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Proverbs of Ben Sira. original: A Benfiræ Proverbia. This likely refers to the "Alphabet of Sirach" or the Wisdom of Sirach, a collection of Jewish ethical teachings. 80
Aeschylus. 128
Greek Anthology. A collection of poems, mostly epigrams, spanning from the classical to the Byzantine periods of Greek literature. 7, 131, 132
Artemidorus. A 2nd-century professional diviner famous for his work on the interpretation of dreams. 84, 97, 127
Ausonius. 70

Benjamin of Tudela. A 12th-century Jewish traveler whose journals provided crucial early descriptions of the geography and culture of the Near East. 133

Cicero. 61, 134, 241
Cornutus, or Phornutus. A Stoic philosopher who lived during the reign of Nero; he is known for interpreting Greek myths as allegories for natural phenomena. 66, 74, 83, 90, 139, 166, 190, 213

Didymus, or the commentaries on Homer. original: Didymus, seu schol. Homeri. Didymus was a prolific scholar in Alexandria; "scholia" refers to the explanatory notes written in the margins of ancient manuscripts. 74
Cassius Dio. 242

Florus. 61, 78, 144, 155, 158, 220, 236
Fulgentius. 256

Hesiod. 138
Hesychius. Likely Hesychius of Alexandria, the author of an immensely important dictionary of obscure and rare Greek words. 214
Hippocrates. 146
Homer. 72, 200

Ancient Inscription. 1, 77

Livy. 80
Longinus. 319
Lucian and the following. original: Lucianus & seqq. referring to Lucian of Samosata and subsequent related entries. 234, 187, 235

Lucilius. 64
Lycophron. 6
Lucretius. 149, 242

Martianus Capella. An author from late antiquity whose allegorical work on the marriage of Philology and Mercury defined the "Seven Liberal Arts" for the Middle Ages. 253
The Book of Genesis by Moses. 86, 87, 138, 198
Musaeus. 91

Onomacritus, or Orpheus. Onomacritus was an ancient Greek priest who was believed to have compiled and occasionally forged the mystical poems attributed to the legendary singer Orpheus. 139
Ovid. 13, 142, 161, 164, 180

Pausanias. 39
Petronius. Chapter 3, in its entirety
Phaedrus. 181, 122
Pindar. 121, 197
Plutarch. 76, 84, 90, 204, 242, 243
Porphyry. 230

Sallust. 74
Proverbs of Solomon. 81, 133,
Seneca. 76, 108, 58
Servius. An ancient commentator best known for his detailed line-by-line explanations of Virgil's poetry. 137, 179
Sophocles. 36, 246
Suetonius. 243

Tacitus. 244
Theophilus in Athenaeus. This refers to a fragment of the comic poet Theophilus preserved within the works of the writer Athenaeus. 73

Virgil, 30, and the following. 101, 167, 185, 186. 248