The paper is concerned with textual problems and the Nachleben of Martianus Capella: The source of Martianus’ chapters „De finalibus“ (3,278-288), as shown in part I, is the ß-version of the so-called Ps.-Maximus Victorinus or Metrorius (GL VI 229-239). In consequence, some textual problems in these chapters can be solved. The second part of the article examines the use of Martianus Book V (De rhetorica) in the 9th century „Compendium derhetorica“: The anonymous author used a glossed manuscript of Martianus. These (...) glosses are often identical with the explanations of Remigius, sometimes with the preremigian glosses of the carolingian era. (shrink)

On four minor Latin sources used by Isidore, which transfer Greek rhetorical, historical and antiquarian lore to a Roman audience.