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military affairs6
art history5

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Craig Gibson5
Jennifer Benedict4
David Whitehead2
Catharine Roth1
Christopher Blackwell1

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β30Βάθραfoundations, pedestals, steps, benches"Just yesterday and the day before they had fled from the tavern, and cleaning its benches and sweeping the floor, but now they had put on purple-bordered mantles and pinned them on with gold …highmedium
β114Βάρειςbarges[Meaning] boats, walls, stoas, courtyards, towers, balls. "He was in charge of barges [or: bastions]". That is, of walls. "Even if your horrible barge is heavily laden, accept me, the dog Diogenes deceased."highshort
β115Βάρεις ἐλεφάντιναιivory bastions, ivory towers[Meaning] the churches all over the world, one in faith, in which God is honored. Also [sc. attested is] ba/rewn, the genitive plural. But baris [is] a stoa and a city.

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"Just yesterday and the day before they had fled from the tavern, and cleaning its benches and sweeping the floor, but now they had put on purple-bordered mantles and pinned them on with gold brooches and [sc. their…

Βάθρα· χθὲς μὲν καὶ πρώην δεδρακότες τοῦ καπηλείου καὶ τούτου βάθρα καλλύνων καὶ τοὔδαφος κορεῖν, ἄρτι δὲ χλαμύδας τὰς εὐπαρύφους ἐνδεδυκότες καὶ περόναις χρυσαῖς διαπεπερονημένοι…

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β153ΒασίλειοςBasileios, royalThe onomastics ending in -ios are written with iota, except 4: Areios, Herakleios, Basileios. Also [sc. attested is the] Basileios stoa ["Royal Stoa"]: there are two stoas next to each other, that of Zeus …highshort

β157ΒασιλικήbasilicaIn the basilica behind the Milion -- where also the exammon was up until the time of the emperor Heraclius -- stood a gilt statue of a man on bended knee, Justin the tyrant. …highmedium

β175Βάτα ΚάραςBata Karas, Batakaras[Something said] in reference to the rich and powerful. It should be read as separate words.highshort

β201Βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεωςabomination of desolation[Meaning a] sign of desolation. There were certain statues forbidden by the law that were brought into [the Temple]. Pilate did this by bringing a statue of the emperor into the Temple at night.highshort

β204Βδελυρόςdisgusting[Referring to someone who] does shameful things. Aelian [writes]: "and she is more disgusting than all other women, and she filled the most sacrosanct virgins' quarters with her own wicked deeds". Also [sc. attested …highshort

β211ΒαιθήλBethelA holy temple.highshort

β256Βηλόςthreshold[Meaning] a door's step; or [the] sky.highshort

β257Βῆμαplatform, podium, rostrum[Meaning] the stone [sc. platform] of the lawcourt. Aristophanes [writes]: "'what use will you find for the platform?' -- 'I will put my bowls and jugs [on it]'".highshort

β258Βῆμαplatform, podium, rostrum[Meaning a] lawcourt table. "He ordained that the lawcourt podium be granted not far from the gates."highshort

β424ΒουλαίαBoulaia, CouncillorDinarchus [writes]: "I call to witness Hestia the Councillor." - i.e. the [Hestia] located in the council [boulh/].highshort

β430Βουλευτικόςfor the council, of the council, for the boule, of the bouleThis place in the theater [sc. in Athens was] set aside for the councillors [bouleutai], just as [the] "ephebic" [place was set aside] for the ephebes. Arrian [writes]: "the ones having written not only …highshort

β492Βωμόςaltar; podium[Meaning a sc. sacred] precinct. Also a place which has a way up for speaking things to be heard; onto this Crates went up and said "Crates is destroying the things of Crates." And …highshort

β493Βωμοίpedestals, plinths, standsThus they call bases, beds.highshort

β524ΒραχμάνBrahman, BrachmanA king, who also gave his name to the country. He wrote the Laws of the Brahmans and a Constitution of the same people in his own language. "The Brahmans are a very pious …highlong

β534Βρέταςlikeness[Meaning an] image, statue. [sc. Called this] from the fact that it looks like a mortal. "To fall somewhere toward a likeness". [That is] toward a sanctuary or toward a shrine, or to become …highshort

β544Βριμήσαιοyou were to roar, you might roar[Meaning if] you were to get angry. "[...] so that if you were to roar [and look] potsherd-wise, they would drag down the shields by night and occupy the approaches to the grain supply." …highshort

β559Βρόχοιςwith nooses, with slip-knots[Meaning] with ropes. "They, then, having attached some slip-knots let [him] down by night from the precinct." And elsewhere: "by using the ropes they were scaling the defenses." And [the phrase] "he attaching a …highshort

β588ΒυζάντιονByzantion, ByzantiumByzantion in the reign of Severus, emperor of the Romans, was provided with a proper wall made of mill stone carved into rectangular blocks. There were seven towers stretching from the Thracian Gates down …highmedium