N. S. Sorokina. The Greek preposition ἐν with place-names in Pliny's translation of Aristotle's Historia Animalium (pp. 885–888)

Author

N. S. Sorokina (St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University, Moscow)

Keywords\n Pliny the Elder, Aristotle, Historia Animalium, place-names, prepositions

Pages\n 885–888

Summary\n

In this paper a small aspect of Greek-to-Latin translation in the antiquity is discussed. The author analyses the way Pliny the Elder translates parts of Aristotle's Historia Animalium containing preposition ἐν with place-names. There are three ways of translating this preposition in the text by Pliny: 1) using Latin in with the ablative; 2) using ablativus loci without a preposition; and 3) using preposition circa with the accusative. The author suggests that Pliny's usage of circa is more than a translation, and that it has a meaning additional to the one already expressed in the Aristotle's text.

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