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κ2777ΚῦροςKyros, Cyrus, Kurash… Greek etymology for Cyrus's name (cf. kappa 2775), but in Persian his name was Kurash (see web address 3). [4] Nicolaus of Damascus FGrH 90 F67. [5] For basilinda cf. beta 160, beta 161.Matched in noteshighmedium
α2111Ἀνά τοί με πείθεις ἀλλ' ἐκεῖνο οὔπω λέγειςso you are persuading me; but that you do not yet say… (a)na/ ... pei/qeis) in the line. The verb a)napei/qein means "persuade" but can have connotations of bribery, misleading or seduction; see LSJ s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
ε2618Ἐπιστέλλειsends a messageThe headword, extracted from the quotation immediately following, is third person singular, present indicative active, of the verb e)piste/llw. [1] Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 106-7 (web address 1), with glosses from the scholia. [2] An …

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Kyros, Cyrus, Kurash

[Cyrus] the king is said to be the son of Cambyses the king of the Persians. This Cambyses [was] of the family of the Perseids, and the Perseids are named from Perseus; his mother was Mandane. Mandane was the daughter…

Κῦρος, ὁ βασιλεύς, πατρὸς μὲν δὴ λέγεται γενέσθαι Καμβύσεω Περσῶν βασιλέως· ὁ δὲ Καμβύσης οὗτος τοῦ Περσειδῶν γένους, οἱ δὲ Περσεῖδαι ἀπὸ Περσέως κληΐζονται· μητρὸς δὲ Μανδάνης.…

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Richard Rodriguez

Richard Rodriguez

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Oliver Phillips ✝4

Oliver Phillips ✝4

Alexandra Trachsel3

Alexandra Trachsel3

D. Graham J. Shipley3

D. Graham J. Shipley3

Carl Widstrand2

Carl Widstrand2

Elizabeth Vandiver2

Elizabeth Vandiver2

James Vradelis2

James Vradelis2

Konstantinos Kopanias2

Konstantinos Kopanias2

Matthew Farmer2

Matthew Farmer2

Wm. Blake Tyrrell2

Wm. Blake Tyrrell2

Alan Sommerstein1

Alan Sommerstein1

Amelia Mathias1

Amelia Mathias1

Andrea Consogno1

Andrea Consogno1

Chad Schroeder1

Chad Schroeder1

Claudia Mársico1

Claudia Mársico1

Dennis McHenry1

Dennis McHenry1

Gabriel Bodard1

Gabriel Bodard1

Martin Harbsmeier1

Martin Harbsmeier1

Nicholas Wilshere1

Nicholas Wilshere1

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Ross Scaife ✝1

Victoria Papaprodromou1

Victoria Papaprodromou1

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ι564ἹπποκράτηςHippocrates, Hippokrates… in Epid. 6.3.18 (Loeb ed, vol. iv, 229) for killing persons with severe healing methods. "H. killed fever patients with burning, much wrestling and hot baths, bad procedure." So what kind of teacher would …Matched in noteshighlong

χ418ΧοσρόηςChosroes, Khosrau, KhosrawChosroes I (Persian Anushirvan), the twentieth Sassanid king of Persia who ruled 531-579; cf. PLRE IIIa s.v. Chosroes I Anoushirvan. The bulk of this entry, after the initial gloss, quotes Agathias, Histories 2.28; cf. …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε3601Εὔνουςwell-disposed, well-minded… as Marcelo Boeri has pointed out to me in a personal message, rather in the Nicomachean Ethics (1155b33ff and 1166b30ff), whence it was taken up by Alexander and from him by the Suda. Aristotle's …Matched in noteshighmedium

α4015ἈρσάκηςArsakes, Arsaces… debased, in Hesychius, to the summary entry: a)/rsakes: oi( basilei=s *persw=n)Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1573Δύναμιςcapability, capacity, ability, potentiality, power… of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius in his war against the Persian king Chosroes II (628 CE). See Bekker (below) col. 1742 note to lines 74-76. Together with lines 9-10 of the Pisidian's scoptic poem …Matched in noteshighlong

ε3139ἘσθήρEsther… ʾaḥašwerōš (Latin Ahasuerus), which seems to reflect a transliteration of Persian Kshaiarsha. This equates to the Greek *Ce/rchs, but no historical source links Esther with that king (Xerxes I, reigned 486-465: xi 54). Rather, …Matched in noteshighmedium

α4576Ἀφελέςsimple… this aphorism to the generals contemplating an attack on the Persian garrison at Onogouris (Onoguris, probably near the modern-day western Georgia village of Khuntsi, Barrington Atlas map 87 grid H2; cf. Everill (1-6)); cf. …Matched in noteshighmedium

β490Βωμολόχοςaltar-ambusher… for deceitful words and acts that a politician or other person uses to ingratiate himself into the favor of others. [1] From Aristophanes, Frogs 358, cited more fully at theta 583 (web address 1). …Matched in noteshighmedium

λ272ΛεωνίδηςLeonides, Leonidas… 4.8-41: web address 4); Sphakteria played no part in the Persian War. Adler notes that in the present entry Hermann suggested a corruption of *Qermopu/las fulakth/rion, but the connection of Leonidas with Sphakteria also …Matched in noteshighmedium

ι401ἸοβιανόςJovianus, Jovian… but here with a change in the final noun (to 'Persians' from Homer's 'ships'. The garments are of course Greek, not Roman. (A chlaina is a thick woolen mantle or cloak, and a chiton …Matched in noteshighlong

λ157Λαφύξαςhaving gulped down… Simocatta, Histories 2.5.6, which refers to "some members of the Persian [army]" and illustrates the idea that "labouring under an unphilosophical principle, the conclusions will progress in a manner akin to the premises". (Or …Matched in noteshighshort

α4127Ἄσατοwas sated… King Artaxerxes Ochus (ruled 359/8-338), who reconquered Egypt for the Persian Empire, see generally omega 284.Matched in noteshighshort

η465ἩράκλειοςHerakleios, Heraclius… refers to Heraclius' recovery of the Holy Cross from the Persians and his subsequent entry into Jerusalem to restore it. Compare Mango’s (1990: 67) translation of the original passage in Nicephorus. [6] The site …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2015Ἀνάπηρον ψυχήνcrippled soul, mutilated soul… Bryzakios and the victory over his forces by having the Persian officer killed at a banquet (spring/summer of 591); cf. de Boor (197-198), Whitby (139), and delta 125. On Chosroes, Persian king 590-628, see …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε2306Ἐπίδοξοςlikely, glorious… 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, History of the Wars of Justinian 1.13.12 (web …Matched in noteshighshort

α4446Αὖλος ΠοστόμιοςAulus Postumius… consul Aemilius sent to Samothrace to negotiate the surrender of Perseus, king of Macedonia (Livy 45.4.7). The following year, Aulus assumed custody over the defeated Perseus and his elder son (Livy 45.28.11). As urban …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε3331Ἐτώθαζονthey were mocking… -- presumably extracted from the quotation -- is imperfect, third person plural, of twqa/zw (tau 855). [1] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.8.6 (web address 1); the Persian king threatens to attack …Matched in noteshighshort

α4673Ἄχαριharsh… 1); cf. Kaldellis (5-6). The subject here is Bahram V (Persian king 421-438; cf. PLRE II s.v. Vararanes V Gororanes), who went to war against Rome in 421, but negotiated a peace agreement in …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ2778ΚῦροςKyros, Cyrus, Kurush… quotation of Herodotus 3.89.3: see web address 1. Kurush (Old Persian) -- Kyros to the Greeks (cf. kappa 2777) -- was the founder of the Persian empire and reigned c. 559 to 530 BCE. …Matched in noteshighshort

α3048Ἀπέρριψενhe let out… fr. 9.1 Blockley (102-103), on John (Justin's envoy to the Persians in 567; cf. PLRE IIIa s.v. Ioannes(81)) broaching to Chosroes the idea of transferring Suania to the Romans. On emperor Justin II see …Matched in noteshighshort

β488Βωμολοχεύσαιτο(if one) were to play the wit at the altar… that object. The rest of the quotation reads the third person singular of the present middle-passive imperative of tri/bw, instead of the third person singular of the imperfect indicative passive found in the text …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ2161Κοτίνου στεφάνῳwith a wreath of wild olive… Amphitryon brought, most beautiful memorial of contests at Olympia, having persuaded with words the people of the Hyperboreans, servants of Apollo. With guileless intent he asked for the grove of Zeus that receives all, …Matched in noteshighmedium

α2009Ἀναπείσητε[if] you convince… the quotation given, is aorist active subjunctive of a)napei/qw, second person plural. [1] Aristophanes, Knights 68 (web address 1), preceded by comment from the scholia there.Matched in noteshighshort

α3460Ἀπόνοιαsenselessness… [3] Procopius, Secret History 7.8-11 (web address 3), on the personal styles adopted by adherents of the Byzantine circus guilds; cf. Kaldellis (32), gamma 142, epsilon 3640. [4] Julian, Epistles fr.165a.Matched in noteshighmedium

α3894ἈρίσταρχοςAristarchos, AristarchusFor Harpagos and Cyrus "the Great", king of Persia (d. 530 BCE), see generally Herodotus 1.108ff -- but the material of the present entry does not come from there, or anywhere else identifiable. [1] …Matched in noteshighshort

β10ΒαβύλαςBabylas… (1.464). The likeliest explanation is that Babylas died in the persecutions under Decius, and that at some point local legend-makers (represented in the surviving record by Leontius of Antioch) connected his story with that …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ559Διαθέσειςdispositions… not represent adequately the impermanence of a dia/qesis or the persistence of a e(/cis.Matched in noteshighmedium

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