Favius, Fabius, Flavius o Ablabius? Note su una fonte di Giordane (Get. 151)

Iord. Get. 151 mentions a certain Fabius / Favius, who described the harbour of Ravenna. The name of this author is attested as Fabius / Favius in the manuscripts of Jordanes, but Mazzarino corrected it in Flavius (Cassiodorus), a reconstruction which has been mostly accepted by following editors and translators. However, a comparison between the occurrences of Fabius / Favius and Ablabius in Jordanes’ manuscripts suggests to reconsider a conjecture of Mommsen, namely that the autor mentioned in Get. 151 should be identified with Ablabius.