From: S & L
Message: 19933
Date: 2003-03-16
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From: "S & L" <mbusines@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003
Subject: [tied] Help with Hesychius
> In Hesychii Alexandrini Lexicon [V Century AC], the following is to be
> found:
> "bannas, basilens para Italiotais. oi de megistos arhcon"
> Translation:
> bannas, basileus of/by Italiotais. oi and big/great, very great [as
> maximus/latin] archon
>
> I have problems understanding the meaning of Italiotais [is this
Italians?
> Did the Greeks referee to today Italy with this term?] and OI.
>
> Thank You for your help.
> S o r i n
The people of the region Magna Graecia were known to the Greeks as ITALIOTAI
and to the Romans as GRAECI.
S o r i n