On pg. 141 in discussing the change of u to i between l and a labial I failed to mention what appears to be the earliest example of the change: LIBES for libens (ILLRP 93 a, Southern Ager Capenas near Scorano) from some time before 211 BCE when the Lucus Feroniae was destroyed by Hannibal. Of course, the old spelling is retained for a long time afterwards.
(Photo of Lucus Feroniae by jmlwinder)
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