Τίτανον
gypsum, lime
Translated by Catharine Roth16 Jan 2014Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τίτανον· λευκόν, ἢ γύψον, κονίαν. λίθος διακεκαυμένη, ἣν πάλαι μὲν τίτανον, νυνὶ δὲ ἄσβεστον καλοῦσι.
Betacode
*ti/tanon: leuko/n, h)\ gu/yon, koni/an. li/qos diakekaume/nh, h(\n pa/lai me\n ti/tanon, nuni\ de\ a)/sbeston kalou=si.
Notes (2)
- 1Likewise in the Synagoge and Photius' Lexicon; similarly elsewhere. The headword is accusative singular of tau 679, evidently quoted from somewhere. ↩
- 2Derived from Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 6.27.21 (web address 1); cf. tau 679. During their siege of Auximum (Auximus, modern-day Osimo, Italy) in 539 CE, Roman soldiers fail to destroy a cistern--the city's main water source--and instead fill it with animal carcasses, toxic plant materials, and
ti/tanos ; cf. Kaldellis (374). ↩
References
A. Kaldellis, ed. and H.B. Dewing, trans., Prokopios: The Wars of Justinian, (Indianapolis 2014)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 7 Apr 2024
- expanded n.2; added bibliography, keywords, and link — Ronald Allen
- coding — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth