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1430
Δουρὶ
with a spear
… other lexica. From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 10.369, where
douri/
occurs (web address 1).
*douri/
and dori/ are archaic/poetic forms of the dative singular of do/ru (from *dorw-): see LSJ s.v. and cf. …
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1381
Δορίκλυτος
spear-famed
… epithet is applied to Idomeneus (see web address 1). Also
dourikluto/s
and
dourikleito/s.
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1988
Ἀναξιμένης
Anaximenes
… Adler (addenda) notes Daub's proposal to add oi( de/ before
'during
...', so that the sentence contains two different chronological alternatives. But another approach to the issue is suggested by Diogenes Laertius 2.3, who …
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1210
Διὸς κῴδιον
Zeus' ram-fleece
… offer of cakes or sacrificial animals and was especially celebrated
during
the Diasia, an important Athenian festival (see Thucydides 1.126.6: web address 1). [4] The epithet is related to the function of Zeus as …
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4029
Ἄρτεμις Λαφρία
Artemis Laphria
… the present entry derives) was worshipped at Patrai, in Achaia,
during
the festival known as the Laphria.
During
the ceremonies a priestess would enter in a procession in a chariot pulled by deer. The …
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4298
Ἀσφόδελος
asphodel
… states that asphodel, which he had seen consumed in famines
during
his own time, was barely edible. However, Theophrastus, who was less fussy than Galen, praised [in Enquiry into Plants 7.12-13] the utility of …
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222
Ἀγηνόριον
Agenorion, Agenor-shrine
In Arrian, Anabasis 2.24.2:
during
Alexander the Great's siege of Tyre (332 BCE) the defenders attempt to rally at the Agenorion. For Agenor cf. alpha 223. But NB Bosworth ad loc.: 'This supposed Shrine …
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399
Ἀγχίθυρος
next-door, near the door
… inadvertently making camp in close proximity to defending Persian forces
during
the aborted siege of Chlomaron in the summer of 586; cf. de Boor (85) and Whitby (54). Chlomaron (cf. chi 348) was a …
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523
Ἀδράστεια Νέμεσις
Adrasteian Nemesis, Nemesis of Adrastos
… paroemiographers. [4] After relating the story of Adrastus's exceptional survival
during
the attack on Thebes, Libanius (Narration 10 [Foerster vol. 8, pp. 40-41]) adds that "This then seemed to come about in this way …
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583
Ἀζέμιλκος
Azemilkos, Azemilcus, Azemilk
… in Arrian, Anabasis 2.15.7, 2.24.5: king of Tyre [tau 1200]
during
the celebrated siege of it (332 BCE) by Alexander the Great.
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664
Ἀήτης
gale
… promised object to one of the Kabeiroi (cf. kappa 6)
during
a storm at sea, is attributed to Diodorus; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 234-235; and vol. II, 267-268) and further extracts from …
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829
Ἀκελιμᾶς
Akelimas, Akepsemas, Akepsimas
… of Hnaita (in Persia), died a martyr's death in 370,
during
the anti-Christian persecution mounted by Shapor II (Theodorus Anagnostes, Epitome historiae tripartitae 1.35, and parallel sources). Dr. Nick Nicholas suggests an alternative identification: …
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906
Ἀκμήν
moment
… address 1), on the Byzantine general Dagisthaios (cf. delta 3).
During
the Lazic War (541-562) in 549 CE, Lazi ambassadors to the emperor Justinian (cf. iota 446) accuse Dagisthaios of incompetence, treachery, and collusion …
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1108
Ἀλέγοις
might you have a care for
… promised object to one of the Kabeiroi (cf. kappa 6)
during
a storm at sea, is attributed to Diodorus; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 234-235; and vol. II, 267-268) and further extracts from …
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1585
Ἀμήχανα
irremediable
… History of the Wars of Justinian 7.16.7 (web address 1).
During
the Ostrogoth's siege of Rome, probably in late 546 CE, Pelagius, a deacon in the city and later pope (556-561), appeals to the …
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1810
Ἀναβολάς
overtures
… now judged old-fashioned, to accompany their dance (see Dunbar). As
Düring
points out (p.185), a)nabolai/ "stands for the new dithyramb as a whole." The long fragment of Persians of Timotheus (tau 620), edited by …
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1938
Ἀνάληψις
recovery
… address 1). In early July 216 BCE (Walbank, p. 421),
during
the Second Punic War (218-201 BCE), Hannibal (cf. alpha 2452) withdrew eastward following his stunning victory in the Battle of Lake Trasimene (Barrington …
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1977
Ἀνανταγώνιστος
unrivalled
… Arrian). [1] Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 2.6.13, on the Roman army
during
the Solachon (cf. alpha 141 note) campaign of 586; cf. de Boor (81) and Whitby (51).
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2043
Ἀνάργυρος
moneyless
… -- sc. Spartan -- occupation of Attica indicates a date
during
the Decelian War (413-404).
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2056
Ἀνάρτησις
crucifixion, 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 …
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Ἀναρρύει
draws back the head
… by Athenians and Ionians in the month of Pyanepsion (October-November),
during
which youths who had come of age were admitted to the phratries. See alpha 2940. [4] cf. delta 1391. Also given as Dorpia. …
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2158
Ἀνδράριον
manikin
… see under pi 358. [2] Agathias, Histories 1.7 (p.30 Niebuhr).
During
the Gothic War (535-554 CE), Leutharis and Butilinus, two brothers about to lead an army of Franks and Alamanni against the Romans in …
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2545
Ἀνοδίᾳ
roadlessly, without using roads
… Barrington Atlas map 20 grid D6) in Illyria (present-day Croatia).
During
the Second Illyrian War (220-219 BCE) in 219 Roman Consul Lucius Aemilius Paullus (cf. OCD(4) s.v. Aemilius Paullus(1)) disembarked the bulk of his …
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2688
Ἀντίξοον
adverse
… the Agathias passage which now follows. [3] Agathias, Histories 1.14.
During
the Gothic War (535-554) in 553 CE, the Heruli military commander, Fulcaris--audacious, but also given to recklessness--assembles an irregular force of Heruli and …
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2764
Ἀντωπεῖ
faces, meets face to face
… Parma (in northern Italy, Barrington Atlas map 39 grid G4)
during
the Gothic War (535-554) in 553 CE; cf. Frendo (22-23). [5] Greek Anthology 7.169.1-2 (author unknown), on a statue of a cow on …
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3136
Ἄπειρος
inexperienced
… the last quarter of the fifth century BCE had fought
during
the Persian Wars of 490-480; compare 'Marathon-fighters' under alpha 4343.) For the sacred ships referred to, see pi 388, pi 389, pi 390, …
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3199
Ἀππία ὁδός
Appian Way, Via Appia
… Way and the aqueduct were commissioned by Appius Claudius Caecus
during
his censorship in 312 BCE. At that time it reached from Rome to Capua (Livy 9.29). Paving began in 295. Later in the …
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3252
Ἀποβεβιωκέναι
to have ceased living
… in indirect speech). [1] Menander Protector fr. 12.5 Blockley (132-133),
during
the Avar siege of Sirmium (cf. sigma 477) in 568, Bonus's doctor Theodorus (cf. PLRE IIIb s.v. Theodorus(28)) deliberates over allowing the wounded …
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3484
Ἀποπορευτέα
necessary to go back
… be th\n e)kei/nh| dusxwri/an, and a crucial 'not' is missing.
During
the Lazic War (541-562), in 555 CE the Sasanian general Mihr-Mihroe (Mermeroes in Greek; cf. mu 637), decides not to advance through rough …
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3485
Ἀποπορεία
return, return journey
… History of the Wars of Justinian 2.12.3 (web address 1),
during
his invasion of the Roman east in 540 CE, Persian king Chosroes (cf. chi 418) decides to leave the city of Chalkis [Myth, …
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