Ad Verum Imp. ii.1 (p.134)
| ID | 1248 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Fronto |
| Reference | Ad Verum Imp. ii.1 (p.134) |
| Reference 2 | VdH 132,18 |
| Date | 161 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Fronto |
| Addressee | Lucius Verus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | daduchis |
| Latin Context | amplior mihi et ornatior videbar daduchis Eleusine faces gestantibus et regibus sceptra tenentibus et quindecemviris libros adeuntibus |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | GCS Religion |
| Flagging | |
| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Fronto compares himself to the torch bearers of Eleusis. |
| Comments | TLL has only this example and one from CIL VI 2251. Cf. LSJ s.v. 'but usu. of the holder of a hereditary office at the mysteries of the Eleusinian Demeter, X.HG6.3.3, Arist.Rh.1405a20, IG12.76.25, SIG2587.305; δ. Κόρης IG3.172.9.' No Lat. *faxifer in OLD, saxifer in Val.Flacc. and neolatin texts. |