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α1121ἈλέξανδροςAlexander, AlexandrosAlexander III ("the Great") of Macedon, reigned 336-323 BCE. See also alpha 1122, alpha 1123, and generally Brian Bosworth in OCD(4) pp.56-58. The present entry on him, after the introductory statement, brings together extracts …Matched in noteshighlong
β524ΒραχμάνBrahman, Brachman… paragraph derives from George the Monk, Chronicon 1.35.7-37.6. [1] a.k.a. Alexander the Great (356-323), alpha 1121. On his encounter with the Brahmans, and who they were, see generally Richard Stoneman, 'Naked philosophers', Journal of …Matched in noteshighlong
α2693ἈντίοχοςAntiochus, Antiochos… in historical context, see Graham Shipley, The Greek World After Alexander (London 2000) 307-312. [6] Gregory of Nazianzus, In praise of the Maccabees (PG 35.912ff.) The text begins, *ti/ de\ oi( *makkabai=oi; "But what …Matched in noteshighlong
ε1182Ἔνδοξαplausible things; reputable opinionsAfter the opening sentence, this entry draws on Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 18.26-19.27 and 549.22-550.5. [1] The headword endoxa (neuter plural) is hard to translate. In Aristotelian usage it means "things …Matched in noteshighlong
η97Ἡδοναίpleasures… [it is]' not, comes from a commentator on Aristotle -- Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 164.14-20. (Further material from that same source ends the entry.) [3] These are the Cyrenaic philosophers, the …Matched in noteshighlong
α3830Ἀρετήarete, excellence, virtue… following lines reproduce, with some changes, Diogenes Laertius 7.126. [10] Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topics 144.26-27 Wallies. [11] For this distinction see Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 2.1. [12] From Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries …Matched in noteshighlong
δ1573Δύναμιςcapability, capacity, ability, potentiality, power… from two of the ancient commentators on Aristotle. In sequence: Alexander of Aphrodisias, On the Topica 348.24-32, 349.18-19; John Philoponus, On the de anima 34.6-19, 265.12-20. [1] Copied to delta 508, where the present …Matched in noteshighlong
μ147ΜάνηςManes, Mani… Aurelianus, reigned 270-275 CE (web address 1), is too late. Alexander of Lycopolis (4.20) has Valerian (emperor 253-60, cf. mu 149). [2] The concept of an agreement or private contract (web address 2) is …Matched in noteshighlong
ε1923Ἐπαγωγήinduction; sequence-formation… 11.2 and 4. [4] What follows reproduces, with slight changes, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 85, 26-86, 19, where he is discussing Topica 15a11ff. [5] For the use of dei=cis in this …Matched in noteshighlong
α3289Ἀπόδειξιςdemonstration… 20.12-13 and 20-26, 31.15-20 Hayduck), with a final sentence from Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 2.22-23. cf. omicron 627. [1] A demonstration is, in fact, a certain type of syllogism, for a …Matched in noteshighlong