Vol. 22 No. 2 (2016)
Articles

Arcus in Horace, Carm. 3. 26. 7

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  • Denis Keyer
Denis Keyer
Saint Petersburg Institute for History; Saint Petersburg State University

Published 2017-04-19

Keywords

  • arcus,
  • comissatio,
  • drill bow,
  • Horace
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How to Cite

Keyer, D. (2017). Arcus in Horace, Carm. 3. 26. 7. Hyperboreus, 22(2), 293-307. https://doi.org/10.36950/OYUZ3737

Abstract

The author defends G. P. Bidder’s suggestion that arcus in Hor. Carm. 3. 26. 7 implies a drill bow. An important argument in its favour is that this meaning of arcus has been attested in Greek-Latin glosses (CGL II [1888] 244. 35: αρις arcus).

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