Authors: Robert C. Knapp
Plautus:
Roman writer of comedies (
c
. 254–184
BC
).
Pliny the Elder:
Roman political and military figure and polymath (
AD
23–79) who wrote the encyclopedic
Natural History.
Pliny the Younger:
Nephew of Pliny the Elder (
AD
61-
c
. 112). A political and cultural figure who wrote letters and a panegyric of the emperor Trajan.
Plutarch:
A member of the provincial elite from Boeotia (
c
.
AD
46–120) whose voluminous
Parallel Lives
and
Customs
survived antiquity and remained popular.
Priapeia:
An ancient, anonymous collection of ninety-five Latin poems centered around Priapus, the phallic god.
Publilius Syrus:
Born a slave (first century
BC
), he was freed and became a successful actor of mimes, as well as the author of a collection of Roman proverbs.
Satyricon:
A fragmentary tale of humorous, erotic, antiheroic adventures told in a mixture of prose and poetry. Petronius is usually accepted as the author. Many details reflect the reality of everyday life for ordinary Romans.
Seneca the Elder:
Roman lawyer and rhetorician (
c
. 54
BC–AD
39) originally from Spain, whose
Controversiae
are exemplary treatments of themes used in training orators.
Seneca the Younger:
Son of Seneca the Elder (
c
. 3
BC – AD
65) and a politically important literary figure and Stoic philosopher who wrote tragedies, essays, and philosophical treatises.
Strabo:
Greek geographer (
c
. 63
BC–AD
24).
Suetonius:
Roman polymath (
c
.
AD
70–130) and biographer of the early emperors, most of whose works do not survive.
Tacitus:
Roman historian (
c
.
AD
56–117) of the early empire.
Talmud:
A central Jewish text, this record of discussions regarding Jewish law and customs was compiled around
AD
500 from earlier material.
Terence:
Roman writer of comedies (
c
. 195/185–159
BC
). Born a slave, his plays do not seem to contain much evidence of his life in that condition.
Tertullian:
Christian intellectual (
c
.
AD
160–220) and a polemicist who wrote against heresies (although he himself ended up in one) and the polytheistic world around him.
Ulpian:
An important Roman legal authority (
c
.
AD
170–223) whose work constitutes about a third of the
Digest
material.
Valerius Maximus:
Roman rhetorician (first century
AD
) and writer whose
Memorable Deeds and Sayings
seems to be a compilation to provide grist for oratorical displays.
Varro:
Roman politician and intellectual (116–27
BC
) who wrote on many topics including Latin language and the management of agricultural estates. Most of his work is, however, lost.
Vegetiu
s: Roman military writer (fifth century
AD
) whose
On Military Affairs
is the only surviving complete ancient manual on that topic.
Xenophon of Ephesus:
Author of the Greek romance
An Ephesian Tale
(second to third centuries
AD
).
ABBREVIATIONS
AE | L’Année épigraphique |
Anderson | G. Anderson (trans.), |
Betz | H. D. Betz, |
BGU | Aegyptische Urkunden aus den Königlichen |
Campbell | Brian Campbell, |
Cary | E. Cary, |
CIL | Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum |
Cohoon | J. W. Cohoon, |
Conybeare | F. C. Conybeare, |
Daly | Lloyd W. Daly (trans.), |
Delacy and Einarson | Phillip H. Delacy and Benedict Einarson, |
Gager | John G. Gager, |
Gallant | Thomas W. Gallant, |
Hansen | William Hansen (ed.), |
Harmon | A. M. Harmon, |
Horsley | G. H. R. Horsley, |
ILLRP | Attilio Degrassi, |
ILS | Hermann Dessau, |
ILTun | A. Merlin, |
IPOstie | H. Thylander, |
Isaac | Benjamin Isaac, |
ISIS | A. Helttula, |
Jones | H. L. Jones, |
Karasch | Mary C. Karasch, |
Kilburn | K. Kilburn, |
Long | George Long, |
Luck | Georg Luck, |
MacLeod | M. D. MacLeod, |
Malahide | Talbot de Malahide, ‘On the Longevity of the Romans in North Africa,’ |
M.Chr. | L. Mitteis and U. Wilcken, |
Morgan | J. R. Morgan (trans.), |
Nelson | C. A. Nelson, ‘Receipt for Tax on Prostitutes,’ |
Nutton | Vivian Nutton, |
O. Berl. | Ostraka aus Brussel und Berlin, |
P. Brem. | Die Bremer Papyri, |
P. Mich. | Michigan Papyri |
P. Münch. | Die Papyri der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München |
P. Oxy. | Papyrus Oxyrhynchus, |
Paton | W. R. Paton, |
Perrin | B. Perrin, |
PG | J. P. Migne, |
PGM | Papyri Graecae Magicae, |
PSI | Papiri greci e latini, |
Robert | L. Robert, |
Rowlandson | Jane Rowlandson (ed.), |
SB | Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Aegypten, 1915– |
Waddell | Helen Waddell, in Ross S. Kraemer, |
White | H. White, |
Whittaker | C. H. Whittaker, |
Wiedemann | T. E. J. Wiedemann (ed.), |
Winkler | J. J. Winkler (trans.), |
WO | U. Wilcken (ed.), |
Yonge | Charles Duke Yonge (trans.), |