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Ἀβραάμ
Abraham
The first among patriarchs; [it was he] in whom the Hebrew people took pride at first, before they rebelled against God, became estranged from Him, and shed upon themselves the blood of His Only-Begotten …
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Adam
The first human, he who was shaped by the hand of God and formed in the image and likeness of the Creator and Founder; he was also deemed worthy of a dwelling in Paradise. …
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Hadrianos, Hadrianus, Hadrian
Emperor of the Romans. He was of senatorial descent, his father having been the general Afer -- for thus he was [sur]named; he was by nature fluent in each language; and he left behind …
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Aetios, Aetius
From Antioch in Syria, the teacher of Eunomios, he happened [to be] of poor and lower-class parentage. His father was one of those in the army who were faring rather poorly; when he had …
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Alexander, Alexandros
The son of Philip and Olympias, who was king of the Macedonians from age 18 and died at 33 years of age. This man was "very beautiful in body and very devoted to hard …
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Hannibal
The Carthaginian was so called. "For the Carthaginians chose as general Hasdrubal, son-in-law of [Hamilcar] Barca. And he chose as lieutenant-general Hannibal, the man who became famous not much later for military commands. Hannibal …
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Antiochus, Antiochos
[Antiochus], a king. This man seemed at first to be an attempter of great things and daring and able to follow through on his what had been begun, but as he moved along in …
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Antoninus, Antoninos
Emperor of [the] Romans, the son of Severus, in addition to other evils and murders his soldiers also took up using violence and plundering and still did not waver in their arrogance at all. …
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Apollonios, Apollonius
Of Tyana, philosopher, son of Apollonios and a mother from that town, members of the gentry. With him in her womb, his mother saw a genius standing near saying that he himself was the …
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Attikos, Atticus
Bishop of Constantinople after Arsacius, the one who presided by proxy of [John] Chrysostom; his descent was from Sebasteia of [= in] Armenia, and from youth he was taught to philosophize by a monk …
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Brahman, Brachman
A king, who also gave his name to the country. He wrote the Laws of the Brahmans and a Constitution of the same people in his own language. "The Brahmans are a very pious …
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Demokedes, Democedes
[Son] of Kalliphon (a priest of Asklepios born in Knidos); a Krotoniate, a doctor. He practised medicine in Aigina [Myth, Place], where he married, and he also acted as physician to Polykrates, the tyrant …
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Domitian, Domitianus, Dometianos
Emperor of [the] Romans, brother of Titus, whose successor he became. He emulated not his father's or his brother's habit of good government, but, on the contrary, the appetite for iniquity of Tiberius and …
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