The Scriptum Graecum Digitale archive presents a digital edition of a manuscript of Homer’s Iliad, reimagined across different historical periods of the Greek language. This project combines philological precision with digital innovation to explore how a single work might have looked in various linguistic and historical contexts—from Classical Antiquity to the modern era.
The Conept
The Objective
Rethinking the Digital Edition
The goal is twofold: to preserve and disseminate one of the most influential texts of the Greek literary tradition while also illustrating the continuity and transformation of the Greek language over time.
Scriptum Graecum Digitale proposes a new approach to what a "digital edition" can be. Rather than offering a single, fixed editorial viewpoint, it emphasises textual fluidity, user agency, and minimal editorial mediation. Visitors are invited to define their own journey through the archive—exploring different textual states, orthographic practices, or historical reimaginings—thus engaging with the material in an open, exploratory, and interactive way.