Phlegon of Tralles and fossils from Dalmatia

Članak donosi podatak iz djela grčkog pisca Flegona o tijelima u Artemidinoj pećini kod Splita čija rebra prelaze jedanaest kubita (oko 4,5 m). Spis pripada “paradoksografskoj” vrsti književnosti. Raspravlja se o autentičnosti podatka, odnosno radi li se o jednom od niza primjera senzacionalizma u toj vrsti antičke literature ili o donekle realnom izvješću koje sugerira arheološke, odnosno paleontološke nalaze. Takvi su nalazi u antičkom svijetu ponekad tumačeni mitologijom.The article contains data from the work of the Greek writer Phlegon on the bodies in the Artemis Cavern near Split, which had ribs exceeding 11 cubits (ca. 4.5 m) in length. This record is classified as a “paradoxographical” type of text. There is a discussion of the authenticity of this data, i.e., whether it is one of a series of examples of sensationalism in this type of ancient literature or a somewhat realistic report which suggests an archaeological, or rather paleontological find. Such finds in the ancient world were sometimes interpreted through the prism of mythology