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This is a compilation, in 21 "centuriae", of "Paroimiai" or proverbs, sayings and adages of ancient Greece, many of which date back to the time of Aristotle. A "centuria" comprises about 100 proverbs. See Bibliographic Information page for more details. Two versions of the Paroimiai are provided: the first is an unaccented romanized transliteration of the Greek; the second is a fully accented romanized transliteration; both include the Latin translation.

The Centuriae (Latin text and unaccented Greek only). The romanized Greek is unaccented, and I have provided this version with a view to ease of reading. Eta is represented by "ê" or "Ê", and omega by "ô" or "Ô". The iota subscript is indicated by an adscripted "(i)".
[1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13],
[14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21]

The Centuriae (Latin text with fully accented romanized Greek text). I have provided this full romanization because of the technical difficulties in displaying the full accented Greek character set on the Web in a manner that can be displayed accurately on all platforms and operating systems. The romanized accented Greek is within square brackets. This romanization has now been thoroughly re-organised so as to enable all the accents, breathings and subscripts to be shown, in their many combinations. The accents provided are those available within the standard Latin character set in HTML, and these account for the majority of the Greek accents; however, there are certain combinations of characters with accents and diacritical characters which cannot reliably be displayed within HTML and consequently are displayed by work-arounds. These may not look particularly attractive, but all the accent and diacritical information is retained, enabling the original fully accented Greek text to be reconstructed if desired.
IMPORTANT Please see the Technical Notes page for a fuller discussion and explanation before reading these fully romanized Centuriae.
[1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18],
[19], [20], [21] 

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