List of abbreviations of ancient authors and work titles / L
| Abbrev. Author | author | Edition | |
| Abbr. Plant | Work title | German title | |
| Lact. | Lactantius | ||
| epit. | epitome | Extract (from the divinae institutiones ) | |
| fal. rel. (inst. I) | de falsa religione | ||
| fal. sap. (inst. III) | de falsa sapientia | ||
| inst. | divinae institutiones | Divine teachings / textbook of religion | |
| ira | de ira dei | From the wrath of God | |
| iust. (inst. V) | de iustitia | ||
| mort. pers. | de mortibus persecutorum | Of the ways in which the persecutors died | |
| opif. | de opificio dei | From God's work of creation | |
| orig. err. (inst. II) | de origine erroris | ||
| Phoen. | Carmen de ave Phoenice | ||
| ver. cult. (inst. VI) | de vero cultu | ||
| ver. sap. (inst. IV) | de vera sapientia et religione | ||
| vit. (inst. VII) | de vita beata | ||
| Lament | Lamentations of Jeremiah (Lamentationes) | ||
| Lampr. | Aelius or Älius Lampridius | ||
| Laus Pis. | Laus Pisonis | ||
| Lc | Gospel according to Luke | ||
| Laod | Laodicean letter | ||
| Leo M. | Leo the Great (Leo Magnus) | ||
| epist. | epistulae | Letters | |
| serm. | sermones | Sermons | |
| LeqT | Lekach tov (Midrash collection of Tobia ben Elieser ) | Salomon Buber (ed.): Lekach-Tob (Pesikta Sutarta). An Agadic commentary on the first and second books of Moses. Wilna 1880, reprint / JM Padwa (ed.): Midrash Leqah Tov… al Hamisha Humshe Torah (Wajjiqra, Bemidbar, Devarim). Vilnius 1880, reprint | |
| Leucippus. | Leucippus | ||
| Lev | Leviticus | ||
| Lex Irnit. | Lex Irnitana ( Flavian city law of Irni ) | ||
| Lex Malac. | Lex municipii Malacitani ( Municipal Law of Málaga ) | ||
| Lex Rubr. | Lex Rubria de Gallia cisalpina (Panel by Veleia ) | ||
| Lex Salp. | Lex municipii Salpensiani ( Flavian city law of Salpensa ) | ||
| Lex Urson. | Lex coloniae Iuliae Genetivae Ursonensis (municipal law of Urso ) | ||
| Lex Visig. | Leges Visigothorum (laws of the Visigoths ) | ||
| Lex XII tab. | Twelve Tables Laws (Leges duodecim tabularum) | ||
| Lexicogr. Size | Lexicographi Graeci | Erich Bethe (Leipzig 1900-39) | |
| Lib. | Libanios | ||
| bad. D. | argumenta orationum Demosthenicarum Ὑποθέσεις τῶν λόγων Δηµοσθένους ( Hypothéseis tôn lógōn Dēmosthénous ) |
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| char. epist. | characteres epistolici Ἐπιστολιµαῖοι χαρακτῆρες ( Epistolimaîoi charaktêres ) |
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| chr. | chriae | ||
| comp. | comparationes | ||
| conf. | confirmationes | ||
| decl. ( Melet. ) |
declamationes Μελέται ( Melétai ) |
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| def. leg. | defensio legis | ||
| descr. | descriptiones | ||
| enc. | encomia | ||
| epist. | epistulae Ἐπιστολαί ( Epistolaí ) |
Letters | |
| eth. | Ethopoeiae | ||
| fab. | fabulae | ||
| loc. | loci communes | ||
| fool. | narrationes | ||
| or. ( log. ) |
orationes Λόγοι ( Lógoi ) |
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| progymn. | praeexercitationes Προγυµνάσµατα ( Progymnásmata ) |
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| ref. | refutationes | ||
| sent. | sententiae | ||
| thes. | theses | ||
| vit. | vituperationes | ||
| Lib. Pontif. | Liber Pontificalis | Louis Duchesne (Paris 1886ff); ed. Theodor Mommsen (Berlin 1898) | |
| Liber. | Liberatus of Carthage | ||
| brev. | Breviarium causae Nestorianorum et Eutychianorum | Brief account of the heresies of the Nestorians and Eutychians | |
| Liv. | Titus Livius | ||
| from urbe condita | From the foundation of the city | ||
| by. | periochae | Contents | |
| Liv. Andr. | Livius Andronicus | ||
| carm. | carmina | ||
| com. | comoediae palliatae | ||
| wear. | tragoediae | ||
| Lk | Gospel of Luke | ||
| Long. | Longinos | ||
| prol. | prolegomena | ||
| rhet. | ars rhetorica | Oratory | |
| sublime. | de sublimitate Περὶ ὕψους ( Perì hýpsous ) |
About the sublime | |
| Lucan. | Marcus Annaeus Lucanus | ||
| bellum civile (Pharsalia) | Civil war | ||
| Lucil. | Lucilius | ||
| saturae | Satires | ||
| Lucr. (Lucret.) | Lucretius | ||
| de rerum natura | |||
| Lukian. (Lucian.) | Lucian of Samosata | ||
| abd. | Abdicatus Ἀποκηρυττόμενος |
The outcast son | |
| Alex. | Alexandros Ἀλέξανδρος ἢ Ψευδόμαντις ( Aléxandros ḕ Pseudómantis ) |
Alexander or The False Prophet | |
| at the. | Amores Ἔρωτες |
About love | |
| Anach. | Anacharsis Ἀνάχαρσις ἢ Περὶ Γυμνασίων ( Anácharsis ḕ Perì gymnasíōn ) |
Anacharsis or About the Gymnastic Exercises | |
| apol. | apologia Ἀπολογία |
Protective pamphlet for the hired scholars | |
| asin. ( Loukios ) |
Asinus Λούκιος ἢ Ὄνος ( Loúkios ḕ Ónos ) |
Lucius or The Magic Donkey | |
| astr. | se astrologia Περὶ τῆς Ἀστρολογίας |
From astrology | |
| Bacch. | Bacchus Διόνυσος |
Bacchus | |
| to acc. ( dis categ. ) |
to accusatus Δὶς κατηγορούμενος ( Dìs katēgoroúmenos ) |
The double accused | |
| cal. | calumniae non temere credendum Περὶ τοῦ μὴ ῥᾳδίως πιστεύειν Διαβολῇ |
Against the defamation | |
| cat. | cataplus Κατάπλους ἢ Τύραννος |
The crossing or the tyrant | |
| Charid. | Charidemus Χαρίδημος ἢ Περὶ Κάλλους |
Charidemus or About Beauty | |
| cont. | Charon sive Contemplantes Χάρων ἢ Ἐπισκοποῦντες |
Charon or Die Weltbeschauer | |
| cyn. | Cynicus Κυνικός |
The cynic | |
| Dem. Enc. | Demosthenis encomium Δημοσθένους Ἐγκώμιον |
Praise of Demosthenes | |
| Demon. | Demonax Δημώνακτος Βίος |
Life of the Demonax | |
| deor. conc. ( theon ekkl. ) |
deorum consilium Θεῶν Ἐκκλησία ( Theôn ekklēsía ) |
The assembly of gods | |
| dial. deor. ( theon dial. ) |
dialogi deorum Θεῶν Διάλογοι ( Theôn diálogoi ) |
Talks with the gods | |
| dial. mar. ( enal. dial. ) |
dialogi marini Ἐνάλιοι Διάλογοι ( Enálioi diálogoi ) |
Sea gods talks | |
| dial. meretr. ( het. dial. ) |
dialogi meretetrici Ἑταιρικοὶ Διάλογοι ( Hētairikoì diálogoi ) |
Hetaeric talks | |
| dial. mort. ( nekr. dial. ) |
dialogi mortuorum Νεκρικοὶ Διάλογοι ( Nekrikoì diálogoi ) |
Talks with the dead | |
| dips. | Dipsades Περὶ τῶν Διψάδων |
The dipsades | |
| dom. | de domo Περὶ τοῦ Οἴκου |
Eulogy for a beautiful hall | |
| electr. | electrum Περὶ τοῦ Ἡλέκτρου ἢ Κύκνων |
The Amber or The Swans of Eridanos | |
| epist. Sat. | epistulae saturnales | Saturnal letters | |
| eun. | eunuchus Εὐνοῦχος |
The eunuch or the philosopher without gender | |
| fug. | fugitivi Δραπέται |
The runaway slaves | |
| gall. | gallus Ὄνειρος ἢ Ἀλεκτρυών |
The Rooster or The Dream of Mikyllos | |
| halc. | halcyon Ἀλκυὼν ἢ Περὶ Μεταμορφώσεων |
The Kingfisher or The Metamorphosis | |
| Harm. | harmonides Ἁρμονίδης |
Harmonides | |
| Herc. | Hercules Ἡρακλῆς |
The Gallic Hercules | |
| Herm. | Hermotimos Ἑρμότιμος ἢ Περὶ Αἱρέσεων ( Hērmótimos ḕ Perì hairéseōn ) |
Hermotimus or From the Philosophical Sects | |
| Herod. | Herodotus Ἡρόδοτος ἢ Ἀετίων |
Herodotus or Aetion | |
| Hes. | Hesiodus Διάλογος πρὸς Ἡσίοδον |
A little exchange with Hesiod | |
| Hipp. | Hippias Ἱππίας ἢ Βαλανεῖον |
Hippias or The Bath | |
| hist. conscr. ( hist. syngr. ) |
quomodo historia concribenda sit Πῶς δεῖ ἱστορίαν συγγράφειν ( Pôs deî historían syngráphein ) |
How to write history | |
| Icar. | Icaromenippus Ἰκαρομένιππος ἢ Ὑπερνέφελος ( Ikaroménippos ḕ Hypernéphelos ) |
Ikaromenippus or Die Luftreise | |
| in the. | imagines Εἰκόνες |
The pictures | |
| ind. | adversus indoctum Πρὸς τὸν ἀπαίδευτον καὶ πολλὰ βιβλία ὠνούμενον |
The ignorant book lover | |
| iud. voc. | iudicium vocalium Δίκη Συμφώνων |
The court of vowels | |
| Yup. conf. | Iuppiter confutatus Ζεὺς ἐλεγχόμενος |
The transferred Jupiter | |
| Yup. wear. | Iuppiter tragoedus Ζεὺς Τραγῳδός |
The tragic Jupiter | |
| laps. | pro lapsu inter salutandum Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἐν τῇ Προσαγορεύσει Πταίσματος |
Protective speech for a mistake made in greeting | |
| Lex. | Lexiphanes Λεξιφάνης |
Lexiphanes | |
| luct. | de luctu Περὶ Πένθους |
About the mourning for the dead | |
| macr. | macrobii Μακρόβιοι |
The grown old | |
| merc. cond. | de mercede conductis Περὶ τῶν ἐν Μισθῷ συνόντων |
The hired scholars | |
| musc. enc. ( myas enk. ) |
muscae encomium Μυίας Ἐγκώμιον ( Myías enkṓmion ) |
Eulogy on the fly | |
| nav. | navigium Πλοἶον ἢ Εὐχαί |
The ship or the wishes | |
| nek. | nekyomantia Μένιππος ἢ Νεκυομαντεία |
The Menippus' journey into hell or the oracle of the dead | |
| Nero | Nero Νέρων |
Nero or The Project to Pierce the Isthmus of Corinth | |
| Nigr. | Nigrinus Νιγρίνου Φιλοσοφία |
Nigrinus | |
| Ocyp. | Ocypus Ὠκύπους |
Ocypus | |
| par. | de parasito Περὶ τοῦ Παρασίτου ὅτι Τέχνη ἡ Παρασιτική |
The parasite, or proof that parasite is an art | |
| patr. enc. | patriae encomium Πατρίδος Ἐγκώμιον |
Praise the hometown | |
| Peregr. | de morte Peregrini Περὶ τῆς Περεγρίνου Τελευτῆς ( Perì tês Peregrínou teleutês ) |
The death of Peregrinus | |
| Phal. 1.2 | Phalaris I, II Φάλαρις Α, Β |
Phalaris 1,2 | |
| philopatr. | Philopatris Φιλόπατρις ἢ Διδασκόμενος |
Philopatris | |
| Philops. | Philopseudes Φιλοψευδής ἢ Ἀπιστῶν ( Philopseudḗs ē Apístōn ) |
The lying friend or the unbeliever | |
| pisc. | piscator Ἀναβιοῦντες ἢ Ἁλιεύς |
The Fisherman or The Resurrected Philosophers | |
| pr. in the. | per imaginibus Ὑπὲρ τῶν Εἰκόνων |
Defense of the images | |
| per merc. cond. | pro mercede conductis Ἀπολογία |
Protective pamphlet for the hired scholars | |
| Prom. | Prometheus Προμηθεύς |
Prometheus | |
| Prom. It | Prometheus it in verbis Πρὸς τὸν εἰπόντα Προμηθεὺς εἶ ἐν λόγοις |
To someone who called him a Prometheus in writing. | |
| pseudol. | pseudologista Ψευδολογιστής |
Apophras against a certain Timarchus | |
| rh. pr. | rhetorum praeceptor Ῥητόρων Διδάσκαλος |
The speaking school | |
| sacr. | de sacrificiis Περὶ Θυσιῶν |
From the victims | |
| salt. | de saltatione Περὶ Ὀρχήσεως |
From the art of dance | |
| Sat. | saturnalia Τὰ πρὸς Κρόνον |
Saturnal negotiations | |
| Scyth. | Scytha Σκύθης ἢ Πρόξενος |
The Skythe or Anacharsis and Toxaris | |
| Sol. | soloecista Ψευδοσοφιστής ἢ Σολοικιστής |
About grammatical mistakes | |
| somn. | somnium sive vita Luciani Περὶ τοῦ Ἐνυπνίου ἤτοι Βίος Λουκιανοῦ ( Perì toû enhypníou ḗtoi Bíos Loukianoû ) |
Lukian's dream | |
| symp. | symposium Συμπόσιον ἢ Λαπίθαι ( Sympósion ḕ Lapíthai ) |
The Supper or The New Lapiths | |
| Syr. Dea | de Syria Dea Περὶ τῆς Συρίης Θεοῦ ( Perì tês Syríēs theoû ) |
From the Syrian goddess | |
| Tim. | Timon Τίμων |
Timon | |
| Tox. | Toxaris Τόξαρις ἢ Φιλία |
Toxaris or The Friends | |
| wear. | tragoedopodagra Ποδάγρα |
The tragic Podagra | |
| tyr. | tyrannicida Τυραννοκτόνος |
The tyrant murderer | |
| ver. hist. ( aleth. dieg. ) |
verae historiae Ἀληθῶν Διηγημάτων ( Alēthê diēgḗmata ) |
True stories | |
| vit. auct. | vitarum auctio Βίων Πρᾶσις ( Bíōn prâsis ) |
The sale of the philosophical sects | |
| Zeux. | Zeuxis Ζεύξις ἢ Ἀντίοχος |
Zeuxis or Antiochus | |
| Lv | 3. Book of Moses (Leviticus) | ||
| Lyd. | John Lydos | ||
| like. | de magistratibus περὶ ἀρχῶν τῆς ῾Ρωμαίων πολιτείας |
About the offices of the Roman state | |
| mens. | de mensibus περὶ μηνῶν |
Over the months | |
| east. | de ostentis | ||
| Lygd. | Lygdamus | ||
| elegiae | |||
| Lykoph. (Lyk.) | Lycophron from Chalcis | ||
| Alex. | Alexandra | ||
| wear. | tragoediae | ||
| Lycurgus. | Lycurgus of Athens | ||
| Lys. | Lysias | ||
| or. ( log. ) |
orationes Λόγοι ( Logoi ) |
Talk | |
| LXX | Septuagint | ||
| 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 | |