Annals 4.28.1 – an Old Suggestion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9666299 |
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| Authors | David Wardle (0000-0003-3895-8866, University of Cape Town, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 346-348 |
| Publication date | 1993-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800044463 |
| OpenAlex | W2094072448 |
| Language | EN |
The text in Annals 4.28.1 has exercised scholars' attention since the rediscovery of Tacitus in the Renaissance. The text of the Medicean manuscript for the central words reads: ‘vinctus peroranti filio praeparatur’. Two problems have been perceived: firstly that praeparatur lacks an expressed subject, although from the context it is perfectly clear that Serenus senior is meant; secondly, the meaning of praeparatur itself
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| Highly cited | No |
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