The colloquia of the Hermeneumata Pseudodositheana /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited with introduction, translation, and commentary by Eleanor Dickey
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
2 volumes :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, facsimiles ;
Dimensions
28 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ;
Volume Designation
49, 53
GENERAL NOTES
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The Hermeneumata Pseudodositheana is so-called because in some manuscripts it is attached to the bilingual grammar of Dositheus (Dositheus, Magister)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
CONTENTS NOTE
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volume I. Colloquia Monacensia-Einsidlensia, Leidense-Stephani, and Stephani -- volume II. Colloquium Harleianum, Colloquium Montepessulanum, Colloquium Celtis, and fragments
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Critical edition of the Colloquia, manuals written to help ancient Greeks and Romans get around in each other's languages. Because they contain examples of how to conduct everyday activities like shopping, banking, visiting friends, etc., they offer a unique glimpse of daily life in the early Roman Empire. This edition presents a translation and commentary of the surviving texts