PREFACE XV

VI 18 § 1 Iulii Laur. with Donatus, Iuli Palatinus and Rhedigeranus exhibit. — It is difficult to demonstrate that Orosius consistently used the same form; if, however, we decide he did, it cannot be known which form he preferred. Therefore, in such matters, I have thought it best to retain the spelling recommended by the better evidence, especially in this edition, as it lacks a full critical apparatus. — That Livy himself and the author of the Epitomes wrote -i everywhere, there is hardly a need to warn.

VI 18 § 10 in the critical apparatus, add: 'efrenatius P'. Cf. Iullian, revue crit. 1882, p. 442.

VI 18 § 11 Caesarem: in the critical apparatus, add: 'cæsare (with extrema deleta last [letters] deleted) P.' Cf. Iullian, l. l.

VI 18 § 15 partis: patris P (Iullian, l. l.).

VI 21 § 10 Lancham: I have retained the spelling of the best manuscripts, even though the true name of the town was Lancia; cf. Corpus Inscr. Lat. II, especially no. 4223.

VII 1 § 8 Not 'in quid' into what but, with the manuscripts, 'ut quid' to what end should be written, as Woelfflin correctly judges, Archiv f. Lex. IV, p. 618.

VII 7 § 12 In the list of Authors, add: „in Asia — conciderunt Hier. 2080^u."

VII 9 § 1 'tempestate discussa tranquilla sub Vespasiano duce serenitas rediit' the storm having been dispersed, tranquility returned under the leadership of Vespasian. Georg Schmid, zur Frage über das Zeitalter des Curtius Rufus (Jahrbücher f. Philol. CXIII, 1876, p. 704), compared these words with those found in Curtius X 28: 'quantam tempestatem subita serenitate discussit' what a storm he dispersed with sudden serenity (a fact which Friedrich Schoell indicated to me). — The similarity is certainly memorable, but (although I do not deny that Curtius’ words could also pertain to Vespasian) it can certainly have been born of mere chance. Perhaps Orosius owed this little flower to rhetorical training or to rhetorical collections. This is certain: there exists no trace of Curtius being used by Orosius for his Histories; furthermore, if the priest had used this passage, he would certainly not have guessed that the historian's words pertained to Vespasian.

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