In the spirit of the series, I have kept abbreviations to a minimum, so as to make the book as reader-friendly as possible. Some of them, however, are very frequent or very convenient, and although most readers are likely to recognize them at first glance, others may find it useful to have them explained. Accordingly, here is a list of the very few abbreviations that are found in the present book:
AB Austin, C. and G. Bastianini, eds., Posidippi Pellaei quae supersunt Omnia. Milano, 2002. CIG Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum. CLE Carmina Latina Epigraphica. FGrH Die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker, ed. F. Jacoby. Berlin 1923–1930. Leiden, 1940–1998. GP Gow, A. S. and D. L., Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenic Epigrams. 2 vols. Cambridge, 1965. IG Inscriptiones Graecae. P.Herc. Herculaneum Papyri. PMG Poetae Melici Graeci, ed. D. L. Page. Oxford, 1962. PMGF Poetarum Melicorum Graecorum Fragmenta, Vol. I: Alcman, Stesichorus, Ibycus, ed. M. Davies. Oxford, 1991. P.Oxy. Oxyrinchus Papyri. SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum. SSR Socratis et Socraticorum Reliquiae, ed. G. Giannantoni. 4 vols. Naples, 1991. W West, M. L., ed., Iambi et Elegi Graeci ante Alexandrum cantati. 2 vols. Oxford, 1971–1972. W2 West, M. L., ed., Iambi et Elegi Graeci ante Alexandrum cantati. 2 vols. 2nd ed. Oxford, 1989.