The Oxyrhynchus Papyri Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...he became governor of Southern Spain--a fact which is made quite clear by the papyrus--were disregarded, partly owing to the statement of Orosius (v. 4) that Fabius in his consulship (i.e. in B.c 142) fought against Viriathus, partly owing to an inference from Appian, Iber. 67, where the opening words Tou d" Cvhwos Itovs Kui/i-j piv S d8cpbs Ai/hxuu'oo $d/3iof Mdfcipot StpoviKtavos (Ai/nXiai6t MS.) rjkBtv iv rf)v arpaTtyyiav SuiSoot have in connexion with the preceding events been supposed to refer to B.c. 142. To leave for the moment the question which year Appian meant by Toc V$n-or frour, his account of Fabius Servilianus' achievements accords well enough with that of Livy. It is true that the successes of Fabius in Appian's account seem to belong to the later rather than to the earlier part of his governorship, but it is not difficult to suppose that Appian omitted to record some trifling successes such as the capture of Baccia mentioned by Orosius (/. c), probably one of the urbes which were expugnatat according to Epit. 53; cf. 11. 171-2. Two campaigns are implied by Appian, as is more clearly stated by Livy; but Appian does not call Servilianus consul. Where the facts known from Livy conflict seriously with at any rate the present text of Appian is in the events which took place between the departure of Fabius Maximus Aemilianus and the arrival of Fabius Maximus Servilianus. The governorship of Aemilianus is expressly stated by Appian to have lasted two years (Iter. 65). Aemilianus was consul in B.c. 145, and that the years of his governorship were B.c 145-4 is unquestionable; cf. Epit. 52 tantumque timoris is hoslis intulit ut adversus cum consulari opus esse/ et duce et exercilu. The disaster to Plautius...