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| | Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2000.07.09 |
 | | This edition's strength lies in its thorough reports of the principal manuscript sources, and its use of the indirect tradition, to which it also contributes in Vol. |
 | | II, with a fragment of Photius, excerpts from the Suda lexicon, assorted biographica attributed to Hesychius of Miletus and, most importantly, the "Magnum Excerptum", a biographical compendium based on Diogenes. |
 | | Byzantinists will find such material, which is unusual as part of a critical edition, a valuable ancilla. |
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