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... paginis duabus
spectas eschatocollion, Seuere,
et longas trahis...
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▲ ▼ | from the Greek: ἔσχατος: "farthest, uttermost, extreme" and κόλλα: "glue"
"...the word clearly refers to the end of the papyrus roll, so called either because it was the last page sheet glued on (OLD) or because the roller (umbilicus) was glued on to it" (Williams 2004: 41). |
▲ ▼ | The quote is from this commentary:
Williams, Craig A. 2004. Martial Epigrams Book 2. Oxford University Press. |
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