Abbreviations

A.C. Oec . Acta Conciliorum Oecumenicorum , ed. E. Schwartz

AE Année Épigraphique

Agathang. Agathangelus

AJA American Journal of Archaeology

AJP American Journal of Philology

Akt. IV Congr . Epigr . Acts of the Fourth International Epigraphic Congress

Amb. de exc. Sat. Ambrose, de excessu fratris Satyri

Amb. de ob. Theod. Ambrose, de obitu Theodosii

Amb. de ob. Val. Iun. Ambrose, de obitu Valentiniani Iunioris

Amb. Ep. Ambrose, Epistulae

Amb. Ios. Ambrose, de Iosepho patriarcha

Amb. Lib. de exhort. virg. Ambrose, de exhortatione virginitatis liber unus

Amb. Lib. III de virg. Ambrose, de virginibus libri tres

Amb. off. Ambrose, de officiis ministrorum

Amb. serm . c. Aux. Ambrose, sermo contra Auxentium

Amm. Ammianus Marcellinus

Anal. Boll. Analecta Bollandiana

Anon. Val. AnonymusValesianus

Ant. Class. Antiquité Classique

Anth. Gr. Anthologia Graeca ; books I-XV = Anth ( ologia ) Pal ( atina ) book XVI = App ( endix ) Plan ( udea )

Anth. Lat. Anthologia Latina, ed. F. Buecheler and A. Riese (Tbnr) Anth. Pal. see Anth. Gr.

Arch. Pap. Archiv für Papyrusforschung

Art. Pass. Artemii Passio

ASS Acta Sanctorum

Ath. Mitt. Athenische Mitteilungen

Athan. Ap. Const. Athanasius, Apologia ad Constantium

Athan. Apol. c. Ar. Athanasius, Apologia contra Arianos

Athan. Apol. de fuga Athanasius, Apologia de fuga sua

Athan. de Synod. Athanasius, de Synodis

Athan. Ep. ad Iov. Athanasius, Epistula ad Iovianum

Athan. Ep. Encycl. Athanasius, Epistula Encyclica

Athan. Fest. Ep. Athanasius, Festal Epistles

Athan. Fest. Ind. Athanasius, Index to the Festal Epistles

Athan. Hist. Ar. Athanasius, Historia Arianorum

Athan. V. Ant. Athanasius, Vita Antonii

Atti III Congr . Epigr . Acts of the Third International Epigraphic Congress

Aug. Brev. Coll. Augustine, Breviculus Collationis com Donatistis

Aug. c. Acad. Augustine, contra Academicos

Aug. c. Cresc. Augustine, contra Cresconium

Aug. c. Ep. Parm. Augustine, contra Epistulam Parmeniani

Aug. c. Gaud. Augustine, contra Gaudentium

Aug. c. Iul. Pel. Augustine, contra Iulianum Pelagianum

Aug. c. Lit. Petil. Augustine, contra Litteras Petiliani

Aug. Civ. Dei Augustine, de Civitate Dei

Aug. Conf. Augustine, Confessiones

Aug. c. part. Don. post gesta Augustine, contra partem Donati post gesta ( = ad Donatistas post Collationem )

Aug. de bapt. c. Don. Augustine, de baptismo contra Donatistas

Aug. de rhet. Augustine, de rhetorica

Aug. de unic. bapt. Augustine, de unico baptismo

Aug. enarr . in Psalm. Augustine, Enarrationes in Psalmos

Aug. Ep. Augustine, Epistulae

Aug. Ep. ad Cath. Augustine, Epistula ad Catholicos

Aug. Retract. Augustine, Retractationes

Aug. Serm . Augustine, Sermones

Aur. Vict. Caes . Aurelius Victor, Liber de Caesaribus

Aur. Vict. Epit . Aurelii Victoris de Caesaribus Libri Epitome

Aus. Ausonius, ed. C. Schenkl (MGH (AA), vol. V)

Aus. Domest . Ausonius, Domestica

Aus. Ep. or Epist. Ausonius, Epistulae

Aus. Epigr . Ausonius, Epigrammata

Aus. Epit . Ausonius, Epitaphia

Aus. Grat . Act. Ausonius, Gratiarum Actio

Aus. Par. Ausonius, Parentalia

Aus. Prof. Ausonius, Professores

Bas. Ep. Basil, Epistulae

BCH Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique

BCTH Bulletin archéologique du Comité des Travaux historiques et scientifiques

BGU Aegyptische Urkunden aus den staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Griechische Urkunden, Berlin (1892-1937)

BHO Bibliotheca Hagiographica Orientalis

Bol. Real. Acad. Hist. Boletino de la reale Academia de la Historia

BSA Annual of the British School at Athens

Bull. Comm. Bullettino della Commissione archeologica comunale di Roma

Bull. Soc. Ant. Bulletin de la Société Nationale des Antiquaires de la France

CAG Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca, Berlin (1881-)

Callin. V. Hypat . Callinicus, V. Hypatii (Tbnr)

Cass. (Cassiod.) Chron. Cassiodorus, Chronicle

Cedr. Cedrenus

Chr. I U. Wilcken, Chrestomathie

Chr. II L. Mitteis, Chrestomathie

Chr.-Schm.-St. Wilhelm von Christ, Wilhelm Schmid and Otto Stählin, Geschichte der griechischen Literatur , II 26.

Chron. 354 Chronographus anni CCCLIII ( = Chron. Min. I 39-148)

Chron. Gall. Chronica Gallica ( = Chron. Min. I 629ff.)

Chron. Min. Chronica Minora ( MGH (AA), vols. IX, XI, XIII)

Chron. Pasch. Chronicon Paschale

CIE Corpus Inscriptionum Etruscarum

CIG Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum

CIL Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (but references to the volumes of CIL are normally given in the form, e.g. X 3843)

CISem. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum

CJ Codex Iustinianus

Class. Rev. Classical Review

Claud. de bello Get. Claudian, de bello Getico

Claud. de bello Gild. Claudian, de bello Gildonico

Claud. de cons. Stil. Claudian, de consulatu Stilichonis

Claud. de IV cons. Hon. Claudian, de quarto consulatu Honorii

Claud. de VI cons. Hon. Claudian, de sexto consulatu Honorii

Claud. de III cons. Hon. Claudian, de tertio consulatu Honorii

Claud. Epigr. Claudian, Epigrammata

Claud. Epithal . Claudian, Epithalamium

Claud. in cons. Olybr . et Prob. Claudian, in consulatum Olybrii et Probini

Claud. in Eutrop. Claudian, in Eutropium

Claud. in Ruf. Claudian, in Rufinum

Claud. Pan. Mallio Theodoro Claudian, Panegyricus dictus Mallio Theodoro consuli

CMG Corpus Medicorum Graecorum

Cod. Greg. Codex Gregorianus , fragmenta

Col l . Avell. Collectio Avellana ( CSEL XXXV)

Coll. Mos. et Rom. Leg. Collatio Legum Mosaicarum et Romanarum

Cons. Const. Consularia Constantinopolitana (in Chron. Min. I)

Consu l t. Consultatio veteris cuiusdam iurisconsulti

Corp. Hipp. Corpus Hippiatricorum Graecorum (Tbnr)

CPHerm . Corpus of Papyri from Hermopolis = Stud. Pal. V

CPR Corpus Papyrorum Raineri

CRAI Comptes-Rendus de l’ A cadémie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres

CSEL Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum (Vienna)

CTh Codex Theodosianus

D H. Dessau, Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae

Denkschr. Akad. Wien Denkschriften der Oesterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften y Phil.-Hist. Klasse

Enarr . Brev. Chron. Anonymi Enarrationes Breves Chronographicae (in Scr. Orig. Const. (Tbnr), ed. Preger, vol. I)

Eph. Ep. Ephemeris Epigraphica

Epigr. Bob. Epigrammata Bobbiensia

Epiph. adv. Haer . Epiphanius, adversus Haereses

Eun. fr. Eunapius, fragmenta (in FHG IV, 11-56)

Eun. V. Soph. Eunapius, Vitae Sophistarum (ed. G. Giangrande)

Eus. HE Eusebius, Historia Ecclesiastica

Eus. Mart. Pal. Eusebius, Liber de martyribus Palaestinae

Eus. Pr. Ev. Eusebius, Praeparatio Evangelica

Eus. V. Const. Eusebius, de vita Constantini

Eus.-Jer. Chron. Eusebius, Chronicle (tr. by St Jerome)

Eutr. (Eutrop.) Eutropius, Breviarium

Evagr. HE EvagriusScholasticus, Historia Ecclesiastica

Faust. Byz. Faustus of Byzantium, History of Armenia

FHG Fragmenta Historicorum Graecorum

FIR 2 Fontes I uris Romani ante- Iustiniani, editio altera

Firm. Mat. Math. Iulius Firmicus Maternus, Matheseos libri VIII

Forsch. Eph. Forschungen in Ephesos

Frag. Vat. Fragmenta quae dicuntur Vaticana ( = FIR 2II, 464-540)

Gennad. de vir. ill. Gennadius, de viris illustribus

Gesta Col l . Carth . Gesta Collationis Carthaginiensis

Gr. Schr . Die Griechischen Christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte (Berlin)

Gramm. Lat. Grammatici Latini (ed. H. Keil)

Greg. Naz. c. (or carm .) Gregory of Nazianzus, carmina (in PG , 37)

Greg. Naz. Ep. Gregory of Nazianzus, Epistulae

Greg. Naz. Epit . Gregory of Nazianzus, Epitaphia (in Anth. Gr. VIII)

Greg. Naz. Or. Gregory of Nazianzus, Orationes

Greg. Nyss. c. Eunom . Gregory of Nyssa, Contra Eunomium

Greg. Nyss. Ep. Gregory of Nyssa, Epistulae

Greg. Nyss. Or. Fun. Flacc . Gregory of Nyssa, Oratio in Funere Flaccillae imp.

Greg. Nyss. Or. fun. Pulch . Gregory of Nyssa, Oratio in funere Pulcheriae

Greg. Nyss. V. Macr . Gregory of Nyssa, Vita Macrinae (ed. Callahan)

Greg. Tur. HF Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum

Hell. L. Robert, Hellenica

Hilar. Pict. Hilary of Poitiers

Him. Or. Himerius, Orationes (ed. Colonna)

Hist. Aceph . Historia Acephala (in PG 26, 1443-50)

IG Inscriptiones Graecae

IGBulg. Inscriptiones Graecae in Bulgaria repertae, ed. G. Mihailov

IGC H. Grégoire, Recueil des inscriptions grecques-chrétiennes d'Asie Mineure IGLS L. Jalabert and R. Mouterde, Inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie

IGR R. Cagnat, Inscriptiones Graecae ad res Romanas pertinentes

ILAfr . R. Cagnat and A. Merlin, Inscriptions Latines d'Afrique

ILAlg . Inscriptions Latines de l’Algérie

ILCV E. Diehl, Inscriptiones Latinae Christianae Veteres

ILM Inscriptions Latines du Maroc

ILT Inscriptions Latines de la Tunisie

Inscr. Cret. M. Guarducci, Inscriptiones Creticae

IRT J. M. Reynolds and J. B. Ward Perkins, Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania

Isid. Hisp. de vir . ill. Isidore of Seville, de viris illustribus

Isid. Hisp. Orig. Isidore of Seville, Origines (sive Etymologiae)

Jahresh. Akad. Wien, Beibl. Oesterreichische Jahreshefte, Beiblatt

JEA Journal of Egyptian Archaeology

Jer. Apol. adv. Ruf. Jerome, Apologia adversus Rufinum

Jer. Chron. Jerome, Chronicle

Jer. de vir . ill. Jerome, de viris illustribus

Jer. Dial. adv. Luc. Jerome, Dialogus adversus Luciferianos

Jer. Ep. Jerome, Epistulae

Jer. V. Hilar. Jerome, Vita Hilarionis

JHS Journal of Hellenic Studies

JJP Journal of Juristic Papyro logy

Joh. Ant. fr. John of Antioch, fragments (in FHG, IV, 538-622, V, 27-38)

Joh. Ant. Exc. de insid . John of Antioch, Excerpta de insidiis

Joh. Chrys. ad Theod. laps. John Chrysostom, ad Theodorum lapsum Paraeneses duae

Joh. Chrys. ad vid. iun . John Chrysostom, Tractatus ad viduam iuniorem

Joh. Chrys. de S. Bab. John Chrysostom, de S. Babyla martyre

Joh. Chrys. Ep. John Chrysostom, Epistolae

Joh. Chrys. Exp. in Ps. CX John Chrysostom, Expositio in Psalmum CX Joh. Chrys. Laud. Paul. John Chrysostom, de Laudibus S. Pauli apostoli Joh. Lyd. de mag. John Lydus, Liber de magistratibus populi Romani Joh. Lyd. de mens . John Lydus, Liber de mensibus

Joh. Nikiu Chronicle of John of Nikiu, tr. R. H. Charles

Jord. Get. Jordanes, Getica

Jord. Rom. Jordanes, Romana

JRS Journal of Roman Studies

JTS Journal of Theological Studies

Jul. Caes . Julian, de Caesaribus

Jul. Ep, Julian, Epistulae (ed. Bidez-Cumont)

Jul. Ep. ad Ath. Julian, Epistula ad senatum populumque Atheniensem

Jul. Misop . Julian, Antiochicus vel Misopogon

Jul. Or. Julian, Orationes

Lact. de opif . Lactantius, de opificio Dei

Lact. Div. Inst. Lactantius, Divinae Institutiones

Lact. Mort. Pers. Lactantius, de mortibus persecutorum

Lib. Ep. Libanius, Epistulae

Lib. Or. Libanius, Orationes

Lib.-Bas. Ep. Libanius-St Basil, Epistulae

Lib. Pont. Liber Pontificalis

LRE A. Η. M. Jones, The Later Roman Empire, Blackwell (1964)

Luc. Cal. Ep. Lucifer of Cagliari, Epistulae

Macr. Sat. Macrobius, Saturnalia

Joh. Mal. John Malalas

MAMA Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua

Marcell. com. Marcellinus comes, Chronicle

Marcell, de med. Marcellus Empiricus, Liber de medicamentis

Mél . St. Jos. Mélanges de l’Université St. Joseph

Mos. Chor. Moses of Chorene, History of Armenia

Mus. Scr. Gr. Musici Scriptores Graeci (Tbnr)

Niceph. Call. HE Nicephorus Callistus, Historia Ecclesiastica

Not. Dig. Occ. Notitia Dignitatum Occidentalis

Not. Dig. Or. Notitia Dignitatum Orientalis

Not. Scav. Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità

Not. Vrb . Const. Notitia Vrbis Constantinopolitanae

OGIS Orientis Graecae inscriptiones selectae , W. Dittenberger

Olymp. Olympiodorus (in FHG, IV, 58-68)

Opt. Optatus of Mileve

Opt. App. Optatus of Mileve, Appendix (in CSEL XXVI)

Opt. Porph. Publilius Optatianus Porphyrius, carmina

Or. Const. Oratio Constantii ad Themistium

Orib. Col l . Med. Oribasius, Collectiones Medicae

Orib. Syn. ad Eust. Oribasius, Synopsis ad Eustathium Oros. Orosius, Historiarum adversus paganos libri VIII

O. Tait Ostraca in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, and elsewhere, J. G. Tait, C. Préaux and others, London (1930-64)

P. Aberd . Catalogue of Greek and Latin papyri and ostraca in the possession of the University of Aberdeen, ed. E. G. Turner, Aberdeen (1939)

P . Abinn . The Abinnaeus Archive, ed. Η. I. Bell and others, Oxford (1962)

P . Amh . The Amherst Papyri , ed. B. P. Grenfell and A. S. Hunt, London

(1900-1)

P . Antin. The Antinoopolis Papyri, ed. C. H. Roberts, London (1950)

P . Beatty Panop. Papyri from Panopolis in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, ed. T. C. Skeat, Dublin (1964)

P . Bour. Les papyrus Bouriant , ed. P. Collart, Paris (1926)

P . Cairo Goodsp . Greek Papyri from the Cairo Museum, ed. E. J. Goodspeed and others, Chicago (1902)

P . Cairo Preis. Griechische Urkunden des Aegyptischen Museums zu Kairo, ed. F. Preisigke, Strassburg (1911)

P . Corn. Greek papyri in the Library of Cornell University, ed. W. L. Westermann and C. J. Kraemer jr., New York (1926)

P . Erl. Die Papyri der Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen, W. Schubart, Leipzig (1942)

P . Fay. Fayum Towns and their Papyri, ed. B. J. Grenfell and others, London (1900)

P . Flor. Papiri greco-egizii, ed. D. Comparetti and G. Vitelli, Milan (1906-15)

P . Fouad Les papyrus Fouad I, ed. A. Bataille and others, Cairo (1939)

P . Gen. Les papyrus de Genève, ed. J. Nicole, Geneva (1896-1900)

P . Giess. Griechische Papyri zu Giessen, ed. O. Eger and others, Leipzig (1910-12)

P . Grenf . New Classical Fragments and other Greek and Latin Papyri, ed. B. J. Grenfell and A. S. Hunt, Oxford (1897)

P. Gron. Papyri Groninganae , ed. A. G. Roos, Amsterdam (1933)

P . Harris The Rendel Harris Papyri, ed. J. E. Powell, Cambridge (1936)

P . Herm. Papyri from Hermopolis, ed. B. Rees (1964)

P. Isid. The Archive of Aur. Isidorus, ed. A. E. R. Boak and H. C. Youtie, Ann Arbor (1960)

P . Lips. Griechische Urkunden zu Leipzig, ed. L. Mitteis, Leipzig (1906)

P . Lond. Greek Papyri in the British Museum, ed. F. G. Kenyon and Η. I. Bell, London (1893-1917)

P . Mert. Greek Papyri in the collection of W. Merton, ed. Η. I. Bell and C. H. Roberts, London (1948), Dublin (1959)

P . Oslo Papyri Osloenses, ed. S. Eitrem and L. Amundsen, Oslo (1925-36)

P. Oxy. The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, ed. B. P. Grenfell and others, London(1898- )

P . Princ. Papyri in the Princeton University Collections, ed. A. C. Johnson and others, Baltimore and Princeton (1931-42)

P . Rein. Papyrus grecques et démotiques , ed. T. Reinach and others, Paris (1905)

P . Roll. See Pap. Roll

P. Ross.- Georg. Papyri russischer und georgischer Sammlungen, ed. G. Zereteli and others, Tiflis (1925-35)

P . Ryl . Greek Papyri from the John Rylands Library, Manchester, ed. A. S. Hunt and others, Manchester (1911-52)

PSI Papiri greci e latini, ed. G. Vitelli and others, Florence (1912-)

P . Strassb. Griechische Papyrus zu Strassburg, ed. F. Preisigke, Leipzig (1912, 1920), P. Collomp and others, Paris (1948)

P . Tebt . The Tebtunis Papyri, ed. B. P. Grenfell and others, London (1902-38)

P . Théad . Papyrus de Théadelphie , ed. P. Jouguet, Paris (1911)

P . Univ. Lund IV Bulletin de la Société Royale des Lettres de Lund, 1945-6 ( Papyri at Lund, ed. E. J. Knudtzon)

P . Vindob . Bos. Einige Wiener Papyri, ed. E. Boswinkel, Leyden (1942)

P . Würtz. Mitteilungen aus der Würtzburger Papyrussammlung, ed. U. Wilcken ( = Abh. d. Preuss. Akad . Wiss., Phil.-Hist. Kl., 1933, VI), Berlin (1934)

PAES Princeton Archaeological Expedition to Syria

Pais Pais, Supplement to CIL V, in Memorie dei Lincei, V (1888)

Pal. Quart. Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement

Pall. Dial. Palladius, Dialogus de vita S. Joannis Chrysostomi, ed. P. R. Coleman-Norton

Pall. Hist. Laus. Palladius, Historia Lausiaca , ed. Dom C. Butler

Pall, de re rust. Palladius, de re rustica

Pan. Lat. Panegyrici Latini, ed. E. Galletier (Budé)

Pap. Roll A papyrus roll in the Princeton collection, ed. E. H. Kase, jr.

Paulin. V. Amb. Paulinus of Milan, Vita S. Ambrosii

Paulin. Euch . Paulinus of Pella, Eucharisticus

Paul. Nol. carm . Paulinus of Nola, carmina

Paul. Nol. Ep. Paulinus of Nola, Epistulae

Paul. Diac. Hist. Lang. Paul the deacon, Historia Langobardorum

Paul. Diac. Hist. Rom. Paul the deacon, Historia Romanorum

Petr. Patr. fr. Petrus Patricius, fragments (in FHG, IV, 184-91)

Petr. Patr. Exc. de sent. Petrus Patricius, Excerpta de sententiis

PG J.-B. Migne, Patrologia Graeca

Philost. HE Philostorgius, Historia Ecclesiastica

Phot. Bibl. Photius, Bibliotheca

Phot. Cod . Photius, Bibliotheca

PIR Prosopographia Imperii Romani

PL J.-B. Migne, Patrologia Latina

PLM Poetae Latini Minores , ed. Baehrens (Tbnr)

Pol. Silv. PolemiusSilvius, laterculus (in MGH CAA ) , IX , 520ff.)

Porph. V Plot. Porphyrius, Vita Plotini

Proc. BP Procopius, Bellum Persicum

Prosp. Tiro Prosper Tiro, Chronicle (in MGH ( AA ) , IX, 385ff.)

Prud. Perist. Prudentius, Peristephanon

Prud. Praef. Prudentius, Praefatio

Prud. c. Symm. Prudentius, contra Symmachum

Ps.-Jul. Ep. Julian, Epistulae spuriae vel dubiae (ed. Bidez-Cumont nos. 180ff.)

P-W Pauly-Wissowa (-Kroll), Real-Encyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft

Rec. Inscr . gr.-chr. d’Asie Min. See IGC

Rev. Arch. Revue Archéologique

Rev. Bibl. Revue Biblique

Rev. É t . Anc. or REA Revue des études anciennes

Rev. É t . Gr. Revue des études grecques

Rhein. Mus. Rheinisches Museum

Rhet. Gr. Rhetores Graeci , ed. Walz

Rhet. Gr. (Sp.) Rhetores Graeci , ed. L. Spengel

Rhet. Lat. Min. Rhetores Latini Minores , ed. Halm

RIB The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, ed. R. G. Collingwood and R. P. Wright (Oxford, 1965)

RIC Roman Imperial Coinage

Rossi Rossi, Inscriptiones Christianae Vrbis Romae

Rossi NS Inscriptiones Christianae Vrbis Romae , New Series

Ruf. HE Rufinus, Historia Ecclesiastica

Ruf. Hist. Mon. Rufinus, Historia Monachorum

Ruin.2T. Ruinart, Acta Martyrum sincera , ed. 2, Ratisbon (1859)

Rut. Nam. de red. suo Rutilius Namatianus, de reditu suo

SB Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Aegypten, ed. F. Preisigke, etc.

Schanz Schanz-Hosius-Krüger, Geschichte der römischen Literatur, ed. 4.

SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum

SHA Scriptores Historiae Augustae

Sid. Ap. carm . Sidonius Apollinaris, carmina (in MGH ( AA ) , VIII)

Sid. Ap. Ep. Sidonius Apollinaris, Epistulae (in MGH ( AA ) , VIII) SIG Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecarum

Sirm . Constitutiones Sirmondianae (in CTh ed. Mommsen, 1905)

Sitzungsb. Berl. Akad. Sitzungsberichte d. Berliner Akademie, Phil.-Hist. Klasse

Soc. Socrates, Historia Ecclesiastica

Soz. Sozomen, Historia Ecclesiastica

Stud. Pal. Studien zur Palaeographie und Papyruskunde, ed. C. Wessely

Stud. Pont. Studia Pontica

Suid. Suidas, ed. A. Adler.

Sulp. Sev. Chron. Sulpicius Severus, Chronicle

Sulp. Sev. Dial. Sulpicius Severus, Dialogi

Sulp. Sev. V. Mart. Sulpicius Severus, Vita Martini

Symm. Ep. Symmachus, Epistulae (in MGH ( AA ) , VI)

Symm. Or. Symmachus, Orationes (in MGH ( AA ), VI)

Symm. Rel. Symmachus, Relationes (in MGH ( AA ) , VI)

Syn. de prov. Synesius, de providentia seu Aegyptius

Syn. Ep. Synesius, Epistulae

Sync. Syncellus

Syrianus Syrianus, In Hermogenem Commentaria (Teubner)

TAM Tituli Asiae Minoris

Them. Or. Themistius, Orationes

Theod. HE Theodoret, Historia Ecclesiastica

Theod. HR Theodoret, Historia Religiosa

Theod. Prisc. Theodorus Priscianus

Theoph. Theophanes, Chronographia

V. Mel. Gr. Vita S. Melaniae, versio Graeca ( = Anal. Boll. XXII, 7-49)

V. Mel. Lat. Vita S. Melaniae , versio Latina ( = Anal. Boll. VIII, 19-63)

V. Olymp. Vita S. Olympiadis ( = Anal. Boll. XV, 409-23)

Vogt J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen

VuličN. Vulič, Monuments antiques de notre pays. Catalogue, I-II (1931-3) Wadd. W. H. Waddington, Recueil des inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie

Wien. Stud. Wiener Studien

ZDPV Zeitshrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins

Zon. Zonaras, Epitome Historiarum

Zos. Zosimus, Historia Nova

The following technical abbreviations have been generally employed:

a.v. ( or ag . vic.) agensvicem(e.g. p(raesidis), l(egati), p(raefecti) p(raetori)o)

com. rei mil. comes rei militaris

cons. (sexf.) consularis(sexfascalis)

corr. corrector

cos. (suff.) consul (suffectus)

CRP comes rei privatae

CSL comes sacrarumlargitionum

leg. Aug. pr. pr. legatus Augusti pro praetore

leg. Karth. legatusKarthaginisleg. Num. legatusNumidiaemag. equ. et ped. magister equitum et peditummag. mil. magister militummag. off. magister officiorum

MVM magister utriusquemilitiae

p., pr., praes.praeses

p.p. praesesprovinciaePPO praefectuspraetoriopraef. praefectusproc(os). proconsul prot. (dom.) protector (domesticus) PSC praepositussacricubiculiPVC praefectusurbisConstantinopolitanaePVR praefectusurbis Romae QSP quaestor sacripalatiirat. rationalisvic. vicarius

Note also:

c.f. clarissima femina

v.c.virclarissimus v. cons.virconsularisv.d.virdevotissimus

v.e. viregregius

v. em. vireminentissimus v. ill. virillustris

v.p.virperfectissimusv.sp. vir spectabilis

and

acc. accepta

dat. data

pp. proposita

SYMBOLS AND CONVENTIONS

The attention of readers is drawn to the following symbols:

Names in bold roman are of men who held posts in the ‘illustris᾽grade or which were later in that grade.

Names in ROMAN CAPITALS are of men who held posts in the ‘spectabilis’ grade or which were later in that grade.

Names in ITALIC CAPITALS are of persons who were simply ‘clarissimi’ or ‘perfectissimi’.

Names printed as, e.g., *!P.Datianus!* are persons known only from sources of doubtful reliability (principally the Historia Augusta and the Acta Sanctorum).

Dates are given as follows:

NB. Senators are of Rome unless indicated as Eastern (i.e. of Constantinople).