Loci communes (Pseudo-Maximus)

The Loci communes (Commonplaces) or Capita theologica (Theological Chapters)[a] is a Byzantine Greek florilegium containing a mix of Judeo-Christian and pagan selections.

[2] Among the famous names are Thales, Pythagoras, Solon, Euripides, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Isocrates, Demosthenes, Diogenes, Philo, Epicurus and Menander.

Its chapter headings are devoid of Christian references and appear to be inspired by those of the Anthologium of Stobaeus.

[4] An Arabic translation, entitled Kitāb al-rawḍa (Book of the Garden), was made by ʿAbdallāh ibn al-Faḍl al-Anṭākī in the 11th century.

[5] This extensive commentary by Ibn al-Faḍl sometimes misled past researchers to believe the entire text was his original compilation.

Table of contents of the Arabic translation in Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai , MS Arab 66 from 1266 [ 1 ]