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α1128Ἀλέξανδρος ΑἰγαῖοςAlexandros Aigaios, Alexandrus Aegaeus, Alexander of AegaeFirst half of C1 AD. See generally RE Alexandros(92). [1] RE Chairemon(7); NP Chairemon(2); OCD4 Chaeremon(2); FGrH 618. [2] Adler (addenda) notes Bernhardy's suggested emendation of this name to Caecilius. [3] For Nero see …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ937Κατέλαβεchecked, hampered… the verb katalamba/nw. [1] Herodotus 5.21.2, on the young Macedonian Alexander/Alexandros (the future king A. I) outwitting the Persians. See web address 1.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1243Διώνυμονwell-known… "'dionymos' means two names applied to one proper name, as Alexander is the one also called Paris, without the possibility of inverting the relation: for if one is called Alexandros, this same is not …Matched in noteshighshort
α1122Ὅτι Ἀλέξανδρος φιλήκοος ἦνAlexander, AlexandrosFrom tau 620; see also omicron 573. (For Alexander see already alpha 1121, and again alpha 1123.) [1] A nomos (in this context) was "a specific, nameable melody [...] sung or played in a …Matched in noteshighshort
α1124Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ ΜαμαίαςAlexander Mamaias, Alexander son of Mamaia"Alexander Mamaias" (again in brief at mu 123) is the emperor M. Aurelius Severus Alexander; ruled 222-235. The present entry derives from John of Antioch, frs. 140 and (from "She carried on...") 138 FHG …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1121ἈλέξανδροςAlexander, AlexandrosAlexander III ("the Great") of Macedon, reigned 336-323 BCE. See also alpha 1122, alpha 1123, and generally Brian Bosworth in OCD(4) pp.56-58. The present entry on him, after the introductory statement, brings together extracts …Matched in noteshighlong
κ203ΚάλανοςKalanos, CalanusAlexander the Great encountered Kalanos (= Berve, Das Alexanderreich auf prosopographische Grundlage no.396) in the Punjab in 327 BCE, and the sage was part of the Macedonian entourage between then and his death (by …Matched in noteshighshort
μ375Μεγαλωστίgreatly, vastly… in Arrian, Anabasis 4.21.7 (with 'of the king' rather than Alexander's name).Matched in noteshighshort
κ240ΚαλλισθένηςKallisthenes, Callisthenes… the years 386-356), he now became, in effect, the official Alexander-historian. [3] The name, here (twice) Nearchos, is Neophron in nu 218. [4] The modern scholarly consensus is that "he alienated Alexander by his …Matched in noteshighmedium
η660ἩφαιστίωνHephaistion, Hephaestion[1] The closest friend of Alexander the Great (for whom see chiefly alpha 1121, and the Hephaestion page at Livius: web address 1). On Hephaestion (already mentioned under alpha 3898) see generally Brian Bosworth …Matched in noteshighmedium
α2703ἈντίπατροςAntipatros, Antipater… II's elder brother and immediate predecessor (reigned 365-359). [4] a.k.a. Alexander IV (323-c.310), posthumous son of Alexander the Great and Rhoxane. See again at epsilon 2733. [5] Also known as Cassander (d. 297). [6] …Matched in noteshighmedium
λ249ΛεοννάτοςLeonnatos, Leonnatus… The present, overtly hostile, thumbnail-sketch comes from Arrian, History of Alexander's Successors fr.12 (= FGrH 156 F178). [1] phi 354. [2] alpha 1121. [3] Nisaean (or more exactly Nesaean) horses were those of the …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2251Κῶμαdeep sleep, coma… excerpts made for Constantine Porphyrogenitus as the proximate source. (For Alexander sc. the Great see generally alpha 1121; for Antipater/Antipatros see generally alpha 2703, alpha 2704.) Gaisford connected this passage with kw=mos at kappa …Matched in noteshighshort
α62Ἀβούλητον κακόνinvoluntary evil, undesired evil… somewhere. [2] For Aboulitos (or -tes), satrap of Susiana under Alexander the Great, see Plutarch, Alexander 68; Arrian, Anabasis 3.8.5, etc.Matched in noteshighshort
μ214ΜάρκοςMarcus… is drawn from Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 2.9. This "Alexander" is Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), and Lucius calls him "my" king simply on the basis that he too was Greek. [3] Both …Matched in noteshighmedium
γ4ΓάγγηςGanges… (see next note); neither of them, however, was killed by Alexander. [2] Approx. 15 feet, and thus twice the five-cubit height attributed to Poros (Arrian, Anabasis 5.19.1; Diodorus Siculus 17.88.4; Plutarch, Alexander 60.12, with …Matched in noteshighmedium
β147Βασιλείαkingship… and the successors -- post 323 -- of his son Alexander the Great.Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2335ΚρατερόςKrateros, CraterusOne of the marshals of Alexander the Great; died 321 BC. See generally OCD(3) s.v. Craterus. This entry = Jacoby, FGrH 156 fr.177 a-b = Arrian, Affairs after Alexander, frs.19 and 26. [1] cf. …Matched in noteshighmedium
μ369Μεγαλοπρεπήςmagnificent… 2.482.4. [2] Apparently (so Adler) reformulating the subsequent quotation from Alexander of Aphrodisias: see n. 4 below. [3] Eunapius fr. 98 FHG (4.54). The fragment is unplaced (Blockley, p. 150). [4] Alexander of Aphrodisias, …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1332Δοκιμώταται τῶν πόλεωνmost renowned of the cities… tentatively suggests Symeon Metaphrastes or (in her addenda) the anonymous Alexander-history which is FGrH 151. But cf. under gamma 4.Matched in noteshighshort
α4000Ἁρπαλέοςgrasping, greedy… name, that of the fugitive treasurer (and boyhood friend) of Alexander the Great, who absconded to Greece -- eventually to Athens -- in 324 BCE with a large sum of money; the disappearance of …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1143ΔιογένηςDiogenes… already said that he died on the same day as Alexander the Great (in sc. 323).Matched in noteshighmedium
η99Ἡδονῆς ἀκρότηςsummit of pleasureAlexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 265.19-20 Wallies (explaining Aristotelian thinking about the different kinds and grades of perfection). cf. generally eta 97 and eta 98.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1453ΔωρεάgiftSee web address 1 below for the LSJ entry. [1] Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 340.26-27; see also alpha 2027.Matched in noteshighshort
μ172ΜαξιμῖνοςMaximinus… at Constantine VII Porphyrogenitius, De Virtutibus et Vitiis 1.194.1-9. [3] 'Alexander' here means Alexander Severus (ruled 222-235). See alpha 1124 and web address 3. Maximinus’ murder of Alexander’s associates is also mentioned in the …Matched in noteshighmedium
β514ΒραγχίδαιBranchidai, Branchidae… See generally A.B. Bosworth, Conquest and Empire: the reign of Alexander the Great (Cambridge 1988) 108-9, with bibliography.Matched in noteshighmedium
β524ΒραχμάνBrahman, Brachman… paragraph derives from George the Monk, Chronicon 1.35.7-37.6. [1] a.k.a. Alexander the Great (356-323), alpha 1121. On his encounter with the Brahmans, and who they were, see generally Richard Stoneman, 'Naked philosophers', Journal of …Matched in noteshighlong
δ1244Διώνυμοιfamous, renowned… be either delta 1178 or his son delta 1179. [6] Alexander the Great, presumably (alpha 1121).Matched in noteshighshort
δ500Διαβάλλεινto bring across, to cross, to mislead, to slander… close approximation of Arrian, Anabasis 3.29.3 (with the proper names 'Alexander' and 'Oxos' supplied from the context); cf. omega 127. [7] A marginal gloss, absent from mss GTFV. It seems to be taken from …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3801ΕὐφορίωνEuphorion, Euphorio… correction (noted but not followed by Adler). [7] OCD(4) s.v. Alexander(9). [8] Strabo (9.1.18, 9.5.22) and Stephanus of Byzantium say 'from Mopsopos'. [9] Ruhnken, as Adler notes, proposed emending this to 'to Antiochus'. [10] …Matched in noteshighmedium