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α2158Ἀνδράριονmanikin… 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 …Matched in noteshighshort
α2545Ἀνοδίᾳroadlessly, 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 …Matched in noteshighshort
α2688Ἀντίξοονadverse… 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 …Matched in noteshigh

α2158

Ἀνδράριον

manikin

[Meaning] man in the diminutive. "[They professed] to marvel at the Goths, if they shudder at some manikin eunuch, reared indoors and living softly, and far from manly in his behavior".

Ἀνδράριον· ὑποκοριστικῶς ἄνδρα. θαυμάζειν δὲ τοὺς Γότθους, εἰ πεφρίκασιν ἀνδράριόν τι θαλαμηπόλον, σκιατραφές τε καὶ ἁβροδίαιτον, καὶ πόρρω τοῦ ἀρρενωποῦ τεταγμένον.

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α2764Ἀντωπεῖfaces, 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 …Matched in noteshighshort

α2900Ἀπαντᾶνto meet and to come together… address 1). The battle took place in early 209 BCE, during the Second Punic War.Matched in noteshighmedium

α3136Ἄπειροςinexperienced… 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, …Matched in noteshighshort

α3174Ἀπηξιωμένωνdeemed unworthy, disowned as unworthy… Simocatta, Histories 3.17.2; on Hormisdas's refusal to turn over Daras during negotiations with the Romans in mid-579, in contrast to his father's earlier willingness to cede the fortress city; cf. de Boor (145), Whitby …Matched in noteshighmedium

α3199Ἀππία ὁδόςAppian 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 …Matched in noteshighshort

α3252Ἀποβεβιωκέναιto 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 …Matched in noteshighshort

α3361Ἀποκναίεινto wear out… Histories 2.18.15, on an exceptionally courageous and determined Roman soldier during the siege of Persian-held Beïudaes (the modern-day village of Fafi, in the Tur Abdin region of southeast Turkey) in the summer of 587; …Matched in noteshighmedium

α3397ἈπολινάριοςApollinarios, Apollinarius… no entry for Athanasius, the great defender of Nicene orthodoxy during the mid-fourth century. (Sources: Philostorgius, Historia Ecclesiastica 8.11a, pp. 111-113 Bidez-Winkelmann.)Matched in noteshighmedium

α3484Ἀποπορευτέαnecessary 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 …Matched in noteshighshort

α3485Ἀποπορείαreturn, 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, …Matched in noteshighshort

α4119Ἄρχων Ἄρχοντεςarchon (and) archons… evidence supports the idea that the archons could interrogate litigants during the hearing-in-chief itself; rather, they passively presided over the lawsuits that came before them. It is very tempting to agree with Pearson that …Matched in noteshighmedium

α4191Ἀσώματονincorporeal, bodiless… itself as a teaching of Christ delivered to the Apostles during the days between the Resurrection and the Ascension. The original recounted Michael's battle with Satan, his victory over evil, and his "investiture" as …Matched in noteshighshort

α4485Αὐτοβοείat the first battle-cry… 4486. [2] Agathias, Histories 2.20 (p.108 Niebuhr). In 555 CE, during the Lazic War (541-562), Roman troops under the Byzantine general Martinus abandon the stronghold at Telephis (cf. alpha 3484 note) upon a surprise …Matched in noteshighshort

α4576Ἀφελέςsimple… (p.149 Niebuhr); cf. sigma 1800. In this episode (555 CE) during the Lazic War (541-562), Wilgang, the commander of the Heruli (cf. epsilon 901, epsilon 3058) contingent supporting the Romans, offers this aphorism to …Matched in noteshighmedium

β12ΒαγαῖοςBagaios, Bagaeus… his overlordship. Oroetes, however, failed to fully support Darius I during the revolts which broke out at the time of his accession (521 BCE). Darius requested loyal Persians to volunteer to carry out the …Matched in noteshighshort

β109ΒάρβιοςBarbios, Barbius… quaestor (in Rome, not in Antonius' entourage). [2] That is, during the triumvirate (43 BCE onwards) of Octavian, Antony and Lepidus.Matched in noteshighmedium

β150ΒασίλειοςBasil, Basilius, Basileios… praise on martyrs, the so-called martyrial encomia. They were delivered during the yearly celebration in honour of the martyr, which was held on the day his or her death was commemorated by local communities. …Matched in noteshighmedium

β283ΒιθίαςBithias… is the Numidian who assisted Hasdrubal (alpha 4133, alpha 4134) during the siege of Carthage by Scipio Aemilianus (sigma 616, alphaiota 199) in 147 BCE. He had brought supplies to him by sea until …Matched in noteshighshort

β390Βορᾶςof food, of prey… promised object to one of the Kabeiroi (cf. kappa 6) during a storm at sea; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 234-235; and vol. II, 267-268) and further extracts from this epigram at alpha …Matched in noteshighshort

β482ΒῶλοςBôlos, BolusFrom Mendes in Egypt, he lived during the third century BCE and wrote on magic and pharmacology. He is now thought to be the same person as Bolus the Democritean (beta 481): see OCD(4) …Matched in noteshighshort

β490Βωμολόχοςaltar-ambusher… of Procopius (pi 2479) and covers the years 553-59 AD, during which Narses (nu 42), the Persian-Armenian eunuch, was reconquering Italy. The passage describes the generosity and magnanimity of Narses. He here denies that …Matched in noteshighmedium

γ243ΓήπαιδεςGêpaides, Gepids… (along with Bulgars and Slavs) who menaced the Roman Empire during the reign of Justinian: see Procopius etc.Matched in noteshighshort

γ335Γνωματεύωνmaking decisions [on]… fr. 5.4 Blockley (52-53), on the duplicity of Avar envoys during negotiations with the Romans in 561-562. On the Avars, see alpha 18 generally. Find another extract from this fragment at upsilon 620.Matched in noteshighshort

γ356Γνωσιμαχῆσαιto challenge one's own opinion [on]… here (Herodotus, Euripides, Aristophanes, Isocrates) but took on in parallel, during the Christian era, a precisely opposite one: to stick argumentatively to one's own opinion. See in brief LSJ s.v. [1] Much more commonly …Matched in noteshighshort

γ447ΓραικοίGraikoi, Graeci, Greeks… regnal date for Hellen the son of Deukalion (delta 283), during whose reign "those formerly called Graikoi were [re-]named Hellenes." [2] Here only. [3] Son of Thessalos, according to Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. [4] …Matched in noteshighshort

γ477ΓύλιπποςGylippos, Gylippus… the flesh of the Athenians (in various places and capacities) during the final decade of the Peloponnesian War. See generally OCD(4) s.v. (p.638).Matched in noteshighshort

δ23Δακία χώραDacian region, Dacian territory… of the Danube. Dacia had become increasingly isolated and untenable during the 260s owing to the large-scale inroads of the Goths and other Germanic peoples. At an indeterminable date Aurelian evacuated the civil and …Matched in noteshighmedium

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