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 1 30 Journal of Philology. whole of the greatest value. Hitherto 10 parts have appeared, (A Beicht- Zettel. See a notice by Wagenmann in Reuter's Repertorium for Jan. 1854).] Schwegler, (Dr A.) Rumische Geschichte. Tubingen, 1853. Vol. I. in two parts, pp. vi. and 808. [Dr Schwegler began in 1840 the composition of his work, having already prepared himself for the task by previous study. This first volume contains the history of the kings, the second, which will end with the Licinian rogations, may, it is hoped, appear early in 1854. Each main division of the work will begin with an account of the original authorities and of modern investigations. The author fortifies every statement by a most complete and exact citation of authorities, carefully distinguishing the earlier forms of traditions from their later perversions ; he writes with great ease and clearness. So masterly a work ought not long to remain untranslated. It cannot be denied, however, that the author's ingenuity has occasionally led him to startling results. Thus (p. 096. n. 1) " If Tarqu-inius is synonymous with Tarp-eius, one is tempted to conjecture that the name of that royal race was merely taken from the name of the Tarpeian hill. What if the Tarquinii were so named by the legend as * the Capitoline dynasty' ?"] J. E. B. M. Becker's Handb. d. Rom. Alterthiimer, fortg. von Marquardt. Leipzig. 1853. Vol. in. pt. 2. pp. vi. and 480. Price 2 Thaler 22j Ngr. [Contains the public economy and military antiquities. One more volume in two parts will complete this learned work. Part 1 (by Momm- sen) will treat of the legal, part 2 of the sacred and private antiquities.] Patrum Nova Bibliotheca. [In the Journal des Savants, Sept. 1853, M. Miller commenced a series of articles on Card. Mai's Patrum Nova Bibliotheca, 4to. 6 vols. Romce, typis Sacri Consilii propaganda Christiano nomini, 1852, 1853. Vol. I. in two parts (pp. xxxvi. and 534 ; viii. and 226) contains upwards of 200 new sermons of St Augustine, with his Speculum and some other works of his and of other fathers. Fifty of the sormons are in a MS. (Cdd. Bob- biensis) of the 6th century: of these, four wore condemned by the Benedictines, seven were assigned to Petr. Chrysologus, thirteen are among the acknowledged sermons ; and the remainder have strong inter- nal evidence in their favour. Many, however, of the new sermons are utterly unworthy of their reputed author. Among other sources Mai has employed the Collectorium sermonum Sti. Aug. of Robert do Bardis (cent, xiv.) and tho Milleloquium (extracts alphabetically arranged) of his contemporary Barthelemy d'Urbino. The first part contains also three treatises and tho Hymnus serotinus (in iambic verse) of Hil. Pict., Greek fragments of St Cyril's commentary