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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |