# Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem 284

Eustathius, Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem, Section 284. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/eustathius-philol-et-scr-eccl/commentarium-in-dionysii-periegetae-orbis-descriptionem/284

Ὅτι Βρεττανοί διὰ δύο ττ ὡς ἐπιπολύ· ἐνταῦθα δὲ ἐν τῷ «ἔνθα Βρετανοί», τοῦ μέτρου ἐπιτάξαντος ἀπεχώρισε τὸ ἓν τ· οὕτω καὶ Σαρματῶν τινῶν λεγομένων μετὰ τοῦ ρ, ὅμως ἐν τοῖς ἑξῆς, ἐν τῷ «Γερμανοὶ Σαμάται τε,» ἡ τοῦ μέτρου βία ἐξώθησε τὸ ρ· Σαρμάται γὰρ εἰπεῖν ἔδει καὶ οὐ Σαμάται. Τῶν δὲ Βρεττανῶν τούτων παρώνυμοι αἱ ἀντιπέραν Βρεττανίδες νῆσοι, περὶ ὧν ῥηθήσεται.

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Eustathius Philol. et Scr. Eccl., Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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