Δοξοκοπία
thirst for fame, thirst for popularity
Translated by Konstantinos Kopanias23 Mar 2005Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] empty vanity.1
Appian [writes]: Flaminius "was at first seized by a thirst for fame and made haste to engage in combat with Hannibal."2
Courting the mob (demokopia) and thirsting for fame (doxokopia) are both terms in use. "They elected as consuls Lucius because of his fame achieved in war and Terentius because of his courting of the mob".3
Appian [writes]: Flaminius "was at first seized by a thirst for fame and made haste to engage in combat with Hannibal."2
Courting the mob (demokopia) and thirsting for fame (doxokopia) are both terms in use. "They elected as consuls Lucius because of his fame achieved in war and Terentius because of his courting of the mob".3