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ε549Ἑκὼν ἀέκοντί γε θυμῷwilling but with an unwilling heart… the reflections of Chosroes II (cf. generally chi 418 note) during the Roman siege of Martyropolis (cf. alpha 3649 note) in the autumn of 590; cf. de Boor (182) and Whitby (126). The Homeric …Matched in noteshighshort
ω182ὨριγένηςOrigen… 'seventy' (221). [50] Eusebius VI.1.1. Leonides was martyred by decapitation during the persecution in the tenth year of Septimius Severus' reign (Eusebius VI.2.2ff) or between April 202 and April 203. See Scarre, 131.Matched in noteshighlong
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
μ1065ΜίλιονMilion, milestone… its vault with depictions of the first six ecumenical councils. During the iconoclastic controversy, Constantine V (741-775) replaced these religious portraits with images of the Hippodrome and a portrait of his favorite charioteer (Vita …Matched in noteshighmedium
ν266Νεῦρα μάχηςsinews of battle… etc. [2] George of Pisidia, Heraclias 1.163-4 Tartaglia; on Heraclius during his incursion into Persia, undeterred by the rich spoils the enemy had acquired in their earlier plunder of Roman territories; cf. Tartaglia (205, …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3145Ἔσκαζενwas limping, was wavering… general Romanus, assessing troops mustered in Colchis (cf. kappa 1979) during the summer of 589; cf. de Boor (123) and Whitby (82); the editions print the verb there as e)su/kazen "was scrutinizing". On Romanus …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1219Ἐνεγύησενpledged, promised… [1] Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 8.3.2, on Roman general Priscus's strategy during the second of a series of battles against the Avars (see generally alpha 18 note) in 599; cf. de Boor (287) and Whitby …Matched in noteshighshort
ω165Ὤργωνthey were swelling, they were eager… cf. generally omicron 283, omicron 284). On this crucial battle during the Lazic War (541-562), also see pi 2763. On Lazike (Kolchis), see kappa 1979.Matched in noteshighshort
δ102Δάψατοtore… a young Ptolemaic prince that died in his parents' lifetime during a pandemic; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 20) and (vol. II, 54-5). Find further excerpts from this epigram at alpha 1578, delta …Matched in noteshighshort
α2056Ἀνάρτησιςcrucifixion, suspension; suspense… Wars of Justinian 6.26.15 (web address 1); in 539 CE, during the Gothic War (535-554 CE), a Roman soldier ferries letters between the Goths besieged at Auximum (Auximus, modern-day Osimo, Italy; cf. Barrington Atlas …Matched in noteshighshort
λ183Λαῖλαψstorm… promised object to one of the Kabeiroi (cf. kappa 6) during a storm at sea; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 234-235; and vol. II, 267-268) and further extracts from this epigram at alpha …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1128Καττύειstitches together… a Persian general (and later rebel) who fought the Byzantines during the reign of Maurice (see also kappa 2025). Ms V reads *)abraa\m: cf. eta 447. The context of the quote is the marshaling …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1374Κερασβόλαhorn-struck, hard-shelled… [2] Odd accusative for "sowing and the plough" (presumably meaning "during sowing with the plough"). W.C. Greene's edition of the scholia vetera to Plato, where the same phrase occurs, considers this passage corrupt; so …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2647Κυκλίων τε χορῶν ᾀσματοκάμπαςand tune-benders of cyclic choruses.… "bends" in the musical structure (Pherecrates fr.155 PCG vol.7, see During; ps.-Plutarch, de Musica, see Barker pp.236-40), the abandonment of strophe/antistrophe responsion (alpha 1810; Dunbar p.661), and strange new compounds (epsilon 1174, sigma 1192). …Matched in noteshighmedium
α4576Ἀφελέςsimple… (p.149 Niebuhr); cf. sigma 1800. In this episode (555 CE) during the Lazic War (541-562), Wilgang, the commander of the Heruli (cf. epsilon 901, epsilon 3058) contingent supporting the Romans, offers this aphorism to …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1298Ἀλκυονίδες ἡμέραιAlcyon days, Halcyon days, kingfisher days… Aristotle -- quoting Simonides -- in History of Animals 542b4-24. During those days, especially around Sicily, the seas were calm and the weather clear; hence the phrase. Aristotle's description is the basis of the …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
ε953Ἔμβολονwedge, wedge-formation… mentions a naval wedge, taken up by the Roman ships during the battle at Cape Ecnomus (256 BCE). A reference to a Byzantine use of the same arrangement is provided by John Cinnamos, Epitome …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1205ΔιοσημείαZeus-omen, Zeus-sign… since any negative detail about Carinus may have been exaggerated during the reign of Diocletian, his rival and successor (delta 1156).Matched in noteshighmedium

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