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λ96ΛαμπρίαςLamprias… the IIIrd or IVth century. Apart from the fact that Plutarch - as far as we know - did not have a son by the name of Lamprias [which was however a name within …Matched in noteshighshort
λ798Λύκαιναshe-wolfAs e.g. in the story of Romulus and Remus (Plutarch, Romulus 2-4).Matched in noteshighshort
λ553ΛίμνοςLimnos, Limnus[1] That of a conspirator against Alexander the Great (in Plutarch, Alexander 49). [2] i.e. a masculine form of li/mnh, for which see lambda 551.Matched in noteshighshort
λ555ΛιμοδωριεῖςFamine-Dorians… the term is attested in e.g. a proverb-collection attributed to Plutarch (where only Rhodes, not Knidos, is mentioned) and in ps.-Scylax, Periplous 62 (a variant tradition naming Erineos, Boion and Kytinion, in Doris, central …Matched in noteshighshort
λ688ΛούκουλλοςLucullus… part of it, from 'Antiochus' onwards, reproduces with minor changes Plutarch, Lucullus 28.8. This is perfectly true, but in fact the first part of it too seems to depend on that source: see notes …Matched in noteshighmedium
λ858ΛυσίαςLysias… theta 418. The phrase "with two brothers" garbles its source ([Plutarch], Lives of the Ten Orators 835D): L. had three brothers in all, one of whom accompanied him. [4] A number calculated from the …Matched in noteshighmedium
λ437Ληκυθιστήςhollow-voiced declaimer… than in the quotation which follows here, attested only in Plutarch, Moralia [That it is not possible to live pleasantly according to Epicurus] 1086E; accusative plural. [3] Quotation unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort
λ384Λειποναῦταιnavy-deserters… those they captured if they won the battle. See also Plutarch, Lysander 9.5; Aelian, Varia Historia 2.9; Cicero, De Officiis 3.11.46. For discussion see Debra Hamel, Athenian Generals: Military Authority in the Classical Period …Matched in noteshighshort
λ636Λογάδηνpicked… like the ones quoted here (for a different one see Plutarch, Otho 6.4, of picked troops) implied not a choice of the best but resort to what could, faute de mieux, be picked up …Matched in noteshighshort
λ672Λοξὴ φάλαγξcrooked battle-line, crooked phalanx… historical accounts it is mentioned in Diodorus Siculus 15.55.2 and Plutarch, Pelopidas 23.1. [2] Greek Anthology 7.531.6 (Antipater of Thessalonica) -- related to the rest of the entry simply by the recurrence of the …Matched in noteshighshort
λ58ΛακκόπλουτονPit-rich, Pit-wealthy… Pauly 1.962] regards the story as an invention based on Plutarch, Aristides 5.6 where the biographer tells a version of the story and attributes the name to the 'comic poets'. Brill/Pauly takes the term …Matched in noteshighshort
λ357Λείβεται τοῖς δακρύοιςis soaked with tears… Hundred after their oligarchic regime at Athens in 411–410 BCE ([Plutarch], Lives of the Ten Orators 833A, 834A, etc.; Lysias 12.67. Whether his father was Hippodamos of Miletos, the well-known town planner, is open …Matched in noteshighshort
λ824ΛυκοῦργοςLykourgos, Lycurgus… is a reworking of material in Xenophon, Lakedaimonion Politeia and Plutarch, Lykourgos; see also n.10 below. [1] cf. gamma 486. [2] diamasti/gwsis, also mentioned by Plutarch, Moralia [Spartan Sayings] 239D. [3] i.e. Artemis Orthia. …Matched in noteshighlong
λ262ΛεωκόριονLeokorion, Leocorium, Leos-shrine… usually distinguished from the herald from Hagnous referred to at Plutarch, Theseus 13.2-3 (Emily Kearns, The Heroes of Attica (London 1989) 181). The daughters were probably worshipped at the Leokoreion, which was most probably …Matched in noteshighshort
λ686Λούκιος Σέργιος ΚατιλῖνοςLucius Sergius Catilina… De sententiis 406.4-19. Earlier Greek narrations of the events include Plutarch, Cicero 10.3.3 ff. and Appian, Bellum Civile 2.1.2-7, which seems to be the initial source for this narrative). The Wikipedia entry for Catiline …Matched in noteshighmedium
λ257Λεόντιος μοναχόςLeontios the monk… "female persons". [7] A mangled version of an anecdote in Plutarch, Moralia 178F (in the Sayings of Kings and Commanders; translation at web address 2): it is not Antipater himself (alpha 2703, alpha 2704) …Matched in noteshighmedium
λ272ΛεωνίδηςLeonides, Leonidas… web address 2). [3] Not in Herodotus, but see e.g. Plutarch, Moralia 225D; also in Cicero, Valerius Maximus, et al. [4] As the text is punctuated, 'with the three hundred Spartiates' must be taken …Matched in noteshighmedium

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