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ε3213ἙστιάδεςHestiades[Meaning] the priestesses, ... whom Helena the mother of Constantine the Great, after finding the holy and precious cross and raising a church on the tomb of the Lord, proclaimed in writing that the …highmedium
ι75ἼβηρεςIberiansName of a nation. Also [sc. attested is] Iberia [as a] territory. There is also another Iberia, the Western [or, Hesperia], which is also called Spain. "During the reign of Constantine the great, the …highshort
ι374ἸνδοίIndiansA barbarian nation. For war they had, as standards of the horsemen for every body of a thousand, a dragon that was stretched up on a pole, whose head was made [of] silver, with …highmedium
ι505ἸωσήφJoseph[Joseph], the thoroughly good. When he was 17 years old this man was envied by his brothers and was sold [by them]; when he was 30 years old he became the ruler of Egypt. …highmedium
μ122ΜάμαςMamasIn the [vicinity of] St Mamas there was a large bridge, with twelve arches; for many waters were coming down. There too was a bronze dragon standing, because it was thought that a dragon …highmedium
μ1348ΜωϋσῆςMosesThe prophet and lawgiver. In the 80th year of this man the sons of Israel came out of Egypt, where they had lived for 215 years. How then does God declare to Abraham, that …highmedium