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α1124Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ ΜαμαίαςAlexander Mamaias, Alexander son of Mamaia… after the death of Marcus the empire was amazed at Alexander. He even censured his mother and was altogether vexed seeing her being avaricious and accumulating so much from abusive confiscations. But he was …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1129Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ ΜιλήσιοςAlexandros of Miletos, Alexander of MiletusBorn c.105 BC. See generally RE Alexandros(88); NP Alexandros(23); OCD4 Alexander(11); FGrH 273. [1] The particular Cornelius Lentulus in question is uncertain; there are several possibilities from this era. [2] [kappa 2342] Crates. [3] …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1126Ἀλέξανδρος Ἀντιοχείας ἐπίσκοποςAlexander, bishop of Antioch… man was eminent by the shrewdness of his thoughts; but Alexander by his training and philosophy and frugal life and the flow of his words and countless other advantages of grace.Matched in translationhighmedium
α1128Ἀλέξανδρος ΑἰγαῖοςAlexandros Aigaios, Alexandrus Aegaeus, Alexander of Aegae… teachable, vice comes from practice. [b] There is also another Alexander, of Aphrodisias, a philosopher. [c] And another, son of Numenius, a sophist. [d] And another, surnamed Claudius, a sophist. [e] And another, son …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ356ΚάρανοςKaranos, Caranus… married Eurydike, an Illyrian woman, and had the following children: Alexandros, Perdikkas, and Philip, whom some claim were spurious children that Eurydike introduced. After a war with the Thebans, [Amyntas] gave them as a …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ240ΚαλλισθένηςKallisthenes, Callisthenes… who arranged for him to be in the entourage of Alexander [the Great] of Macedon. Alexander put [him] in an iron cage and killed him at the same time as Nearchos the tragedian, because …Matched in translationhighmedium
η660ἩφαιστίωνHephaistion, HephaestionA Macedonian comrade of Alexander. A story has it that Alexander went to the tent of the womenfolk of Darius the Persian and went inside with Hephaestion alone of his comrades; and Darius' mother …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ74ΔαρεῖοςDareios, Darius[It is said] that Alexander [King] of the Macedonians having embarked on war against Dareios King of the Persians overcame him by force of arms. And [Dareios] proposed that he come to a reconciliation …Matched in translationhighmedium
α2703ἈντίπατροςAntipatros, Antipater… of Palioura in Macedonia, general of Philip [II], then of Alexander [sc. the Great], and successor to the kingship; a pupil of Aristotle. He left a compilation of letters in 2 books and a …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ249ΛεοννάτοςLeonnatos, Leonnatus… birth to the mother of Philip, but brought up with Alexander, and a sharer in esteem by virtue of the appropriateness of his upbringing and his family and for both the size and the …Matched in translationhighmedium
α1989ἈναξιμένηςAnaximenes… the grammarian Zoilus of Amphipolis, who abused Homer; teacher of Alexander of Macedon, and accompanied him on his campaigns. When king Alexander was angry with the people of Lampsacus, this man got round him …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ1932ΚολασσαεῖςKolassaians, Colassaeans… in the reign of Seleukos son of Nikanor, successor of Alexander of Macedon [ = Alexander the Great]. In Epigrams: "for you yourself the habitants of Dorian Rhodos did stretch out this Kolossos towards …Matched in translationhighmedium
μ214ΜάρκοςMarcus… slate and going to his teacher's house. But my king Alexander died at thirty-two." This man recorded the conduct of his own life in 12 books.Matched in translationhighmedium
γ4ΓάγγηςGangesA king of the Ethiopians, whom Alexander [the Great] killed, "[...] 10 cubits tall, with a youthful beauty that no other man has yet matched, son of the river Ganges. His father would flood …Matched in translationhighmedium
β147Βασιλείαkingship… affairs intelligently; such as Philip was, and the successors of Alexander. For family relationship did not benefit the natural son at all because of the weakness of his soul. But those who had no …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ2335ΚρατερόςKrateros, Craterus… in all his dress was attired in the manner of Alexander, except for the diadem, and [was] to his associates the sort of man, with [his] reasonableness and with the addition of solemnity, to …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4289ἈσσύριοιAssyrians… conquered the land of the Persians. After the death of Alexander it began to decline and in the time of the successors of Alexander, it was weakened in itself, [...] being conquered by the …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε3953ἜφοροςEphoros, Ephorus… a suppliant of Ephesian Artemis, and wrote many letters to Alexander [sc. the Great] against the Chians, and at the same time he also wrote many encomia of Alexander himself. It is also said …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ1143ΔιογένηςDiogenes… a dog and refusing treatment, on the same day as Alexander of Macedon died in Babylon.Matched in translationhighmedium
η685Ἠχώecho… and thus, it happens that the sounds come back. But Alexander offers a different explanation."Matched in translationhighmedium
μ172ΜαξιμῖνοςMaximinus… And so without delay he did away with all of Alexander’s friends who accompanied him, and the council had been selected by the senate, since he wanted to be the only one with the …Matched in translationhighmedium
β514ΒραγχίδαιBranchidai, Branchidae… But the watchfulness of the god was not asleep. For Alexander, when he obtained mastery of the Persian empire upon conquering Darius, heard of their daring and conceived a hatred for them and their …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ500Διαβάλλεινto bring across, to cross, to mislead, to slander… as helmsman himself to bring the flagship across". Also, "to Alexander who was trying to cross the Oxos river". Meaning to pass over [it]. And [sc. another meaning of this verb is] I slander; …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε3437Εὐεξίαvigor… (up to the end of the entry) is taken from Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle’s Topics 20.21-21.4. Alexander is commenting on Topica 157b14-24, where Aristotle argues that the greater the good, the greater …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2055Κοππατίαςkoppa-branded… is how they are branded. That is what I think Alexander's horse [Boukephalos] was like. And when Boukephalos died, Alexander built [the city of] Boukephalos Alexandria, dedicating the city as a memorial to [the …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε3074Ἐρώτησις ἔνδοξοςprobable questionTaken (with some variations) from Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 69.12-29 (on Topica 104a8ff). [1] Aristotle, Topica 104a8-9. [2] The translation follows Alexander's text, which reads peri\ ou)si/as, "on substance" (this reading …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3801ΕὐφορίωνEuphorion, Euphorio… in appearance, fleshy and weak-limbed. When Nik[a]ia, the wife of Alexander the son of Krateros, ruler of Euboia, took a liking to him, he became extremely successful and went to Antiochos [III] the Great, …Matched in translationhighmedium
κ2510ΚρύψιςconcealmentA somewhat garbled (see note 1 below) quotation of Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentary on Aristotle's Topica 2.2 (526.1-2 & 14-18 Wallies). [1] The awkwardness of the English translation follows the awkwardness of the Suda's …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1497ΔράκωνDrakon, Draco; dragon, snake… [the one] who healed Rhoxane while she was living with Alexander of Macedon. A dragon, the animal, has a forked tongue, and likewise also the orator. They say that a dragon, if captured and …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ265ΛέωνLeon… On Besaeus; The Sacred War; On Issues; a History of Alexander. This man was very fat. And on an embassy to Athens he provoked laughter -- and achieved the embassy's aim -- when he …Matched in translationhighmedium