03-27-2014, 12:42 AM
Try this!
I do not know if these specific papyri are there but I am sure that whoever has the balls to really study what is listed here will be able to shed much light into the era... Of course the vast majority is Greek, as are the papyri you are discussing IIRC, but even some basic knowledge would help you single out some of them for more careful study. The other day I was browsing through them and fell on one that mentioned a praepositos of a legion (early 4th century IIRC) mentioning these exact words in Greek. Another mentioned sagitarii (again all Latin military terms in Greek) etc . But one would need an insane amount of time to study these texts with the proper care...
I do not know if these specific papyri are there but I am sure that whoever has the balls to really study what is listed here will be able to shed much light into the era... Of course the vast majority is Greek, as are the papyri you are discussing IIRC, but even some basic knowledge would help you single out some of them for more careful study. The other day I was browsing through them and fell on one that mentioned a praepositos of a legion (early 4th century IIRC) mentioning these exact words in Greek. Another mentioned sagitarii (again all Latin military terms in Greek) etc . But one would need an insane amount of time to study these texts with the proper care...