The Clausula in Ammiainis Marceltinus. 239 



. 250. 6 datoque signo in receptuni ex more anibo digressi G. 

 punctuates after receptum. 

 309. 15-16 rumore praecurso hostiles occupare properans terras, 

 nondum adulto vere missa per militares numeros ex- 

 peditioiiali tessera etc. G. punctuates ajter vere. 

 323. 11 venitur ad Carmaniae sinum orienti obiectum. Intervallo 

 Cantichus nomine panditur sinus australis. G. sets the 

 period after intervallo : the error was corrected by Pet- 

 schenig (Phil. 50. 351) a7id the rhythm confirms him. 

 II. 41. 15 (Juliani) Fortitudinem certaminum crebritas ususque bel- 

 lorum ostendit et patientia frig-orum immanium et fer- 

 voris. quamquam corporis munus a milite ab impera- 

 tore vero animi poscitur, ipse etc. For quamquam 

 [Kellerbauer) V. has quoque, which G. retaitis, setting a 

 period after it. 

 88. 10 eumque secuti conplures iam pila quatientes et gladios 

 ad imperatorem transeunt cum vexillis scuta perversa 

 gestantes G. sets comma after transeunt. 

 112. 20 ff. exinde transmeato lentius freto tranquillam. Unde 

 cum consecuti Batavi venissent et Heruli loviique et 

 Victores fidentes viribus numeri egressus etc. This is 

 the traditional reading, in ivhicli unde of course is to 

 be construed with egressus. G. writes tranquilla unda. 

 Cum, etc. 

 140. 4—6 At procul tamquam horum similia agitantibus furiis per 

 omne latus Maratocupreni grassatores acerrimi vagaban- 

 tur G. sets a comma after latus. 

 174. 11 qui cum abstinere inconsolabili malo rogaretur obnixe, 



inflexibilis mansit G. sets a comma after rogaretur. 

 206. 22 quia rem Romanam alius cirtumsteterat metus totius 

 Gothiae Thracias licentius perrumpentis. G. sets a comma 

 after Gothiae. 

 Turning now from the field of text criticism to that of higher 

 criticism, let us examine the conclusions which can be reached by 

 the aid of the clausula. The facts may be summed up in the state- 

 ment that except for a few direct quotations the whole text of 

 the Histories conforms to the rules that we have laid down in 

 regard to the practice of Ammianus. This proves first that the 

 Histories contain no interpolations of any significance, and secondly 

 that very little of the material upon which they were based was 

 taken over b}^ Ammianus verbatim. This latter point is one that 



