Texts main contact the characters of theophrastus translated by rc jebb 1870 this text differs from jebbs only in using the greek as opposed to roman terms for political offices and monetary units and restoring the order of the to the sequence most generally in use jebbs sequence is noted throughout in parentheses it is possible to link to a specific . The characters of theophrastus are unique in the history of letters they have been much imitated . The characters of theophrastus item preview remove circle share or embed this item texts the characters of theophrastus by theophrastus bennett charles e charles edwin 1858 1921 hammond william alexander 1861 1938 publication date 1902 topics characters and characteristics. The characters of theophrastus newly edited and translated by jm edmonds by theophrastus edmonds j m john maxwell knox a d alfred dillwyn 1884 1943 herodas herodes cercidas and the greek choliambic poets except callimachus and babrius