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1991
Ἀνάξιππος
Anaxippos, Anaxippus
A comic poet of the New Comedy, he flourished under Antigonos and Demetrios Poliorketes.
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2704
Ἀντίπατρος
Antipatros, Antipater
This man, when he succeeded to the rule of the Macedonians, was besieged at Lamia in Thessaly by [the] Greeks; but, when the Aitolians withdrew and then the others, he was saved. Having won …
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3872
Ἀριγνώτη
Arignote, Arignota
Female student of the great Pythagoras and of Theano; Samian woman, Pythagorean philosopher. She composed the following: Bacchica; it is about the Mysteries of Demeter; it is also entitled Sacred Narrative. She also wrote …
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3911
Ἀριστογένης
Aristogenes
A Knidian, a doctor, slave of Chrysippos the philosopher. Served as doctor to Antigonos surnamed Gonatas.
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491
Βωμόν
bomos, bomon
[Meaning what] Laconians [call] raisin(s) [stapis].
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505
Βωτεῖν
botein
[Meaning] to plough. Laconians [sc. use the word].
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997
Διειρωνόξενοι
falsely-hospitable, guest-dissembling
[Meaning] those totally deceiving foreigners and lying by dissimulation and acting. [Said of] the Laconians; among whom also existed the law about expulsion of foreigners. That the Laconians were disgracefully-covetous and small-minded is shown …
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Δικαίαρχος
Dikaiarkhos, Dicaearchus
Son of Pheidias, Sicilian, from the city of Messene. Pupil of Aristotle. Philosopher and rhetorician and geometrician. [He wrote] Measurements of the Mountains in the Peloponnese; Life of Hellas in 3 books. This man …
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736
Ἐλακωμάνουν
they were Lakono-crazy
[Meaning] they were in love with the constitution of the Lakonians. He mentioned them because at that time the Lakonians had the upper hand in the war.
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1290
Ἐνέχραυε
used to dash
[Meaning he/she/it] used to strike the body. Herodotos [writes]: "[...] the body, being rather crazy. For whenever he met [one] of the Spartiates, he used to dash their face with his sceptre". [He is] …
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1651
Ἐξ ἔρωτος
out of desire
Out of desire a disease sometimes ensues; the very thing from which Antiochos the child [sic] of Seleukos suffered. Then the condition was detected by doctors.
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