11-17-2014, 02:52 PM
Quote:How do you rationalise Ammianus saying, "cataphracti equites, whom the Persians call clibanarii"?I don't. That is an outdated reading. Editions of Ammianus up to and including that of Wagner and Erfurdt in 1808 read "cataphracti equites, quos clibanarios dictitant Persae", translated as above. Editions since that of Gardthausen in 1874 have "cataphracti equites, quos clibanarios dictitant, personati", 'cataphracti equites, whom they call clibanarii, masked'.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
