JOHN LAWRENCE original: "Joannis Laurentii"

THE LYDIAN original: "Lydi"; John Lydus (c. 490–565 AD) was a prominent civil servant and scholar in the court of the Emperor Justinian. His surname indicates his origin from the region of Lydia.

OF PHILADELPHIA original: "Philadelpheni"; this refers to Philadelphia in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), a city known for its Hellenistic culture.

ON THE MAGISTRATES original: "De Magistratibus"

OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC original: "Reipublicæ Romanæ"; although Lydus lived in the 6th century, he used this term to refer to the Roman State or Commonwealth in its entirety, throughout its long history.

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