Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Italia: the land, from Italos, formerly Ausonia and Ausonis. The ethnonym Italos and Italis. From Italia, Italiotes as 'Kilikiotes' Phthiotes. How Italos differs from Italiotes will be said in the on Sicily. The feminine Italiotis. And Italieus, as from 'Ausonia' 'Ausonieus'. And the verb 'italiazein'. And Italikos the possessive and Italiotikos. There is also Italikon a place of Sicily. There is also Italike a city of Iberia. The ethnonym Italikesios and Italikesia. The land was also called Oinotria and Hesperia.
External translation supplied by Brady Kiesling; reported Claude Fable 5.5 translation. Credit: Brady Kiesling and the Stephanos project (Greg Baker, Gabriel Jower, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling). Not individually verified; exact Greek input not supplied.
Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.
Ἰταλία, ἡ χώρα, ἀπὸ Ἰταλοῦ, ἡ πρὶν Αὐσονία καὶ Αὐσονίς, τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἰταλός καὶ Ἰταλίς. ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ Ἰταλία τὸ Ἰταλιώτης ὡς Κιλικιώτης Φθιώτης. τί δὲ διαφέρει τὸ Ἰταλός τοῦ Ἰταλιώτου, ἐν τῷ περὶ Σικελίας εἰρήσεται. τὸ θηλυκὸν Ἰταλιῶτις. καὶ Ἰταλιεύς,…
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