AUGUST ZUMPT
\ˈɔːɡəst zˈʌmpt], \ˈɔːɡəst zˈʌmpt], \ˈɔː_ɡ_ə_s_t z_ˈʌ_m_p_t]\
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A German classical philologist, nephew of Karl; born at Konigsberg, Dec. 4, 1815; died at Berlin, April 22, 1877. His studies had to do mainly with Roman epigraphy in its relation to history. His principal works are: "The Ancyran Monument" (1845); "Epigraphical Notes" (2 vols., 1850-54); "Roman Studies" (1859); "Criminal Law under the Roman Republic" (4 vols., 1865-69); "The Birth-Year of Christ" (1869); "Criminal Trials under the Roman Republic".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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