Salutare!
I am a 22 yo guy from Romania preocuppied by
history, folklore, linguistics and comparative study of religions, just as most
of people here. Unlike the traditional participants to the debates, I can't be
of too much help to the discussions, but I'm interested to learn and get an
image of the problematic in linguistics. I have
been here for approximately 3 months absorbing the climate and this is my first
e-mail with questions:
1. What are the approximate etymologies for the
Roman name Trajan?
2. Where can I find a copy of Cosmographia
belonging to the Daco-Roman memorialist and geographer Aethicus Histricus (2nd
half of 4th century - first half of 5th century AD). He has travelled to
Mongolia, India, Armenia, Spain and Scandinavia and has written a
Cosmographia known later by Hrabanus Maurus, Mercator and Sebastian
Munster. The oldest copy of Aethicus' Cosmographia is dated VIIIth
century and kept in the archives of Leipzig University. I am also
interested to read something about the enigmatic 22 letters alphabet that he
proposes.
3. Where can I find a copy of Zamolxis, primus getarum legeslator by the Swede Carolus
Lund(g)ius?
Thank you!
Horia Lykios,
Bucuresti - Romania