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- χ418ΧοσρόηςChosroes, Khosrau, KhosrawThe Persians' king. "They praise him and they wonder at his merit -- not [only] the Persians, but even some of the Romans -- since (they say) he was a lover of literature and …
- χ539Χρῶμαcolor… cf. Aristotle, Metaphysics 1030b17-19, 1037a31, 1064a25. [4] George of Pisidia, Persian Expedition 3.37, Eraclio e le guerre di Persia 3.37 Tartaglia; on the poet's veracity; cf. alpha 3499, Aeschylus fr. 176, and Euripides Phoenician …
- ε3770ΕὐτόκιοςEutokios, EutociusComing from Thrace, a person neither remarkable in intellect nor descended from good stock, but an average soldier who, however, had embezzled a lot of the common funds of his own legion and fled …
- δ72ΔαρεικούςDarics… thousand Darics, [Aristides] said that he had no use for Persian wealth, living the life he did. He happened to be serving low-grade bread. The army of this Darius was counted, and apart from …
- δ1062ΔικαίαρχοςDikaiarkhos, Dicaearchus… that the men of youthful age should listen. And this persisted for a long time.
- λ3Λαβαῖςwith handles… bowls also. [Note] that Bagoas the Egyptian slew Okhos the Persian and ate his flesh, but the bones he made into handles of knives. And elsewhere: "handles of philosophy", [i.e.] arithmetic and geometry.
- δ1355ΔομνῖνοςDomninos, Domninus… indeed. But Domninos, contrary to the traditional law of Syrians, persuaded by the dream and failing to follow the example of Plutarch, then and ever afterwards consumed pork. It is said that if he …
- μ365Μεγαλομερίαlavishness, munificence, greatness of parts… Council of Nicaea (325 CE) defined the relationship between the persons (hypostases) of the Christian Trinity as o(moou/sion, consubstantial. See LSJ s.v.; OCD(4) s.v. Nicaea (1); and related Suda passages alpha 3397, beta 150, …