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Abbreviations of Ancient Sources

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Abbreviations of Ancient Sources

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Roger B. Ulrich

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Abbreviations of Ancient Sources

Apul.	Apuleius, poet, philosopher, and rhetorician, born ca. A.D. 123 Fl(orida), Met(amorphoses), (De) Mun(do) English: Apuleius
Arn.	Arnobius (of Sicca), Christian convert, third century Adversus Nationes English: Arnobius
Caes.	C. Iulius Caesar, consul, general, dictator, 100–44 B.C. (De) B(ello) Civ(ili), (De) B(ello) Gall(ico), mid-first century B.C. English: Julius Caesar or simply Caesar
Cato	M. Porcius Cato, consul, censor, 234–149 B.C. (De Re) Rust(ica) (= De Agri Cultura), ca. 160 B.C. English: Cato
Cat.	C. Valerius Catullus, poet, ca. 84–54 B.C. English: Catullus
Cic.	M. Tullius Cicero, statesman, philosopher, 106–43 B.C. (Epistulae ad) Att(icum), (Pro) Clu(entio), (De) Nat(ura) D(eorum), Orat(or Ad M. Brutum), (In) Verr(em), (De) Inv(entione Rhetorica), (De) Leg(ibus), (De) Off(iciis), Parad (oxa Stoicorum), (Orationes) Phil(ippicae), (Epistulae ad) Q(uintum) Fr(atrem), Tusc(ulanae Disputationes) English: Cicero
Columella	L. Iunius Moderatus Columella, large estate holder, first century (De Re) Rust(ica), De Arboribus, ca. A.D. 60–65 English: Columella
Curt.	Q. Curtius Rufus, rhetorician, historian, first century A.D. Historiae Alexandri Magni English: Curtius
Dio	Cassius Dio Cocceianus, historian, ca. A.D. 150–235 English: Dio
Enn.	Q. Ennius, poet and playwright, 239–169 B.C. Ann(ales), scenica English: Ennius
Fest.	Sextus Pompeius Festus, lexicographer, late second century De verborum significatu cum Pauli Epitome, Lindsay edition English: Festus
Gaius	Gaius, Roman jurist, second century Dig(est) English: Gaius
Hor.	Q. Horatius Flaccus, poet, 65–8 B.C. Carm(ina), Sat(irae = Sermones) English: Horace
Isid.	Isidorus Hispalensis, bishop of Seville, sixth–seventh century Etymologiae (or Origines), ca. A.D. 602–36 English: Isidore
Joseph.	Josephus, historian, first century B(ellum) J(udaicum) English: Josephus
Juv.	Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, poet, late first–early second century A.D. Saturae English: Juvenal
Liv.	Titus Livius, historian, 64 or 59 B.C.–A.D. 12 or 17 English: Livy
Luc.	M. Annaeus Lucanus, poet, historian, A.D. 39–65 Bell(um) Civ(ile) English: Lucan
Lucil.	C. Lucilius, poet, ca. 180–102/1 B.C. English: Lucilius
Lucr.	T. Lucretius Carus, philosopher, ca. 94–55 B.C. de Rerum Natura English: Lucretius
Man.	M. Manilius, poet, early first century Astronomica, early first century English: Manilius
Mart.	M. Valerius Martialis, poet, ca. A.D. 40–ca. 104 Epigrammata, mid–first century English: Martial
Ov.	P. Ovidius Naso, poet, 43 B.C.–ca. A.D. 17 Ars Am(atoria), (Epistulae ex) Pont(o), Met(amorphoses) English: Ovid
Palladius	Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, poet, fourth century English: Palladius
Paul.	Paulus Diaconus, historian, eighth century (Epitoma) Fest(i) English: Paulus
Petron.	Petronius Arbiter, writer, first century Sat(yricon) English: Petronius
Plaut.	Titus Maccius Plautus, playwright, died ca. 184 B.C. Aul(ularia), Mil(es), Mostell(aria), Per(sa), Poen(ulus), St(ichus) English: Plautus
Plin.	C. Plinius Secundus, historian, ca. A.D. 23–79 HN (Naturalis Historia), completed A.D. 77 English: Pliny (the Elder)
Plin.	C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus, writer of literary letters, ca. A.D. 61–ca. 112 Epist(ulae curatius scriptae), published between A.D. 101 and 109 English: Pliny (the Younger)
Prop.	Sextus Propertius, poet, first century B.C. English: Propertius
Scaev.	Q. Cervidius Scaevola, Roman jurist, late second century Digesta English: Scaevola
Sen.	L. Annaeus Seneca, philosopher, poet, ca. 5 B.C.–A.D. 65 Ep(istulae) English: Seneca the Younger
Serv.	Maurus (Marius) Servius Honoratus, grammarian, fourth–fifth century (In) Verg(ilium Commentarius) English: Servius
Stat.	P. Papinius Statius, poet, ca. A.D. 45–96 Silv(ae) English: Statius
Strab.	Strabo, geographer, historian, ca. 64 B.C.–A.D. 21 Geo(graphy) English: Strabo
Suet.	C. Suetonius Tranquillus, biographer, ca. A.D. 70– ca. 140 De Vita Caesarum English: Suetonius
Tac.	Cornelius Tacitus, historian, born ca. A.D. 56 Ann(ales), Hist(oriae) English: Tacitus
Tert.	Q. Septimius Florens Tertullianus, early Christian writer, ca. 160–ca. 240 Apol(ogeticus) English: Tertullian
Theophr.	Theophrastus, Greek philosopher, ca. 370–ca. 285 B.C. Hist(oria) Pl(antarum), (De) Caus(is) Pl(antarum) English: Theophrastus
V. Flaccus	C. Valerius Flaccus, poet, died ca. A.D. 92 Argonautica English: Valerius
Varro	M. Terentius Varro, lexicographer, 116–27 B.C. (De) Ling(ua Latina), (Rerum) Rust(icarum Libri III), both published between ca. 43 and 37 B.C. English: Varro
Verg.	P. Vergilius Maro, poet, 70–19 B.C. Aen(eid), Georg(ics), late first century B.C. English: Virgil
Vitr.	Vitruvius Pollio, architect and engineer, first century B.C. De Architectura English: Vitruvius
Note: Citations in the text not listed here follow the format used in the Oxford Classical Dictionary.

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