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λ351Λεχώϊαbirthing, of childbirth… 7.166.5-6 (Dioscorides or Nicarchus), on a youthful bride who died during childbirth; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 93) and (vol. II, 269-270). Gow and Page find that identifying the author as a Nicarchus …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1168ΔιονύσιαDionysia… the theatrical performances and dramatic contests featured. This festival, held during the month of Elaphebolion (end of March), centered on the cult of Dionysos Eleuthereus (from Eleutherai, a village between NW Attica and SW …Matched in noteshighmedium
ω183ὨριγένηςOrigen… [1] Origen's dates are c.185-c.254 CE. Leonides died in 203/204 during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211). [2] Origen was almost certainly a native of Alexandria. [3] Ambrosius (d.251), was a rich court official …Matched in noteshighlong
ν189Νεοθηγεῖnew-whetted… a long-standing ancient tradition for women to cut their hair during a time of mourning. Paton (102-103) does translate si/dhros (iron, here in the dative singular) as "steel"; although steel was known to the …Matched in noteshighshort
ι231Ἰθαγενήςlegitimate… Frendo (28). The time frame is probably late 553 CE, during the Gothic War of 535-554.Matched in noteshighshort
α4446Αὖλος ΠοστόμιοςAulus Postumius… what would have been the majority for release (Polybius 33.1.5). During his praetorship, Aulus was among those senators who welcomed the delegation of philosophers, Carneades, Diogenes, and Critolaus, on the Capitoline (Cicero, Academica 2.137; …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2306Ἐπίδοξοςlikely, glorious… beta 233) to Chosroes (cf. chi 418) as a hostage during negotiations (542 CE) over the withdrawal of Persian forces from Roman territories in the east; cf. Kaldellis (Wars of Justinian, 119). [4] Procopius, …Matched in noteshighshort
δ181Δεκατεύεινto pay a tithe… states that sided with the Persians against their fellow Greeks during the Persian invasion of 481-479 BCE. [3] Delphian Apollo. [4] A loose approximation of Diodorus Siculus 11.3.3. [5] At this point the Suda …Matched in noteshighmedium
λ646ΛογγῖνοςLonginus… 2, web address 3, and web address 4 for Longinus during the reigns of Zeno and Anastasius. For the role of Isaurians such as Zeno and Longinus in the empire see Feld (below). [1] …Matched in noteshighmedium

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