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Originally published in 1926, this book contains the ancient Greek text of the fourth-century treatise Concerning the Gods and the Universe by Sallustius. Nock provides an English translation on each facing page, as well as a critical apparatus and a detailed set of prolegomena on the historical background, sources, style and transmission of the philosophical essay.

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Abbreviations; Prologomena; 1. The intellectual background; 2. The context of the treatise; 3. Sources and authorship; 4. Style and form; 5. The transmission of the text; Text and translation; Appendix. The readings of the Barberini manuscript; Index 1. Subject; Index 2. The Greek of Sallustius; Index 3. Other texts emended or explained.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 10/17/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781107645035, 978-1107645035
      ISBN10: 1107645034
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      Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Ancient Greek religion and mythology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Originally published in 1926, this book contains the ancient Greek text of the fourth-century treatise Concerning the Gods and the Universe by Sallustius. Nock provides an English translation on each facing page, as well as a critical apparatus and a detailed set of prolegomena on the historical background, sources, style and transmission of the philosophical essay.

      Table of Contents
      Abbreviations; Prologomena; 1. The intellectual background; 2. The context of the treatise; 3. Sources and authorship; 4. Style and form; 5. The transmission of the text; Text and translation; Appendix. The readings of the Barberini manuscript; Index 1. Subject; Index 2. The Greek of Sallustius; Index 3. Other texts emended or explained.

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