ABSTRACT
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As Steinhausen conjectured, the sixth book contained a list of the hetaeras, and probably the whole stock in Athenaeus from ch. XIII 50 p. 586 onwards is a compilation based on the work of Herodicus.
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Cfr Ath. 100 D, 104 D, 339 F, 614 D.
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