Common abbreviations (e.g., etc.) are not included in the list of general abbreviations.
| A. | Aulus |
| a.u.c. | ab urbe condita |
| abl. | ablative |
| acc. | accusative |
| aed. cur. | aedilis curulis |
| aed. pl. | aedilis plebi |
| Ap(p). | Appius |
| Athens, AM | Athens, Acropolis Museum |
| Athens, BM | Athens, Benaki Museum |
| Athens, NM | Athens, National Museum |
| Athens, NUM | Athens, Numismatic Museum |
| b. | born |
| Baltimore, WAG | Baltimore,Walters Art Gallery |
| Basle, AM | Basle, Antikenmuseum |
| Berlin, PM | Berlin, Pergamonmuseum |
| Berlin, SM | Berlin, Staatliche Museen |
| bk(s). | book(s) |
| Bonn, RL | Bonn, Rheinisches Landesmuseum |
| Boston, MFA | Bost… |