List of abbreviations used by ancient authors and work titles / C
Abbrev. Author | author | Edition | |
Abbr. Plant | Work title | German title | |
Caecil. | Caecilius Statius | ||
com. | comoediae | Comedies | |
Cael. Aur. | Caelius Aurelianus | ||
acut. | celeres passiones | About acute illnesses | |
chron. | tardae passiones | About chronic diseases | |
gyn. | gynecia | About gynecology | |
med. | medicinales responsiones | Medical questions and answers | |
Caes. | Caesar see also Ps. Caes. | ||
civ. (BC) | de bello civili | About the civil war | |
Gall. (BG) | de bello Gallico | About the Gallic War | |
Caes. Arel. | Caesarius of Arelate see also Ps.-Caes. Arel. | ||
brev. | breviarium adversus haereticos | ||
ep. ad Ruric. | epistula ad Ruricium episcopum | Letter to Bishop Ruricius of Limoges | |
ep. ad virg. | epistulae ad virgines | ||
ep. de hum. | epistula de humilitate ad monachos | ||
ridge. | sententia de gratia | ||
in apoc. | in Iohannis apocalypsim expositio | ||
reg. mon. | regula monachorum | ||
reg. vig. | regula virginum | ||
serm. | sermones | Sermons | |
testam. | testament | ||
trin. | de mysterio sanctae trinitatis | ||
Caesar. | Caesarius of Arelate, see Caes. Arel. | ||
Call. | Callimachus see Kall. | ||
Calp. | Calpurnius Siculus | ||
ecl. | eclogae | Pastoral poems | |
Can. apostle | Canones apostolici | Funk: Didascalia et Constitutiones apostolorum (1905); Lauchert: Canons of the most important early church councils (1896) | |
Can. Hipp. | Canons Hippolyti | Riedel: The Canon Law Sources of the Patriarchate of Alexandria (Leipzig 1900) | |
Cand. | Candidus Arianus | ||
gen. div. | de generatione verbi divini | ||
epist. | epistula ad marium victorinum | Letter to Marius Victorinus | |
Cant. cant. | Song of Songs (Canticum canticorum) | ||
Capreol. | Capreolus of Carthage | ||
ep. | epistula altera ad Vitalem ad Tonantium | ||
Carm. de fig. | Carmen de figuris vel schematibus | ||
Cass. Dio | Cassius Dio | ||
Historia Romana 'Ῥωμαϊκὴ ἱστορία ( Rhomaikḗ historía ) |
Roman history | ||
Cassian. | Johannes Cassianus | ||
conl. | conlationes patrum | ||
inst. | de institutis coenobiorum | ||
Cassiod. | Cassiodor see also Ps.-Cassiod. | PL or Mommsen : MGH / Auctores Antiquissimi | |
Cassiod. | Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus | ||
on. | de anima | ||
anecd. Hold. | anecdoton Holderi | ||
art. | de artibus ac disciplinae liberalium | ||
chron. | chronica | ||
Clem. Alex. adumbr. | Clementis Alexandrini adumbrationes in epistulas canonicas | ||
compl. in apoc. | complexiones in epistolis apostolorum et actibus apostolorum et apocalypsi | ||
gram. | de orthographia et de arte grammatica | ||
hist. | historia ecclesiastica tripartita | ||
in Ps. | expositio psalmorum | ||
inst. | institutiones divinarum et saecularium litterarum | ||
inst. 1 | institutiones divinarum litterarum | ||
inst. 2 | institutiones saecularium litterarum | ||
Ios. antiq. | Flavii Iosephi antiquitates Iudaicae curis Cassiodori e graeco versae | ||
Ios. c. Ap. | Flavii Iosephi de Iudaeorum vetustate opus curis Cassiodori e graeco versum | ||
or. frg. | orationum reliquiae | ||
ordo | ordo generis Cassiodorum | Family tree of Cassiodors | |
orth. | de orthographia | ||
prol. bibl. | prologus Cassiodori ad librorum biblicorum codicem grandiorem | ||
var. | variae (epistulae) | ||
Cat. | Katene (Catena) | ||
Cat. | Catullus see Catullus. | ||
Catal. cod. astr. graec. | Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum Graecorum | (12 vols., Brussels 1898–1936) | |
Cato | Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder | ||
agr. | de agri cultura | About farming | |
dict. | dicta | ||
dist. | disticha | ||
frg. | fragmenta | Fragments (of speeches) | |
or. | orationes | ||
orig. | origines | Origins of Rome | |
Catullus. | Catullus | ||
carmina | Poems | ||
Caverna thes. | Treasure Cave (Caverna thesaurorum) | ||
CD | Damascus script | ||
Cels. | Aulus Cornelius Celsus see also Ps.-Cels. | ||
de medicina | |||
artes | artes | ||
Cels. | Publius Iuventius Celsus | ||
Dig. | Digesta | ||
Cens. | Censorinus see also Ps.-Cens. | ||
de the natali | |||
Cert. Hom. Hes. | Certamen Homeri et Hesiodi | ||
Chag | Talmud tract Chagiga | ||
Chal | Talmudic Challah | ||
Chalc. | Calcidius | ||
comm. | commentarius in Platoni's Timaeum | Commentary on Plato's Timaeus | |
trans. | translatio Platonis Timaei | Translation of Plato's Timaeus | |
Char. (Charis.) | Flavius Sosipater Charisius | ||
ars grammatica | |||
Chares trag. | Chares tragicus | ||
Chr. Min. | Chronica minora saec. IV, V, VI, VII. | Theodor Mommsen (Berlin 1892–1898) | |
Chr. Pasch. | Chronicon Paschale | ||
Chron. | timeline | ||
Chron 1,2 | 1st , 2nd book of the Chronicle | ||
Chron. Min. | Chronica minora saec. IV, V, VI, VII. | Theodor Mommsen (Berlin 1892–1898) | |
Chrys. | John Chrysostom see Joh. Chrys. | Bernard de Montfaucon ; PG | |
Chrysippus. | Chrysippus of Solos | ||
Chrysol. | Peter Chrysologus | PL | |
Chul | Talmudic Chullin | ||
CIA | Corpus Inscriptionum Atticarum | R. Wünsch (Berlin 1873/97) | |
Cic. | Cicero | ||
ac. 1 | Academicorum posteriorum liber 1 | On the Epistemology of Academics (later version) | |
ac. 2 | Lucullus sive Academicorum priorum liber 2 | On the Epistemology of Academics (earlier version) | |
ad brood. | epistulae ad Brutum | Correspondence with Marcus Iunius Brutus | |
Arat. | Aratea | ||
Arch. | per Archia poeta | For the poet Archias | |
Att. | epistulae ad Atticum | Correspondence with Titus Pomponius Atticus | |
Balb. | per L. Balbo | For Lucius Cornelius Balbus | |
Brood. | Brutus | ||
Caecin. | per A. Caecina | For Aulus Caecina | |
Cael. | per M. Caelio | For Marcus Caelius | |
carm. | carmina | Poems | |
Catil. | in Catilinam | Speeches against Catiline | |
Cato | Cato maior de senectute | Cato the Elder about old age | |
Cluent. | per A. Cluentio | For Aulus Cluentius Habitus | |
de orat. | de oratore | About the speaker | |
Deiot. | pro lively Deiotaro | For King Deiotarus | |
div. | de divinatione | About the prophecy | |
div. in Caec. | divinatio in Q. Caecilium | Pre-trial speech against Quintus Caecilius | |
dom. | de domo sua | Through his own house, to the pontifical college | |
facet. dict. | facete dicta | ||
fam. | epistulae ad familiares | Letters to his friends | |
fat. | de fato | About fate | |
fin. | de finibus bonorum et malorum | About the greatest good and the greatest evil | |
Flacc. | per L. Valerio Flacco | For Lucius Valerius Flaccus | |
Font. | per M. Fonteio | For Marcus Fonteius | |
har. resp. | de haruspicum responso | About the report of the victims showers | |
imp. Cn. Pomp. | de imperio Cn. Pompei | About the supreme command of Gnaeus Pompeius | |
inv. | de inventione | About the discovery | |
Lael. | Laelius de amicitia | Laelius on friendship | |
leg. | de legibus | About the laws | |
leg. agr. | de lege agraria (contra rullum) | About the settlers law (Against Rullus) | |
Lig. | per Q. Ligario | For Quintus Ligarius | |
Manil. | per lege Manilia | About the law of C. Manilius | |
Marcell. | per M. Marcello | For Marcus Marcellus | |
Mil. | per T. Annio Milone | For Titus Annius Milo | |
Mur. | per L. Murena | For Murena | |
nat. | de natura deorum | Of the nature of the gods | |
off. | de officiis | From right action | |
opt. gene. | de optimo genere oratorum | About the best kind of speaker | |
orat. | orator | The speaker | |
p.red.ad Quir. | oratio post reditum ad Quirites | Thanksgiving to the people | |
p.red.in sen. | oratio post reditum in senatu | Thanks to the Senate | |
parad. | paradoxa stoicorum | Justification of paradoxical ethical tenets from the school of the Stoics | |
part. | partitiones oratoriae | Classifications of oratory | |
Phil. | in M. Antonium orationes Philippicae | Philippine speeches | |
phil. frg. (philo.) | librorum philosophicorum fragmenta | ||
Pis. | in L. Pisonem | ||
Planc. | per cn. Plancio | ||
progn. | prognostica | ||
prov. | de provinciis consularibus | Via the consular provinces | |
Q. fr. | epistulae ad Quintum fratrem | Letters to his brother Quintus | |
Q. Rosc. | per Q. Roscio comoedo | For the actor Quintus Roscius | |
Quinct. | per P. Quinctio | For Publius Quinctius | |
Rab. Perd. | per C. Rabirio perduellionis reo | For Gaius Rabirius, accused of high treason | |
Rab. Post. | per C. Rabirio Postumo | For Gaius Rabirius Postumus | |
rep. | de re publica | About the state | |
S. Rosc. | pro sex. Roscio Amerino | For Sextus Roscius from Ameria | |
Scaur. | per M. Aemilio Scauro | For Aemilius Scaurus | |
Sest. | per P. Sestio | For Publius Sestius | |
Sull. | per P. Sulla | For Publius Cornelius Sulla | |
Tim. | Timaeus | ||
Top. | topica | Evidence | |
Tulle. | per M.Tullio | For Marcus Tullius | |
Tusc. | Tusculanae disputationes | Conversations in Tusculum | |
Dad. | in P. Vatinium testem interrogatio | Against Publius Vatinius | |
Verr. 1.2 | in Verrem actio prima, secunda | First / second indictment speech against Verres | |
CIE | Corpus Inscriptionum Etruscarum | ||
CIG | Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum | A. Boeckh (Berlin 1828/77) | |
CIH | Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum Part 4: Inscriptiones Himyariticas | ||
CIJ (CIJud) | Corpus Inscriptionum Judaicarum | JB Frey (Città del Vaticano 1936/52) | |
CIL | Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum | Berlin 1863/1936 | |
CIMRM | Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae | ||
Cinna | Gaius Helvius Cinna | ||
carm. | carmina | Poems | |
CIS (CISem) | Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum | (Paris 1881/1951) | |
Claud. | Claudius Claudianus | ||
3 cons. Hon. | Panegyricus dictus Honorio Augusto tertium consuli | Panegyric on the 3rd consulate of Honorius | |
4 cons. Hon. | Panegyricus dictus Honorio Augusto quartum consuli | Panegyric on the 4th consulate of Honorius | |
6 cons. Hon. | Panegyricus dictus Honorio Augusto sextum consuli | Panegyric on the 6th consulate of Honorius | |
carm. | carminum maiorum series | ||
carm. min. | carminum minorum series | ||
epigr. | epigrammata Επιγράµµατα |
Epigrams | |
epithal. Hon. | epithalamium dictum Honorio Augusto et Mariae | Epithalamium for Honorius and Maria, daughter of Stilicho | |
Eutropia. | in eutropium | Diatribe on Eutropios | |
fescenn. | fescennina dicta Honorio Augusto et Mariae | Fescennine verses on the wedding of Honorius and Maria | |
Get. | bellum Geticum | War on the Geten | |
Gig. | Gigantomachia Γιγαντοµαχία |
Gigantomachy | |
Guild. | in Gildonem | About the war against Gildo | |
Mall. Theod. | Panegyricus dictus Mallio Theodoro consuli | Panegyric on the consulate of Flavius Mallius Theodorus | |
rapt. Pros. | de raptu Proserpinae | The Rape of Proserpine | |
Prob. Olybr. | Panegyricus dictus Olybrio et Probino consulibus | Panegyric on the consulate of Olybrius and Probinus | |
Rufin. | in Rufinum | Diatribe on Rufinus | |
Style. | de consulatu Stilichonis | Via the Stilichos consulate | |
Claud. Don. | Tiberius Claudius Donatus | ||
Aen. | interpretationes Vergilianae | Commentary on the Aeneid | |
Claud. Mam. | Claudianus Mamertus | ||
anim. | de statu animae | About the essence of the soul | |
CLE | Carmina Latina Epigraphica (2nd part of the Anthologia Latina ) | F. Buecheler (Leipzig 1895) | |
Clem. | Clement of Rome | ||
1. Clem. | First letter to Clement | ||
2. Clem. | Second letter to Clement | ||
epist. | Letters (pseudo-clementine scripts) | ||
hom. | homiliae | Sermons (relates to the 1st and 2nd letters to Clement) | |
Clem. Al. | Clement of Alexandria | ||
exc. ex. theod. | excerpta ex Theodoto Ἐκ τῶν Θεοδότου ἐπιτοµαί ( Ek tôn Theodótou epitomaí ) |
Excerpts from Theodotus | |
Paid. | Paedagogus Παιδαγωγός ( Paidagōgós ) |
The educator | |
protr. | protrepticus ad Graecos Προτρεπτικὸς πρὸς Ἕλληνας ( Protreptikós pròs Héllēnas ) |
Admonition to the Greeks | |
qvs ( Sozom. plous. ) |
quis vive salvatur Τίς ὁ σωζόµενος πλούσιος ( Tís ho sōzómenos ploúsios ) |
Which rich man will be saved? | |
electricity. | stromata Στρωµατεῖς ( Strōmateîs ) |
Carpets | |
Cloat. Ver. | Cloatius Verus | ||
CMG | Corpus Medicorum Graecorum | (Berlin 1927 ff) | |
CML | Corpus Medicorum Latinorum | (Berlin 1927 ff) | |
cn. | Canon (es) | ||
CN | Codex Neofiti | A. Díez-Macho (ed.): Neophyti 1. Targum Palaestinense. 5 vols., Madrid a. Barcelona 1968-1978 | |
Cod. | Codex | ||
Cod. Greg. | Codex Gregorianus | ||
Cod. Herm. | Codex Hermogenianus | ||
Cod. Iust. | Corpus Iuris Civilis , Codex Iustinianus | ||
Cod. Theod. | Codex Theodosianus | ||
Codd. | Codices (plural of Codex ) | ||
Col. | Epistle of Paul to the Colossians (Pauli epistula ad Colossenses) | ||
coll. | Mosaicarum et Romanarum legum collatio | ||
Coll. Avell. | Collectio Avellana | Otto Günther, CSEL 35. Vienna a. a. 1895-1898 | |
Coll. Latom. | Collection Latomus | ||
Colum. (Col.) | Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella | ||
de re rustica | About farming | ||
arb. | de arboribus | About trees | |
Comm. | Commodianus | ||
apol. | carmen apologeticum | ||
instr. | instructiones per litteras versuum primas | ||
Conc. | Concilium ( council ) | ||
cons. | Consultatio veteris cuiusdam iurisconsulti | ||
Cons. ad Liv. | Consolatio ad Liviam | ||
Consent. | Publius Consentius | ||
Const. apostle | Apostolic Constitutions (Constitutiones Apostolicae) | ||
Const. Sirmond. | Constitutio Sirmondiana | ||
Cor. (Coripp.) | Flavius Cresconius Corippus (earlier spelling) | ||
Cor 1 | 1st letter of Paul to the Corinthians (Epistula ad Corinthios I) | ||
Cor 2 | 2nd letter of Paul to the Corinthians (Epistula ad Corinthios II) | ||
Corn. Nep. | Cornelius Nepos | ||
Cornif. rhet. | Cornificius Longus ( Cornificius rhetor is actually Quintus Cornificius , to whom the etymological work was wrongly ascribed) | ||
de etymis deorum | |||
Cornut. | Lucius Annaeus Cornutus | ||
nat. | de natura deorum | About the nature of the gods | |
Theol. Size | Theologiae Graecae compendium | Compendium of Greek Theology | |
Corp. Brux. Hist. Byz. | Corpus Bruxellense historiae Byzantinae | (Brussels 1935ff) | |
Corp. Font. Hist. Byz. | Corpus Fontium Historiae Byzantinae | (Washington, DC 1967ff) | |
Corp. Gloss. Lat. | Corpus glossariorum latinorum | Gustav Löwe , Georg Goetz (Leipzig 1876ff) | |
Corp. Herm. | Corpus Hermeticum | Arthur Darby Nock , André-Jean Festugière (Paris 1954/60) | |
Corp. Hippiatr. Size | Corpus Hippiatricorum Graecorum | Eugen Oder , Karl Hoppe (Stuttgart 1924/27) | |
Corp. Pap. Jud. | Corpus Papyrorum Judaicorum (see CPJ) | ||
Corp. Scr. Hist. Byz. | Corpus Scriptorum Historiae Byzantinae | Barthold Georg Niebuhr (Bonn 1828/97) | |
CPG | Corpus paroemiographorum Graecorum | Ernst von Leutsch , Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin (Göttingen 1839–1851, reprint 1958, suppl. 1961) | |
CPJ | Corpus Papyrorum Judaicorum | VA Tscherikover, Alexander Fuks (Cambridge, Mass. 1957/64) | |
CPL | Corpus poetarum Latinorum | JP Postgate (London 1894-1905) | |
Cpol. | from / from Constantinople (Constantinopolitanus) | ||
CSCO | Corpus scriptorum Christianorum orientalium | (Louvain 1903ff) | |
CSE | Corpus Speculorum Etruscorum | (Rome 1981ff) | |
CSEL | Corpus scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum | (Vienna 1867 ff) | |
CSHB | Corpus Scriptorum Historiae Byzantinae | (Bonn 1828–1897) | |
CSIR | Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani | (1973ff) | |
CT | Codex Tchacos | ||
Curios. urb. | Curiosum urbis Romae regionum XIV cum breviariis suis | ||
Curt. | Curtius Rufus | ||
historiae Alexandri Magni | History of Alexander the Great | ||
CVA | Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum | ||
Cypr. | Cyprian of Carthage | ||
aleat. | de aleatoribus | About the dice game | |
adv. Iud. | adversus Iudaeos | Against the Jews | |
cena Cypr. | cena Cypriani | Feast of Cyprian | |
Demetr. | ad Demetrianum | To Demetrius | |
Domin. orat. | de dominica oratione | About the Lord's Prayer | |
Donat. | ad donatum | To Donatus | |
eleem. | de opere et eleemosynis | About works (of mercy) and alms | |
epist. | epistulae | Letters | |
exhort. paen. | exhortatio de paenientia | Reminder to repent | |
Away. | ad Fortunatum de exhortatione martyrii | To Fortunatus about martyrdom | |
have. virg. | de habitu virginum | About the clothes of the virgins | |
idol. | quod idola dii non sint | ||
Iud. incred. | ad Vigilium de Iudaica incredulitate | To Vigilius, about the disbelief of the Jews | |
laps. | de lapsis | About the fallen | |
laud. mart. | de laude martyrii | About the glory of martyrdom | |
mont. | de montibus Sina et Sion | Over the mountains of Sinai and Zion | |
mort. | de mortalitate | About mortality | |
Novat. | ad Novatianum | To Novatianus | |
pasch. | de Pascha computus | About the calculation of Easter | |
patient. | de bono patientia | About the benefits of patience | |
rebapt. | de rebaptismate | About the repetition of baptism | |
testim. | ad Quirinum, testimoniorum libri tres | To Quirinus, three books of Scriptural Proofs | |
unit. eccl. | de ecclesiae catholicae unitate | About the unity of the Catholic Church | |
zel. | de zelo et livore | About jealousy and envy | |
Cyranid. | Kyranids | Mely-Ruelle: Les lapidaires de l'antiquité 2 (Paris 1898) |
Legend for the colors of the author entries | |||
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author | Author abbreviation | ||
SW | Compilation | Collection or compilation (both modern and ancient) | |
ON | Anonymous | Writing by a single, unknown author | |
BS | Biblical script | Scripture of the OT or NT (also Apocrypha) | |
RS | Rabbinical script | Mishnah, Talmud and other Hebrew, non-biblical writing | |
X | Others | Abbreviation of lexicon, series, etc .; general abbreviation |