Strabo and Cisalpine Gaul: An Anachronism

Professor Tenney Frank has recently proposed to effect in the text of Strabo a transposition which gives to one sentence an infinitely greater significance. The whole of the relevant passage is as follows: The proposal was to transfer the last section of this passage (from ϰαὶ τὸ στρατιωόν ) to the...

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Published in:The Journal of Roman studies 1938, Vol.28 (2), p.126-128
Main Author: Chilver, G. E. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Upper houses
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Summary:Professor Tenney Frank has recently proposed to effect in the text of Strabo a transposition which gives to one sentence an infinitely greater significance. The whole of the relevant passage is as follows: The proposal was to transfer the last section of this passage (from ϰαὶ τὸ στρατιωόν ) to the next section, thus placing it in the general survey of Cisalpine conditions (p. 218 after οἱύτη Ῥωμϰῑοι) rather than in a section dealing with Liguria. Such a transposition—fully justified by the state of Strabo's text—would provide us with an important statement on legionary recruiting and the presence of equites in the Northern Italy of Augustus' day, a statement wholly confirmed by the epigraphical remains. Yet there are certain difficulties which perhaps make it worth while to examine the passage again.
ISSN:0075-4358
1753-528X
DOI:10.2307/296655