12-12-2013, 01:50 PM
Quote:In the Notitia it's actually Placidi Valentiniaci Felices but I think the "c" is a typo (at least according to my Latin teacher the C is incorrect).I'd warn for 'scribal errors' for they often are the historian's best friend.
Also, Latin teachers may be correct on grammar, but still wrong about the original. I once had a lengthy discussion with someone who insisted that the latin of the Strategikon was 'incorrect' and therefore had to be 'improved'.. I just could not make him understand that it was 'military Latin' used by Greek-speaking Romans during the 6th century, and therefore a primary source. He kept insisting his school latin was a better choice. :|
Robert Vermaat
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)