Monday, January 18, 2010

Missing macron

The cognomen Drusus quoted on pg. 163, n. 19 and pg. 190 as an example of initial dr-, a cluster which is always of foreign origin in Latin, should be Drūsus.

Cf. Verg. Aen. 6. 824: quin Decios Drusosque procul saeuumque securi

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