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ε3048ἙρμόλαοςHermolaos, Hermolaus… of Constantinople. He wrote the epitome of the Ethnica of Stephanus the grammarian, dedicated to the emperor Justinian.Matched in translationhighshort
α142ἈγαμήδηςAgamedes[1] See under epsiloniota 323. [2] Stephanus of Byzantium lists this as both a toponym and a (connected ) personal name.Matched in noteshighshort
ι509ἸωτάπαταIotapataFrom Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. In Judaea; present-day Yodfat, in Israel. Site of a famous siege, by Vespasian, in 67 CE.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2088ΚορίνναKorinna, Corinna… kappa 2087 (with references there) and kappa 2089. Similarly in Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Thespeia (a variant for Thespiai: theta 276).Matched in noteshighshort
ν58ΝαύκρατιςNaukratis, Naucratis… 57; cf. Barrington Atlas map 74 grid D3. [1] From Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. [2] alpha 731.Matched in noteshighshort
α3424ἈπολλώνιοςApollonios, Apollonius… at least 18 books) and are Carian place-names, transmitted via Stephanus of Byzantium. [1] In Caria.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3750ΕὐστέφιοςEustephios, Eustephius… grid A2 (present-day Geyre). [2] On the coast thereof (so Stephanus of Byzantium s.v.) but not precisely locatable.Matched in noteshighshort
ν400ΝικομήδειαNikomedeia, Nicomedia… map 52 grid F3. [2] This material is paralleled in Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. Nikomedeia and s.v. Nikomedeion (but includes detail that Stephanus does not). For Arrian see alpha 3868; and cf. alpha 4739 …Matched in noteshighmedium
μ604ΜενέλαοςMenelaos, Menelaus… to change the toponym to Anaia, on the basis of Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. (who says that 'Menelaos the Peripatetic philosopher' came from there).Matched in noteshighshort
δ1423Δούλων πόλιςslaves' city… [2] This supplement is required by the equivalent entry in Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. See also n.3. [3] Ephorus FGrH 70 F50. [4] From Stephanus of Byzantium; cf. n.2. [5] Sosicrates FGrH 461 F2. …Matched in noteshighmedium
ν379ΝικάτοριςNikatoris, NicatorisAbbreviated from Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. [1] Seleukos (Seleucus) I Nikator: one of Alexander's Successors, the first king of the Seleukid (Seleucid) dynasty; d. 281 BCE. Nikatoris is the city also known as Amphipolis …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1146Διογένης ἢ ΔιογενειανόςDiogenes or Diogenianus… version of his name). [1] See under kappa 2627. [2] Stephanus of Byzantium cites this work three times (= Jacoby's F1-3); it was in at least three books.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3755ΕὐστόχιοςEustochios, Eustochius… under kappa 2288. [2] This latter work is cited by Stephanus of Byzantium in his entry on Panticapaeum (FGrH 738 F1). For Cappadocia cf. kappa 325.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1569ΔύμαςDymas… from the eponymous ancestor of the Dorian tribe Dymanes (Ephorus, Stephanus of Byzantium), Dymainai or (in Sparta) Dymanis (scholia on Pindar, Pythian 1.121) or Dymanatai (Herodotus 5.68.13), a certain Dymas (stem Dyman-; erroneously Dymant- …Matched in noteshighshort
ν417ΝῖνοςNinos, Ninus, Nineveh… at nu 415. [1] The entry takes over "Atouria" from Stephanus of Byzantium s.v.; one of the mss of Steph. has "Assyria", but Atouria is more precise (see Strabo 16.1.1-3). [2] Herodotus 3.155.5 (web …Matched in noteshighshort
κ522Καταδείσαςhaving come to fear greatlyLikewise in two adjacent entries (kappa242 and 243 Theodoridis) of Photius. [1] Evidently quoted from somewhere (there are numerous possibilities), the headword is aorist active participle of katadei/dw, masculine nominative singular; cf. delta 367. …Matched in noteshighshort
μ1431ΜύραMyra[1] cf. generally Strabo 14.3.7; Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. The present reference to an 'eparchy' (= provincia) relates specifically to its status in the Roman Empire. St. Nicholas (nu 392) was bishop of Myra. …Matched in noteshighshort
α1887αἰτιατικῇrecovering… [2] Polybius fr. 104 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (p. 529) that Stephanus (Henri Estienne, 1531-1598) attributed this fragment to Polybius.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1206ΔιοσκορίδηςDioskorides, Dioscorides… 67 grid B2; alpha 1866. For it, and him, see Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. [2] Again under phi 23. [3] The 30s BCE -- but see above. [4] Principally the five-volume De materia medica, …Matched in noteshighshort
κ404ΚάρνιοςKarnian… etc.). The Suda's headword 'Karnios' is also found twice in Stephanus of Byzantium: as the ktetikon of a city of Aiolis called Karne, and as the ethnikon of an Akarnanian island-city called Karnos. Probably …Matched in noteshighshort
μ1480ΜύσωναMyson of Chen… (so e.g. Pausanias 10.24.1) or in Lakonia (so e.g. D.L., Stephanus of Byzantium).Matched in noteshighshort
κ2411ΚρητῖνοςKretinos… otherwise unattested in this nominative case. What is attested (in Stephanus of Byzantium and Herodian, citing Phlegon of Tralles [FGrH 257 F30]), is the genitive Kretinou, as that of one of the successive founders …Matched in noteshighshort
λ311ΛεσχίδηςLeschides… of Boura, in Achaia, see e.g. Pliny, Natural History 33.156; Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. Boura.Matched in noteshighshort
ε1339Ἐνιζάνειsettles on… "into a contest".) No such river is otherwise attested, though Stephanus of Byzantium registers an island "of Etruria" called Orgon.Matched in noteshighshort
κ342ΚαπίτωνKapiton, Capito… 750 (= this testimonium plus a group of fragments, from Stephanus of Byzantium's entries on Lycian place-names). [1] "An ill-defined region of the Taurus mountains sandwiched between Pisidia to the west, Lycaonia to the …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2453ΚρίτωνKriton, Criton, Crito… (otherwise attested only in the plural in Strabo 9.5.22), in Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. [2] Not even fragments of any of these works survive, and indeed the present entry is the only testimonium pertaining …Matched in noteshighshort
μ229ΜαρσύαςMarsyas… of that name (present-day Davas Kale); for the ethnikon see Stephanus of Byzantium s.v.; RE 4A.2 col.1839. [2] It has been argued that there was no historian of this name from Tabai, the writings …Matched in noteshighshort
ν3ΝαβάταιNabatans, Nabateans… Quotation (and individual) unidentifiable. [2] This additional material comes from Stephanus of Byzantium s.v., from which the present passage, textually faulty, is supplemented. [3] Present-day Yemen.Matched in noteshighshort
β581Βοίδιονcalf… Anthology 7.169.7-8; cf. Hesychius of Miletus FGrH 390 F1 paras.28-30; Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. Bosporos; Kodinos p. 9 (Bonn); Constantine Porphyrogenitus, De thematibus 2.12; Dionysius of Byzantium 110 (ed. Gungreich). For Chares see chi …Matched in noteshighshort
ε768ἘλέαElea… B4. [2] Diogenes Laertius 9.28; cf. zeta 77. [3] cf. Stephanus of Byzantium s.v.; also epsilon 734, epsilon 769.Matched in noteshighshort

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