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μ210ΜάρκιοςMarkios, Marcius… the Volscian general Tullus Attius, who brought charges of treason against Coriolanus (Dion.Hal. 8.57.3-4; cf. tau 243). The trial became a lynching, and, before he could commence his defense, Tullus' supporters rushed him and …Matched in noteshighlong
δ1573Δύναμιςcapability, capacity, ability, potentiality, power… the siegecraft of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius in his war against the Persian king Chosroes II (628 CE). See Bekker (below) col. 1742 note to lines 74-76. Together with lines 9-10 of the Pisidian's …Matched in noteshighlong
ε2807Ἐποποῖepopoi (in hoopoe-ese)… i)tw/ is transformed into the third person imperative i)/tw, 'let someone go'. At line 237 we have what Peterson describes as 'a slow piu, piu, piu, rising to [sic] a brilliant crescendo' (147), and …Matched in noteshighlong
δ1170Διονύσιος ὁ ἈρεωπαγίτηςDionysios the Areiopagite, Dionysius the Areopagite… Greek demonstration procedures, to show the truth of Christian faith against pagan worship. [11] "which comes from God": literally “the wisdom of God”, the knowledge of things created, philosophy; The expression comes from Paul …Matched in noteshighlong
η97ἩδοναίpleasuresIn Adler's typography the phrase 'From the writings of Plotinus' appears before the actual headword; SOL follows this. [1] Plotinus, the founder of Neoplatonism (pi 1811). The passage is taken from Enneads 1.1. [2] …Matched in noteshighlong
α425ἈδάμAdam… and content elsewhere, is a tirade on two levels: explicitly, against the great men of pagan culture(s), and also implicitly, in that its determination to enhance the significance of Adam to extraordinary levels rests …Matched in noteshighlong
ε2405ἘπίκουροςEpicurus, Epikouros… of the members of the school towards Epicurus cf. Plutarch, Against Colotes 1117AB. [8] The reference is to the expulsion of the Epicureans Alcaeus and Philiscus in 154 BCE as a result of their …Matched in noteshighlong
α3289Ἀπόδειξιςdemonstration… insofar as it is refutable, is fallible. For instance, if someone were to state that since Socrates was wise and just, it is a sign that the wise are just. Although this is a …Matched in noteshighlong
α3830Ἀρετήarete, excellence, virtue… Aristotle's Topics 139.19-21 Wallies. [13] Diogenes Laertius 7.127. [14] cf. Plotinus, Enneads 1.2.3.8 (Henry [below] p.157 n.2). [15] Diogenes Laertius 7.126.Matched in noteshighlong