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understood (sphaera here does not mean the teacher's book, as with Pertz on p. 16, but the map itself; this is self-evident). However, since Honorius did not wish to publish it because of his modest spirit and 'shied away' from it, as I said, this booklet was made public property in honor of his teacher, whom he served even against his will, by one of the students, who added to the booklet of Julius Honorius his teacher, which he brought into the public, the 'Excerpts' which he had excerpted while he was teaching, i.e., he had either excerpted by ear, meaning he had heard them, or (which I think is more true) he had excerpted by writing: he warned that these 'Excerpts' pertaining to the numbers (c. 49–50), and smelling of the teacher's discourse in c. 50 with a few words of the student mixed in, 'should not be separated from the sphere' [that is, here: from the book explaining the sphere]. 1) The student, however, so that he might not seem to have acted improperly, added chapter 51, in which he openly confesses that he had published not his own work but that of his teacher, and whose words 'All these things' seem to pertain to the whole booklet, though I know not if they pertain to those Excerpts (which perhaps he inserted later). But what 'Excerpts of Excerpts' in the subscription might be, I for my part do not understand. — That the sphere which he excerpted was an itinerary map, someone could conclude from many names placed in the accusative or ablative case, although it is agreed that the last centuries of the Romans took much license for themselves in these matters.

For those inquiring about the time of Honorius and his homeland, it will be necessary to inquire first into the time of the sphere. To which matter Muellenhoff usefully applied his effort in an earlier booklet. There were, therefore, a few things that can be recalled to the first century after Christ (cf. p. 32 what I said regarding c. 13, 12 B), although there is no similarity with Agrippa himself (so rightly Partsch p. 10); but there are also others that pertain to the Constantinian or a more recent age (Constantina p. 48, 5, others); but nothing — although in such a work one must beware of trusting arguments made 'from silence,' as they say — argues that the migration of peoples had already begun. Therefore, it will not be inconsistent to establish with Muellenhoff on p. 7 that the map was composed shortly before the year 376, with new things built upon the old. Honorius excerpted this map, as I said, between the years—if we believe the divinations of Petersen in Mus. Rhen. IX 87—412 and 427; or in the fifth or sixth century, if we follow Muellenhoff in Herm. IX 182; certainly before Cassiodorus between the years 540 and 572, and Jordanes between the years 551 and 555, mentioned him; the more accurate time of him who brought forth so many confused and bad things cannot be defined; cf. however p. XXVIII beginning.

1) I. Brandis in Mus. Rhen. IX 294 thinks the whole book was 'excerpted' by the student while the teacher dictated. If that were so, 'Excerpts' would be an obscure term; but that is even more contradicted by the fact that it is noted in express words that the Excerpts 'begin' only at c. 49.