New Perspectives on the Meaning of cum galeare ursici (Char. Gramm. 1.80=GL I 80.9=Barwick 101.5-6)

This note aims at analyzing the text of Charisius Grammatica 1.80 = GL (I) 80.5-10 = Barwick 101.1-7, and at offering new perspectives on the meaning of the quotation from C. Gracchus cum galeare ursici, with a particular focus on the adjective ursici. This paper will argue that a solution might be to amend the transmitted text to cum galeare ursino and to understand its meaning as with a bearskin cap, using Vegetius Epitoma rei militaris 2.16.2 as a parallel.

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This paper aims to analyze a quotation from Charisius Grammatica, providing new perspectives on the meaning of C. Gracchus cum galeare ursici and focusing on the adjective ursici. The paper suggests amending the transmitted text to cum galeare ursino and interpreting it as "with a bearskin cap," drawing parallels from Vegetius Epitoma rei militaris 2.16.2.