Abbreviations



    AG    Allen and Greenough, New Latin Grammar, rpt. New Rochelle, 1983.


    OLD    Oxford Latin Dictionary, ed. P. G. W. Glare, Oxford 1982.


    sc.    scilicet (literally "no doubt"), i.e. "understand."


    *    indicates that the editor does not believe that the printed text is correct, but cannot provide a convincing alternative.


    <>     in the Latin text encloses words that are not in the ancient manuscripts but have been supplied by modern editors.


    †    indicates corruption in the text for which the editor can see no convincing solution



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