Copy 1, Volume 1

Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology / Edited by William Smith.

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1844-1849
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Credit: Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology / Edited by William Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It was originally intended to complete the present work in one volume, like the “ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities; ” but although all possible concise¬ ness has been studied, consistent with a proper treatment of each subject, it has been found impossible to confine it to the size originally contemplated, without sacrificing the value and usefulness of the work. In a work written by several persons it is almost impossible to obtain exact uniformity of reference to the ancient Writers, but this has been done as far as was possible. Wherever an author is referred to by page, the particular edition used by the writer is generally stated; but of the writers enumerated below, the following editions are always intended where no others are indicated: Plato, ed. H. Stephanus, 1578 ; Athenaeus, ed. Schweighauser, Argentorat. 1801-7; the Moralia of Plutarch, ed. Francof. 1620; Strabo, ed. Casaubon, Paris. 1620; Demosthenes, ed. Reiske, Lips. 1770 ; the other Attic Orators, ed. H. Stephanus, Paris, 1575 ; the Latin Grammarians, ed. H. Putschius, Hanov. 1605 ; Hippocrates, ed. Kiihn, Lips. 1825-7 ; Erotianus, ed. Franz, Lips. 1780; Dioscorides, ed. Sprengel, Lips. 1829-30; Aretaeus, ed. Kiihn, Lips. 1828 ; Rufus Ephesius, ed. Clinch, Lond. 1726; Soranus, ed. Dietz, Regim. Pruss. 1838 ; Galen, ed. Kiihn, Lips. 1821-33; Oribasius, Aetius, Alexander Trallianus, Paulus Aegineta, Celsus, ed. H. Stephanus, among the Medicae Artis Principes, Paris, 1567; Caelius Aurelianus, ed. Amman, Amstel. 4to. 1709. Names of Places and Nations are not included in the Work, as they will form the subject of the forthcoming Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.” WILLIAM SMITH. London, October, ] 844.