126 pliny's natural nisroRY. [Cook XYIIT. 



Hyginus,^^ Yirgil,^^ Trogiis/'^ Ovld,^^ Grascinus,*^ Columella,'*^ 

 Tubero,^^ L. Tarutius/^ who wrote in Greek on the Stars, 

 Csesar*® tiie Dictator, who wrote upon the Stars, Sergius 

 Paulus,*' Sabinus Fabian us,^^ M. Cicero,^^ Calpurnius Bassus,^*^ 

 Ateius Capito,^^ Mamilius Sura," Attius,**" who wrote the 

 Praxidica. 



FoEEiGJf AUTHORS QUOTED. — Ilesiod,^^ Theophrastus,^^ Aris- 

 totle,^^ Democritus,^' King Hiero,^ King Attains Philonietor,^' 

 King Arohelaiis,^^ Archytas,*^^ Xenophon,*^- Am^jhilochus^^ oi 



38 See end of B. iii. 29 g^^ ^^(j of B. vii. 



40 See end of B. vii. 



*^ A native of Su.lmo, in the country of tbe Peligni, and one of t])C 

 greatest poets of the Augustan age. It is most probable that his " Fasti" 

 was extensively consulted by Pliny in the compilation of the present Book. 

 Six Books of the Fasti have come down to us, but the remaining six hav£ 

 perished, if, indeed, they were ever written, which has been doubted b} 

 many of the learned. 



•*'- See end of B, xiv. *3 gee end of B. viii. 



** See end of B. ii. It is supposed that there were several writers 

 this name, but it is impossible to say with certainty which of them is tht 

 one here referred to. It is probable, however, that it is either L. Jilliua 

 'J'ubero, the friend of Cicero, or else Q, JElius Tubero, his sou, that is 

 alluded to. 



*^ L. Tarutius Firmianus, a mathematician and astronomer, and f 

 friend and contemporary of Cicero and M. Varro. At tlie request of the 

 latter, he took the horoscope of Eomulus. It is generally supposed that 

 he was of Etruscan descent. 



*^ The founder of the imperial dignity at Eome. His Commentaries 

 are the only work written by him that has come down to us. His trea- 

 tise on the Stars, which Pliny frequently quotes tlirougliout this Book, 

 was probably written under the inspection of the astronomer, Sosigenes. 



" See end of B. ii. 



*8 Nothing is known of tliis writer. It has been suggested, however, 

 that he may have been the same person as I^apirius Fabianus, meutionee 

 at the end of B. ii. 



49 See end of B. vii. so gge end of B. xvi. 



51 See end of B. iii. s-i See end of B x. 



=3 L. Acciu.s, or Attius, an early Roman tragic poet, and the son of ; 

 freed man, born about b.c. 170. His tragedies were chiefly imitations from 

 the Greek. He is highly praised by Cicero. The " Praxidica" here men- 

 tioned, is probably the same as the " Pr igmatica" spoken of by Aulu; 

 GelUus, B. XX. c. 3. Only some fragments of his Tragedies are left. 



^ See end of B. vii. ob gge end of B. iii. U 



M See end of B. ii. 57 ^^q end of B. ii. 



5S See end of B. viii. 59 ggg end of B. viii. 



60 See end of B. viii. ei gee end of B. viii. 



63 See end of B. iv. 63 Qqq end of B. viii. 



