Humanities › Literature Classical Abbreviations Classical Authors and Their Works Share Flipboard Email Print Marble Bust of Homer. Public Domain Courtesy of Wikipedia Literature Classic Literature Authors & Texts Top Picks Lists Study Guides Terms Best Sellers Plays & Drama Poetry Quotations Shakespeare Short Stories Children's Books By N.S. Gill N.S. Gill Ancient History and Latin Expert M.A., Linguistics, University of Minnesota B.A., Latin, University of Minnesota N.S. Gill is a Latinist, writer, and teacher of ancient history and Latin. She has been featured by NPR and National Geographic for her ancient history expertise. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on August 24, 2018 There are certain standard abbreviations used in connection with the authors and their works in Classics. While I generally spell out the names and works of ancient authors, it is not always possible. Besides, you'll find the abbreviations elsewhere. The following is a list of the ancient, non-Biblical writers and their works that you are likely to encounter during your study of Classics. I'll elaborate the first sets of abbreviations and a few throughout the list that might be puzzling. A: Aesch. Ag. to Aug. RG Aesch. Ag.: Aeschylus, AgamemnonThe author comes first; his work comes next, so this abbreviation means Aeschylus, a tragic playwright, wrote a tragedy called Agamemnon. Aesch. Eum.: Aeschylus, Eumenides Aesch. Lib.: Aeschylus, Libation Bearers Aesch. PB: Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound Aesch. Pers.: Aeschylus, Persians Aesch. Seven: Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes Aesch. Supp.: Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens Aeschin. 1: Aeschines, Against Timarchus Aeschin. 2: Aeschines, On the Embassy Aeschin. 3: Aeschines, Against Ctesiphon Amm.: Ammianus Marcellinus, Rerum Gestarum Andoc. 1: Andocides, On the Mysteries Andoc. 2: Andocides, On his Return Andoc. 3: Andocides, On the Peace Andoc. 4: Andocides, Against Alcibiades Antiph. 1: Antiphon, Against the Stepmother for Poisoning Antiph. 2: Antiphon, First Tetralogy Antiph. 3: Antiphon, Second Tetralogy Antiph. 4: Antiphon, Third Tetralogy Antiph. 5: Antiphon, On the murder of Herodes Antiph. 6: Antiphon, On the Choreutes Apollod.: Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library Apollod. Epit.: Pseudo-Apollodorus, Epitome Apollon.: Apollonius Rhodius, ArgonauticaNothing besides the Argonautica is attributed to Apollonius. App. BC: Appian, Civil WarsBC stands for bellum civile which means civil war. App. Gall.: Appian, Gallic History App. Hann.: Appian, Hannibalic War App. Hisp.: Appian, Wars in Spain App. Ill.: Appian, Illyrian Wars App. Ital.: Appian, Italy App. Mac.: Appian, Macedonian Affairs App. Mith.: Appian, Mithridatic Wars App. Praef.: Appian, PrefacePraef. is short for Praefatio which means preface. App. Pun.: Appian, Punic Wars App. Reg.: Appian, Kings App. Sam.: Appian, Samnite History App. Sic.: Appian, Sicily and the Other Islands App. Syr.: Appian, Syrian Wars Aret. CA: Aretaeus, De curatione acutorum morborum libri duo Aret. CD: Aretaeus, De curatione diuturnorum morborum libri duo Aret. SA: Aretaeus, De causis et signis acutorum morborum (lib. 1) Aret. SD: Aretaeus, De causis et signis acutorum morborum (lib. 2) Aristoph. Ach.: Aristophanes, Acharnians Aristoph. Birds: Aristophanes, Birds Aristoph. Cl.: Aristophanes, Clouds Aristoph. Eccl.: Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae Aristoph. Frogs: Aristophanes, Frogs Aristoph. Kn.: Aristophanes, Knights Aristoph. Lys.: Aristophanes, Lysistrata Aristoph. Peace: Aristophanes, Peace Aristoph. Pl.: Aristophanes, Plutus Aristoph. Thes.: Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae Aristoph. Wasps: Aristophanes, Wasps Aristot. Ath. Pol.: Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians Aristot. Const. Ath.: Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians Aristot. Econ.: Aristotle, Economics Aristot. Eud. Eth.: Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics Aristot. Met.: Aristotle, Metaphysics Aristot. Nic. Eth.: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Aristot. Poet.: Aristotle, Poetics Aristot. Pol.: Aristotle, Politics Aristot. Rh.: Aristotle, Rhetoric Aristot. Vir.: Aristotle, Virtues and Vices Aug. Anc.: Augustus, Res GestaeThe name of the work by Augustus is given as both Monumentum Ancyranum and Res Gestae Divi Augusti. Aug. RG: Augustus, Res Gestae B: Bacchyl. Dith. to C: Cic. de Orat. Bacchyl. Dith.: Bacchylides, DithyrambsBacchyl. Ep.: Bacchylides, EpiniciansBoe. Cons.: Boethius, Consolation of PhilosophyCaes. Civ.: Caesar, Civil WarCaes. Gal.: Caesar, Gallic WarCall. Ap.: Callimachus, Hymn to ApolloCall. Cer.: Callimachus, Hymn to DemeterCall. Del.: Callimachus, Hymn to DelosCall. Dem.: Callimachus, Hymn to DemeterCall. Dian.: Callimachus, Hymn to ArtemisCall. Epigr.: Callimachus, EpigramsCall. H. 1: Callimachus, Hymn to ZeusCall. H. 2: Callimachus, Hymn to ApolloCall. H. 3: Callimachus, Hymn to ArtemisCall. H. 4: Callimachus, Hymn to DelosCall. H. 5: Callimachus, Hymn to AthenaCall. H. 6: Callimachus, Hymn to DemeterCall. Jov.: Callimachus, Hymn to ZeusCall. Lav.: Callimachus, Hymn to AthenaCatul.: Catullus, PoemsCels.: A. Cornelius Celsus, De MedicinaCic. Ac.: Cicero, AcademicaCic. Agr.: Cicero, On the Agrarian LawCic. Amic.: Cicero, De AmicitiaCic. Arch.: Cicero, For ArchiasCic. Att.: Cicero, Letters to AtticusCic. Balb.: Cicero, For Cornelius BalbusCic. Caec.: Cicero, For Aulus CaecinaCic. Cael.: Cicero, For Marcus CaeliusCic. Catil.: Cicero, Against CatilineCic. Clu.: Cicero, For Aulus CluentiusCic. Deiot.: Cicero, For King DeiotariusCic. Div.: Cicero, De DivinationeCic. Div. Caec.: Cicero, Divinatio against Q. CaeciliusCic. Dom.: Cicero, On his HouseCic. Fam.: Cicero, Letters to his FriendsCic. Fat.: Cicero, De FatoCic. Fin.: Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et MalorumCic. Flac.: Cicero, For FlaccusCic. Font.: Cicero, For Marcus FonteiusCic. Har.: Cicero, On the Responses of the HaruspicesCic. Leg.: Cicero, De LegibusCic. Lig.: Cicero, For LigariusCic. Luc.: Cicero, LucullusCic. Man.: Cicero, On Pompey's CommandCic. Marc.: Cicero, For MarcellusCic. Mil.: Cicero, For MiloCic. Mur.: Cicero, For Lucius MurenaCic. N.D.: Cicero, de Natura DeorumCic. Off.: Cicero, De OfficiisCic. Parad.: Cicero, Paradoxa StoicorumCic. Phil.: Cicero, PhilippicsCic. Pis.: Cicero, Against PisoCic. Planc.: Cicero, For PlanciusCic. Prov.: Cicero, On the Consular ProvincesCic. Q. Rosc.: Cicero, For Quintus Roscius the ActorCic. Q. fr.: Cicero, Letters to his brother QuintusCic. Quinct.: Cicero, For Publius QuinctiusCic. Rab. Perd.: Cicero, For Rabirius on a Charge of TreasonCic. Rab. Post.: Cicero, For Rabirius PostumusCic. Red. Pop.: Cicero, To the Citizens after his ReturnCic. Red. Sen.: Cicero, In the Senate after his ReturnCic. Rep.: Cicero, De RepublicaCic. S. Rosc.: Cicero, For Sextus Roscius of AmeriaCic. Scaur.: Cicero, For Aemilius ScaurusCic. Sen.: Cicero, De SenectuteCic. Sest.: Cicero, For SestiusCic. Sul.: Cicero, For SullaCic. Tul.: Cicero, For Marcus TulliusCic. Tusc.: Cicero, Tusculanae DisputationesCic. Vat.: Cicero, Against VatiniusCic. Ver.: Cicero, Against VerresCic. ad Brut.: Cicero, Letters to BrutusCic. de Orat.: Cicero, On Oratory D: D. L. to Diod. D. L.: Diogenes Laertius, Vitae philosophorumDem. 1: Demosthenes, Olynthiac 1Dem. 10: Demosthenes, Philippic 4Dem. 11: Demosthenes, Reply to PhilipDem. 12: Demosthenes, PhilipDem. 13: Demosthenes, On OrganizationDem. 14: Demosthenes, On the NavyDem. 15: Demosthenes, On the Liberty of the RhodiansDem. 16: Demosthenes, For the MegalopolitansDem. 17: Demosthenes, On the Accession of AlexanderDem. 18: Demosthenes, On the CrownDem. 19: Demosthenes, On the False EmbassyDem. 2: Demosthenes, Olynthiac 2Dem. 20: Demosthenes, Against LeptinesDem. 21: Demosthenes, Against MidiasDem. 22: Demosthenes, Against AndrotionDem. 23: Demosthenes, Against AristocratesDem. 24: Demosthenes, Against TimocratesDem. 25: Demosthenes, Against Aristogiton 1Dem. 26: Demosthenes, Against Aristogiton 2Dem. 27: Demosthenes, Against Aphobus 1Dem. 28: Demosthenes, Against Aphobus 2Dem. 29: Demosthenes, Against AphobusDem. 3: Demosthenes, Olynthiac 3Dem. 30: Demosthenes, Against OntenorDem. 31: Demosthenes, Against OntenorDem. 32: Demosthenes, Against ZenothemisDem. 33: Demosthenes, Against ApatouriusDem. 34: Demosthenes, Against PhormioDem. 35: Demosthenes, Against LacritusDem. 36: Demosthenes, For PhormioDem. 37: Demosthenes, Against PantaenetusDem. 38: Demosthenes, Against Nausimachus and XenopeithesDem. 39: Demosthenes, Against Boeotus 1Dem. 4: Demosthenes, Philippic 1Dem. 40: Demosthenes, Against Boeotus 2Dem. 41: Demosthenes, Against SpudiasDem. 42: Demosthenes, Against PhaenippusDem. 43: Demosthenes, Against MacartatusDem. 44: Demosthenes, Against LeocharesDem. 45: Demosthenes, Against Stephanus 1Dem. 46: Demosthenes, Against Stephanus 2Dem. 47: Demosthenes, Against Evergus and MnesibulusDem. 48: Demosthenes, Against OlympiodorusDem. 49: Demosthenes, Against TimotheusDem. 5: Demosthenes, On the PeaceDem. 50: Demosthenes, Against PolyclesDem. 51: Demosthenes, On the Trierarchic CrownDem. 52: Demosthenes, Against CallippusDem. 53: Demosthenes, Against NicostratusDem. 54: Demosthenes, Against CononDem. 55: Demosthenes, Against CalliclesDem. 56: Demosthenes, Against DionysodorusDem. 57: Demosthenes, Against EubulidesDem. 58: Demosthenes, Against TheocrinesDem. 59: Demosthenes, Against NeaeraDem. 6: Demosthenes, Philippic 2Dem. 60: Demosthenes, Funeral SpeechDem. 61: Demosthenes, Erotic EssayDem. 7: Demosthenes, On the HalonnesusDem. 8: Demosthenes, On the ChersoneseDem. 9: Demosthenes, Philippic 3Dem. Ex.: Demosthenes, ExordiaDem. L.: Demosthenes, LettersDemad. 1: Demades, On the Twelve YearsDin. 1: Dinarchus, Against DemosthenesDin. 2: Dinarchus, Against AristogitonDin. 3: Dinarchus, Against PhiloclesDiod.: Diodorus, Historical Library E: Euc. to H: Hyp. 6 Euc.: Euclid, Elements Eur. Alc.: Euripides, Alcestis Eur. Andr.: Euripides, Andromache Eur. Ba.: Euripides, Bacchae Eur. Cycl.: Euripides, Cyclops Eur. El.: Euripides, Electra Eur. Hec.: Euripides, Hecuba Eur. Hel.: Euripides, Helen Eur. Her.: Euripides, Heracles Eur. Heraclid.: Euripides, Heraclidae Eur. Hipp.: Euripides, Hippolytus Eur. IA: Euripides, Iphigeneia in Aulis Eur. IT: Euripides, Iphigeneia in Taurus Eur. Ion: Euripides, Ion Eur. Med.: Euripides, Medea Eur. Orest.: Euripides, Orestes Eur. Phoen.: Euripides, Phoenician Women Eur. Rh.: Euripides, Rhesus Eur. Supp.: Euripides, Suppliants Eur. Tro.: Euripides, Trojan Women Gal. Nat. Fac.: Galen, De naturalibus facultatibus Gel.: Gellius, Noctes Atticae HH 1: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 1 to Dionysus HH 10: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 10 to Aphrodite HH 11: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 11 to Athena HH 12: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 12 to Hera HH 13: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 13 to Demeter HH 14: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 14 to the Mother of the Gods HH 15: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 15 to Heracles HH 16: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 16 to Asclepius HH 17: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 17 to the Dioscuri HH 18: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 18 to Hermes HH 19: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 19 to Pan HH 2: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 2 to Demeter HH 20: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 20 to Hephaestus HH 21: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 21 to Apollo HH 22: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 22 to Poseidon HH 23: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 23 to Zeus HH 24: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 24 to Hestia HH 25: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 25 to the Muses and Apollo HH 26: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 26 to Dionysus HH 27: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 27 to Artemis HH 28: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 28 to Athena HH 29: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 29 to Hestia HH 3: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 3 to Apollo HH 30: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 30 to Earth HH 31: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 31 to Helios HH 32: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 32 to Selene HH 33: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 33 to the Dioscuri HH 4: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 4 to Hermes HH 5: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 5 to Aphrodite HH 6: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 6 to Aphrodite HH 7: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 7 to Dionysus HH 8: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 8 to Ares HH 9: Homeric Hymns, Hymn 9 to Artemis Hdt.: Herodotus, Histories Hes. Sh.: Hesiod, Shield of Heracles Hes. Th.: Hesiod, Theogony Hes. WD: Hesiod, Works and Days Hirt. Gal.: Caesar, Gallic War Hom. Il.: Homer, Iliad Hom. Od.: Homer, Odyssey Hor. Ars: Horace, Ars Poetica Hor. Carm.: Horace, Odes Hor. S.: Horace, Satires Hp. Acut.: Hippocrates, De diaeta in morbis acutis Hp. Acut. Sp.: Hippocrates, De diaeta acutorum Hp. Aer.: Hippocrates, De aere aquis et locis Hp. Alim.: Hippocrates, De alimento Hp. Aph.: Hippocrates, Aphorismi Hp. Art.: Hippocrates, De articulis Hp. Epid.: Hippocrates, De morbis popularibus Hp. Fist.: Hippocrates, De fistulis Hp. Fract.: Hippocrates, De fracturis Hp. Haem.: Hippocrates, De haemorrhoidibus Hp. Jusj.: Hippocrates, Jusjurandum Hp. Lex: Hippocrates, Lex Hp. Mochl.: Hippocrates, Vectiarius Hp. Morb. Sacr.: Hippocrates, De morbo sacro Hp. Off.: Hippocrates, De officina medici Hp. Praec.: Hippocrates, Praeceptiones Hp. Prog.: Hippocrates, Prognosticon Hp. Ulc.: Hippocrates, De ulceribus Hp. VC: Hippocrates, De capitis vulneribus Hp. VM: Hippocrates, De prisca medicina Hyp. 1: Hyperides, In Defence of Lycophron Hyp. 2: Hyperides, Against Philippides Hyp. 3: Hyperides, Against Athenogenes Hyp. 4: Hyperides, In Defence of Euxenippus Hyp. 5: Hyperides, Against Demosthenes Hyp. 6: Hyperides, Funeral Oration I: Isaeus 1 to J: J. Vit. Isaeus 1: Isaeus, CleonymusIsaeus 10: Isaeus, AristarchusIsaeus 11: Isaeus, HagniasIsaeus 12: Isaeus, EuphiletusIsaeus 2: Isaeus, MeneclesIsaeus 3: Isaeus, PyrrhusIsaeus 4: Isaeus, NicostratusIsaeus 5: Isaeus, DicaeogenesIsaeus 6: Isaeus, PhiloctemonIsaeus 7: Isaeus, ApollodorusIsaeus 8: Isaeus, CironIsaeus 9: Isaeus, AstyphilusIsoc. 1: Isocrates, To DemonicusIsoc. 10: Isocrates, HelenIsoc. 11: Isocrates, BusirisIsoc. 12: Isocrates, PanathenaicusIsoc. 13: Isocrates, Against the SophistsIsoc. 14: Isocrates, PlataicusIsoc. 15: Isocrates, AntidosisIsoc. 16: Isocrates, On the team of horsesIsoc. 17: Isocrates, TrapeziticusIsoc. 18: Isocrates, Against CallimachusIsoc. 19: Isocrates, AegineticusIsoc. 2: Isocrates, To NicoclesIsoc. 20: Isocrates, Against LochitesIsoc. 21: Isocrates, Against EuthynusIsoc. 3: Isocrates, Nicocles or the CypriansIsoc. 4: Isocrates, PanegyricusIsoc. 5: Isocrates, To PhilipIsoc. 6: Isocrates, ArchidamusIsoc. 7: Isocrates, AreopagiticusIsoc. 8: Isocrates, On the PeaceIsoc. 9: Isocrates, EvagorasIsoc. L. 1: Isocrates, Ad DionysiumIsoc. L. 2: Isocrates, Ad PhilippumIsoc. L. 3: Isocrates, Ad PhilippumIsoc. L. 4: Isocrates, Ad AntipatrumIsoc. L. 5: Isocrates, Ad AlexandrumIsoc. L. 6: Isocrates, Ad filios JasonisIsoc. L. 7: Isocrates, Ad TimotheumIsoc. L. 8: Isocrates, Ad reges MytilenaeosIsoc. L. 9: Isocrates, Ad ArchidamumJ. AJ: Flavius Josephus, Jewish AntiquitiesJ. Ap.: Flavius Josephus, Against ApionJ. BJ: Flavius Josephus, The Jewish WarJ. Vit.: Flavius Josephus, Life of Josephus L: LSJ to Lys. 9 LSJ: Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Liv. 1: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1 Liv. 10: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 10 Liv. 11: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 11, Summary Liv. 12: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 12, Summary Liv. 13: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 13, Summary Liv. 14: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 14, Summary Liv. 15: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 15, Summary Liv. 16: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 16, Summary Liv. 17: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 17, Summary Liv. 18: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 18, Summary Liv. 19: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 19, Summary Liv. 2: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2 Liv. 20: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 20, Summary Liv. 21: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 21 Liv. 22: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22 Liv. 23: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 23 Liv. 24: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 24 Liv. 25: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 25 Liv. 26: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 26 Liv. 27: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 27 Liv. 28: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 28 Liv. 29: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 29 Liv. 3: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3 Liv. 30: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 30 Liv. 31: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 31 Liv. 32: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 32 Liv. 33: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 33 Liv. 34: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 34 Liv. 35: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 35 Liv. 36: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 36 Liv. 37: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37 Liv. 38: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38 Liv. 39: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 39 Liv. 4: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4 Liv. 40: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 40 Liv. 41: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 41 Liv. 42: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 42 Liv. 43: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 43 Liv. 44: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44 Liv. 45: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 45 Liv. 5: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5 Liv. 6: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 6 Liv. 7: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 7 Liv. 8: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 8 Liv. 9: Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9 Liv. Frag.: Livy, The History of Rome, Fragments Luc.: Lucan, Civil War Lucr.: Lucretius, De Rerum Natura Lyc. 1: Lycurgus, Against Leocrates Lys. 1: Lysias, On the Murder of Eratosthenes Lys. 10: Lysias, Against Theomnestus 1 Lys. 11: Lysias, Against Theomnestus 2 Lys. 12: Lysias, Against Eratosthenes Lys. 13: Lysias, Against Agoratus Lys. 14: Lysias, Against Alcibiades 1 Lys. 15: Lysias, Against Alcibiades 2 Lys. 16: Lysias, For Mantitheus Lys. 17: Lysias, On the Property of Eraton Lys. 18: Lysias, On the Confiscation of the Property of the Brother of Nicias Lys. 19: Lysias, On the Property of Aristophanes Lys. 2: Lysias, Funeral Oration Lys. 20: Lysias, For Polystratus Lys. 21: Lysias, Defence against a Charge of Taking Bribes Lys. 22: Lysias, Against the Corn Dealers Lys. 23: Lysias, Against Pancleon Lys. 24: Lysias, On the Refusal of a Pension Lys. 25: Lysias, Defence against a Charge of subverting the Democracy Lys. 26: Lysias, On the Scrutiny of Evandros Lys. 27: Lysias, Against Epicrates and his Fellow Envoys Lys. 28: Lysias, Against Ergocles Lys. 29: Lysias, Against Philocrates Lys. 3: Lysias, Against Simon Lys. 30: Lysias, Against Nicomachus Lys. 31: Lysias, Against Philon Lys. 32: Lysias, Against Diogeiton Lys. 33: Lysias, Olympic Oration Lys. 34: Lysias, Against the Subversion of the Ancestral Constitution of Athens Lys. 4: Lysias, On a Wound by Premeditation Lys. 5: Lysias, For Callias Lys. 6: Lysias, Against Andocides Lys. 7: Lysias, On the Olive Stump Lys. 8: Lysias, Accusation of Calumny Lys. 9: Lysias, For the Soldier N: Nep. Ag. to O: Ov. Rem Nep. Ag.: Cornelius Nepos, AgesilausNep. Alc.: Cornelius Nepos, AlcibiadesNep. Ar.: Cornelius Nepos, AristidesNep. Att.: Cornelius Nepos, AtticusNep. Ca.: Cornelius Nepos, CatoNep. Cha.: Cornelius Nepos, ChabriasNep. Cim.: Cornelius Nepos, CimonNep. Con.: Cornelius Nepos, CononNep. Dat.: Cornelius Nepos, DatamesNep. Di.: Cornelius Nepos, DionNep. Ep.: Cornelius Nepos, EpaminondasNep. Eum.: Cornelius Nepos, EumenesNep. Ham.: Cornelius Nepos, HamilcarNep. Han.: Cornelius Nepos, HannibalNep. Iph.: Cornelius Nepos, IphicratesNep. Lys.: Cornelius Nepos, LysanderNep. Milt.: Cornelius Nepos, MiltiadesNep. Paus.: Cornelius Nepos, PausaniasNep. Pel.: Cornelius Nepos, PelopidasNep. Phoc.: Cornelius Nepos, PhocionNep. Reg.: Cornelius Nepos, KingsNep. Them.: Cornelius Nepos, ThemistoclesNep. Thr.: Cornelius Nepos, ThrasybulusNep. Timol.: Cornelius Nepos, TimoleonNep. Timoth.: Cornelius Nepos, TimotheusOv. Am.: Ovid, AmoresOv. Ars: Ovid, Ars AmatoriaOv. Ep.: Ovid, EpistulaeOv. Ep. Sapph.: Ovid, EpistulaeOv. Med.: Ovid, Medicamina Faciei FemineaeOv. Met.: Ovid, MetamorphosesOv. Rem.: Ovid, Remedia Amoris P: Paus. to Ps. Xen. Const. Ath. Paus.: Pausanias, Description of Greece Petr.: Petronius, Satyricon Petr. Fr.: Petronius, Fragments Petr. Poems: Petronius, Poems Phaed.: Phaedrus, Fables Pind. I.: Pindar, Isthmean Pind. N.: Pindar, Nemean Pind. O.: Pindar, Olympian Pind. P.: Pindar, Pythian Pl. Am.: Plautus, Amphitruo Pl. As.: Plautus, Asinaria Pl. Aul.: Plautus, Aulularia Pl. Bac.: Plautus, Bacchides Pl. Capt.: Plautus, Captivi Pl. Cas.: Plautus, Casina Pl. Cist.: Plautus, Cistellaria Pl. Cur.: Plautus, Curculio Pl. Epid.: Plautus, Epidicus Pl. Men.: Plautus, Menaechmi Pl. Mer.: Plautus, Mercator Pl. Mil.: Plautus, Miles Gloriosus Pl. Mos.: Plautus, Mostellaria Pl. Per.: Plautus, Persa Pl. Poen.: Plautus, Poenulus Pl. Ps.: Plautus, Pseudolus Pl. Rud.: Plautus, Rudens Pl. St.: Plautus, Stichus Pl. Trin.: Plautus, Trinummus Pl. Truc.: Plautus, Truculentus Pl. Vid.: Plautus, Vidularia Plat. Alc. 1: Plato, Alcibiades 1 Plat. Alc. 2: Plato, Alcibiades 2 Plat. Apol.: Plato, Apology Plat. Charm.: Plato, Charmides Plat. Cleit.: Plato, Cleitophon Plat. Crat.: Plato, Cratylus Plat. Criti.: Plato, Critias Plat. Crito: Plato, Crito Plat. Epin.: Plato, Epinomis Plat. Euthyd.: Plato, Euthydemus Plat. Euthyph.: Plato, Euthyphro Plat. Gorg.: Plato, Gorgias Plat. Hipp. Maj.: Plato, Greater Hippias Plat. Hipp. Min.: Plato, Lesser Hippias Plat. Hipparch.: Plato, Hipparchus Plat. Ion: Plato, Ion Plat. L.: Plato, Letters Plat. Lach.: Plato, Laches Plat. Laws: Plato, Laws Plat. Lovers: Plato, Lovers Plat. Lysis: Plato, Lysis Plat. Menex.: Plato, Menexenus Plat. Meno: Plato, Meno Plat. Minos: Plato, Minos Plat. Parm.: Plato, Parmenides Plat. Phaedo: Plato, Phaedo Plat. Phaedrus: Plato, Phaedrus Plat. Phileb.: Plato, Philebus Plat. Prot.: Plato, Protagoras Plat. Rep.: Plato, Republic Plat. Soph.: Plato, Sophist Plat. Stat.: Plato, Statesman Plat. Sym.: Plato, Symposium Plat. Theaet.: Plato, Theaetetus Plat. Theag.: Plato, Theages Plat. Tim.: Plato, Timaeus Plb.: Polybius, Histories Plin. Ep.: Pliny the Younger, Epistulae Plin. Nat.: Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia Plut. Aem.: Plutarch, Aemilius Paullus Plut. Ages.: Plutarch, Agesilaus Plut. Agis: Plutarch, Agis Plut. Alc.: Plutarch, Alcibiades Plut. Alex.: Plutarch, Alexander Plut. Ant.: Plutarch, Antonius Plut. Arat.: Plutarch, Aratus Plut. Arist.: Plutarch, Aristeides Plut. Art.: Plutarch, Artaxerxes Plut. Brut.: Plutarch, Brutus Plut. CG: Plutarch, Gaius Gracchus Plut. Caes.: Plutarch, Caesar Plut. Cam.: Plutarch, Camillus Plut. Cat. Ma.: Plutarch, Marcus Cato Plut. Cat. Mi.: Plutarch, Cato Minor Plut. Cic.: Plutarch, Cicero Plut. Cim.: Plutarch, Cimon Plut. Cleom.: Plutarch, Cleomenes Plut. Comp. Ag. Gracch.: Plutarch, Comparison of Agis and Cleomenes and the Gracchi Plut. Comp. Ages. Pomp.: Plutarch, Comparison of Agesilaus and Pompey Plut. Comp. Alc. Cor.: Plutarch, Comparison of Alcibiades and Coriolanus Plut. Comp. Aristid. Cat.: Plutarch, Comparison of Aristides with Marcus Cato Plut. Comp. Cim. Luc.: Plutarch, Comparison of Lucullus and Cimon Plut. Comp. Dem. Cic.: Plutarch, Comparison of Demosthenes with Cicero Plut. Comp. Demetr. Ant.: Plutarch, Comparison of Demetrius and Antony Plut. Comp. Dion. Brut.: Plutarch, Comparison of Dion and Brutus Plut. Comp. Eum. Sert.: Plutarch, Comparison of Sertorius and Eumenes Plut. Comp. Lyc. Num.: Plutarch, Comparison of Lycurgus and Numa Plut. Comp. Lys. Sull.: Plutarch, Comparison of Lysander and Sulla Plut. Comp. Nic. Crass.: Plutarch, Comparison of Nicias and Crassus Plut. Comp. Pel. Marc.: Plutarch, Comparison of Pelopidas and Marcellus Plut. Comp. Per. Fab.: Plutarch, Comparison of Pericles and Fabius Maximus Plut. Comp. Phil. Flam.: Plutarch, Comparison of Philopoemen and Titus Plut. Comp. Sol. Publ.: Plutarch, Comparison of Solon and Publicola Plut. Comp. Thes. Rom.: Plutarch, Comparison of Theseus and Romulus Plut. Comp. Tim. Aem. : Plutarch, Comparison of Timoleon and Aemilius Plut. Cor.: Plutarch, Caius Marcius Coriolanus Plut. Crass.: Plutarch, Crassus Plut. Dem.: Plutarch, Demosthenes Plut. Demetr.: Plutarch, Demetrius Plut. Dio: Plutarch, Dion Plut. Eum.: Plutarch, Eumenes Plut. Fab.: Plutarch, Fabius Maximus Plut. Flam.: Plutarch, Titus Flamininus Plut. Galb.: Plutarch, Galba Plut. Luc.: Plutarch, Lucullus Plut. Lyc.: Plutarch, Lycurgus Plut. Lys.: Plutarch, Lysander Plut. Mar.: Plutarch, Caius Marius Plut. Marc.: Plutarch, Marcellus Plut. Nic.: Plutarch, Nicias Plut. Num.: Plutarch, Numa Plut. Oth.: Plutarch, Otho Plut. Pel.: Plutarch, Pelopidas Plut. Per.: Plutarch, Pericles Plut. Phil.: Plutarch, Philopoemen Plut. Phoc.: Plutarch, Phocion Plut. Pomp.: Plutarch, Pompey Plut. Publ.: Plutarch, Publicola Plut. Pyrrh.: Plutarch, Pyrrhus Plut. Rom.: Plutarch, Romulus Plut. Sert.: Plutarch, Sertorius Plut. Sol.: Plutarch, Solon Plut. Sull.: Plutarch, Sulla Plut. TG: Plutarch, Tiberius Gracchus Plut. Them.: Plutarch, Themistocles Plut. Thes.: Plutarch, Theseus Plut. Tim.: Plutarch, Timoleon Prop.: Sextus Propertius, Elegies Ps. Xen. Const. Ath.: Old Oligarch, Constitution of the Athenians Q: Quint. Inst. 1 to S: Sulpicia Quint. Inst. 1: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1 Quint. Inst. 10: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 10 Quint. Inst. 11: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11 Quint. Inst. 12: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 12 Quint. Inst. 2: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 2 Quint. Inst. 3: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 3 Quint. Inst. 4: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 4 Quint. Inst. 5: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 5 Quint. Inst. 6: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 6 Quint. Inst. 7: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 7 Quint. Inst. 8: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 8 Quint. Inst. 9: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9 Quint. Inst. Pref.: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Preface Sal. Cat.: Sallust, Catilinae Coniuratio Sal. Hist.: Sallust, Historiae Sal. Jug.: Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum Sen. Ag.: Seneca, Agamemnon Sen. Apoc.: Seneca, Apocolocyntosis Sen. Ben.: Seneca, de Beneficiis Sen. Brev. Vit.: Seneca, de Brevitate Vitae Sen. Cl.: Seneca, de Clementia Sen. Cons. Helv.: Seneca, de consolatione ad Helviam Sen. Cons. Marc.: Seneca, de consolatione ad Marciam Sen. Cons. Polyb.: Seneca, de consolatione ad Polybium Sen. Cons. Sap.: Seneca, de Constantia Sen. Const.: Seneca, de Constantia Sen. Ep.: Seneca, Epistulae Sen. Her. F.: Seneca, Hercules Furens Sen. Her. O.: Seneca, Hercules Oetaeus Sen. Ira: Seneca, de Ira Sen. Med.: Seneca, Medea Sen. Oct.: Seneca, Octavia Sen. Oed.: Seneca, Oedipus Sen. Ot. Sap.: Seneca, de Otio Sapientis Sen. Phaed.: Seneca, Phaedra Sen. Phoen.: Seneca, Phoenissae Sen. Prov.: Seneca, de Providentia Sen. Thy.: Seneca, Thyestes Sen. Tranq.: Seneca, de Tranquilitate Animi Sen. Tro.: Seneca, Troades Sen. Vit. Beat.: Seneca, de Vita Beata Serv. A.: Servius, Commentary on the Aeneid of Vergil Soph. Aj.: Sophocles, Ajax Soph. Ant.: Sophocles, Antigone Soph. El.: Sophocles, Electra Soph. Ich.: Sophocles, Ichneutae Soph. OC: Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus Soph. OT: Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus Soph. Phil.: Sophocles, Philoctetes Soph. Trach.: Sophocles, Trachiniae Strab.: Strabo, Geography Suet. Aug.: Suetonius, Divus Augustus Suet. Cal.: Suetonius, Caligula Suet. Cl.: Suetonius, Divus Claudius Suet. Dom.: Suetonius, Domitianus Suet. Gal.: Suetonius, Galba Suet. Jul.: Suetonius, Divus Julius Suet. Nero: Suetonius, Nero Suet. Otho: Suetonius, Otho Suet. Tib.: Suetonius, Tiberius Suet. Tit.: Suetonius, Divus Titus Suet. Ves.: Suetonius, Divus Vespasianus Suet. Vit.: Suetonius, Vitellius Sulpicia: Sulpicia, Poems T: Tac. Ag. to X: Xen. Ways Tac. Ag.: Tacitus, AgricolaTac. Ann.: Tacitus, AnnalesTac. Dial.: Tacitus, DialogusTac. Ger.: Tacitus, GermaniaTac. Hist.: Tacitus, HistoriaeTer. Ad.: Terence, The BrothersTer. An.: Terence, AndriaTer. Eu.: Terence, The EunuchTer. Hau.: Terence, The Self-TormenterTer. Hec.: Terence, The Mother-in-LawTer. Ph.: Terence, PhormioTheoc.: Theocritus, IdyllsTheoc. Ep.: Theocritus, EpigramsTheoc. Id.: Theocritus, IdyllsThphr. Char.: Theophrastus, CharactersThuc.: Thucydides, HistoriesV. Fl.: C. Valerius Flaccus, ArgonauticaVerg. A.: Vergil, AeneidVerg. Ecl.: Vergil, EcloguesVerg. G.: Vergil, GeorgicsVitr.: Vitruvius, On ArchitectureXen. Ages.: Xenophon, AgesilausXen. Anab.: Xenophon, AnabasisXen. Apol.: Xenophon, ApologyXen. Cav.: Xenophon, On the Cavalry CommanderXen. Const. Lac.: Xenophon, Constitution of the LacedaimoniansXen. Cyrop.: Xenophon, CyropaediaXen. Ec.: Xenophon, EconomicsXen. Hell.: Xenophon, HellenicaXen. Hiero: Xenophon, HieroXen. Horse.: Xenophon, On the Art of HorsemanshipXen. Hunt.: Xenophon, On HuntingXen. Mem.: Xenophon, MemorabiliaXen. Sym.: Xenophon, SymposiumXen. Ways: Xenophon, Ways and Means Source Perseus. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Gill, N.S. "Classical Abbreviations." ThoughtCo, Sep. 8, 2021, thoughtco.com/classical-abbreviations-glossary-118610. Gill, N.S. (2021, September 8). Classical Abbreviations. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/classical-abbreviations-glossary-118610 Gill, N.S. "Classical Abbreviations." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/classical-abbreviations-glossary-118610 (accessed May 30, 2023). copy citation