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This article identifies three ancient 'signal-word' supplements (i.e. the scribal habit of supplementing an omission in the text by adding in the margin the word either preceding or following the suspected lacuna) and one ancient variant in Seneca's Dialogi X, XI, XII. Accordingly, a new constitutio textus is proposed for brev. vit. 4, 3; cons. ad Polyb. 14, 4 and 17, 4; cons. ad Helv. 2, 5. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the reflections by J. F. Gronovius at Gell. praef. 19 concerning the scribal habit of supplementing an omission in the text by writing in the margin the word either preceding or following the suspected lacuna (a so-called 'signal word'); the article also identifies other ancient 'signal words' in some loci vexati, for which a new constitutio textus is accordingly advanced: Gell. 1, 22, 16; 2, 13, 5-2, 14, 2; 2, 21, 11; 5, 1, 1; 5, 16, 4-5; 16, 5, 12; 20, 1, 13. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]