A transcription of P. Herc. 817, the most substantial Latin papyrus discovered in 1752 in the library of the Villa dei Papiri. It is one of the two earliest manuscripts of Latin poetry, and it contains the earliest surviving dated examples of rustic capitals.

A transcription of P. Herc. 817, the most substantial Latin papyrus discovered in 1752 in the library of the Villa dei Papiri. It is one of the two earliest manuscripts of Latin poetry, and it contains the earliest surviving dated examples of rustic capitals.

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