomyomachia -- a Short Lived Battle with a Long Lasting Legacy" (2025). Research Days Posters 2025. 130.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/130
