{681} Nonnus. His _Dionysiaca_ are not yet given in a good edition. There are two unfinished editions probably yet in progress, that began to appear at Heidelberg and Leipsig, in 1819. The first is by Moser, as yet of only the 6 books from the 8th to the 13th. The other, by Græfe, contains the first 24 books, 1 vol. the text alone. Nonnius Marcellus is confined to grammatical subjects. Julius Obsequens. His _de Prodigiis_ may be safely omitted. Ocellus Lucanus. His Fragments are neither important, nor of a clear authenticity. Oppian, _de Venatione et Piscatu_. If purchased, the best edition is that of Schnieder, Leipsig, 1813, 8vo. It should, however, when bought, be given to some genius vast enough to embrace both the arts of Industry and those of Indolence. Oratores Græci, à Reiske. Lipsiæ, 1770, 8 vols. in 12, 8vo. It brings 220 francs, entire. The latter 6 volumes may sometimes be had separate; and these, united with the London re-edition of Reiske's Demosthenes [1822, 3 vols. 8vo.] and the Isocrates of Coray, give the proper series of Orators. Orphæus, _Argonautica, &c._ cum notis variorum, àb Hermanno. Lipsiæ, 1805, 8vo. 20 francs. It contains the discussion as to the age and author of the Orphica; a dispute set on foot by Huet, whose opinion Valcknaer, Schnieder and Hermann have since maintained; while the genuineness of the Poems has been supported by Gesner, Ruhnken and some others. Ovid. Burmann's is no doubt the best edition; but is in 4to. and high priced—8_l_. 8_s_. The best 8vo. edition, notis variorum, is that of Cnipping, Leyden, 1670, 3 vols. 45 frs. Palæphatus. His _Incredibilia_ are only proper for a mythographic collection. Palladius, _de Febribus_ may, of course, be omitted. Rutilius Palladius, _de Re Rustica_, is in the collection Scriptores rei rusticæ. Panegyrici Veteres [latini] à Iaeger. Nuremberg, 1778, 2 vols. 8vo. 14 frs. The Delphine edition [by de la Baune] is also much esteemed; and there is a London reprint, 1716, 8vo. That of Arntzenius, Utrecht, 1790-7, 2 vols. 4to. is the editio opt. 24 a 30 frs. The collection embraces 12 panegyrics—1 of Plinius Cæcilius; 2 of Claudius Mamertinus; 1 of another Claud Mam.; 5 of Eumenius; 1 of an unknown; 1 of Nazarius; 1 of Drœpanius. Parthenius. Of his Erotic tales, Heyne's is the best edition. Gottingen, 1798, 8vo. 3 frs. Paterculus. Ruhnken's edition, Leyden, 1789, 2 vols. 8vo. 18 to 24 francs, is best. Pausanias. That of Facius is much the best. Lipsiæ, 1794-7, 4 vols. 8vo. 36 frs. Pœdo Albinovanus. His _Elegies_ are in Wernsdorf's Poetæ; as is Severus's Ætna. Persius. See Juvenal Ruperti. Petronius, _Satyricon, &c._ à Hadrianide. Amsterdam, 1669, 8vo. with the _Fragmentum Traguriense_ 1671. It should also include _Sulpitiæ Satyra_, _Priapeia_, _Pervigilium Veneris_, _Statilii Apologia_, and an Index of 4 leaves. The whole costs 15 to 20 frs. Burmann's 4to. edition is the best. Amsterdam, 1743, 2 vols. 4to.