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- α2278Ἀνεξερεύνητονnot to be searched out… there are numerous possiblities, including Josephus (Jewish War 5.569) and Cassius Dio.
- α631Ἀεινόνever-flowing… is a dialectal variant (which occurs in Xiphilinus' epitome of Cassius Dio, p.13 Dindorf-Stephanus) of a)e/nnaon: see alpha 552 and alpha 553.
- δ189ΔεκέβαλοςDekebalos, Decebalus… and 106 CE (when his kingdom became a Roman province). Cassius Dio 67.6.1, etc. See generally OCD(4) 419. [2] delta 344.
- α2338Ἀνετίμωνthey were setting a higher price… (unglossed) headword is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Cassius Dio 49.13.3.
- α2603Ἀνταγωνιστήςcompetitor, opponent[1] Cassius Dio 67.6.1 on the C1 CE Dacian king Decebalus (OCD(4) s.v., p.419); more fully at delta 344.
- α659ἈηνόβαρβοςAhenobarbus… Lexicon. The Greek here (examples in Appian, Plutarch, Strabo and Cassius Dio) transliterates the Latin Ahenobarbus, the cognomen of one branch of the plebeian-noble Roman family of the Domitii. (For six of their members …
- μ1358Μοιχίδιονlittle bastard… F369; Hyperides fr.42 Jensen. (Other attestations in e.g. Herodotus and Cassius Dio.)
- γ340Γνώμηjudgement, opinionCassius Dio 61.1.2, quoted from delta 1080. The present headword is not part of the quotation: it might simply flag up a "maxim".
- α712Ἀθεείgodlessly… noted in LSJ s.v.: web address 2) often subsequently (Philostratus, Cassius Dio, et al.), the adverb is preceded by a negative. Indeed, Photius' entry is ou)k a)qeei/; and see omicron 843.
- χ501Χρῆσθαιto furnish… attributed by Jonathan Toup (with pi 1215 in mind) to Cassius Dio; but now accepted by Roos and Wirth as Arrian, History of Alexander's Successors fr. 28.
- α2385Ἀνεῖργενhindered… from somewhere. (There are possibilities in Josephus and elsewhere.) [3] Cassius Dio 71.11.
- α870Ἀκηρυκτείunheralded… "heralds", kerykes, as diplomatic intermediaries. See further, alpha 871. [1] Cassius Dio 8.36.8 ('them' are the Samnites); see also alpha 2821, omicron 984, pi 376.
- α527ἈδριανόςHadrianos, Hadrianus, Hadrian… (see n.8 below), draws on the epitome and excerpts of Cassius Dio book 69, sections 2ff. [2] Hadrian's father, Publius Aelius Hadrianus, surnamed Afer ("African"), died when Hadrian was 9; Hadrian then became the …
- α1124Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ ΜαμαίαςAlexander Mamaias, Alexander son of Mamaia… the city of Emesa (present-day Homs). The contemporary Roman senator, Cassius Dio, condemned him for being a tyrant; having multiple wives, including a Vestal Virgin; flaunting other Roman religious traditions; and generally leading a …
- λ474Λῃσταίraiders, robbers, brigands, pirates… lengthy note on them, citing Pliny the Elder, Claudius Ptolemy, Cassius Dio, Ammianus Marcellinus and other literary authorities, together with relevant inscriptions. Their home territory seems to have been, in present-day terms, northern Hungary.) …
- α4699Ἄχθεταιis vexed… not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as Cassius Dio 38.34.6. See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.LXXXIX.
- α3454Ἀπονητίfatiguelessly… superlative form is attested only in Herodotus (2.14.2, 7.234.3) and Cassius Dio (47.21.4).
- α3268ἈπογινώσκωI despair of[1] Cassius Dio 21.71.2 (where we see that "Phaidon" should be Phameas; cf. phi 62). [2] Quotation unidentifiable. [3] There are several possibilities for the source of this quotation, the likeliest of which is …
- α1528ἈμβλύνωI blunt… a superior text and an explicit attribution to John. [2] Cassius Dio 68.6.3, writing on the Emperor Trajan; again at eta 176 and mu 899.
- α2880Ἀπαλγοῦντεςbeing despondent… Polybius 9.40.4 (anticipated at alpha 805); cf. theta 570. [2] Cassius Dio 77.19.2; see under alpha 2695.
- α1325Ἀλλόκοτονunusual… singular, evidently quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities. [1] Cassius Dio 55.33.1. [2] There are manuscript variants here: w)/knoun seems preferable to the dative case of the cognate noun. [3] Appian, Libyca 442.
- α3987ἌρνουφιςArnouphis… The immediate source of the Arnouphis version appears to be Cassius Dio 71.8.4.
- δ344Δεινόςterribly clever[1] Cassius Dio 67.6.1. See also delta 189, kappa 1187 and alpha 2603. [2] cf. delta 343, delta 346.
- α2821Ἀξιουμένουexpecting… genitive singular, is presumably extracted from the quotation given. [1] Cassius Dio 8.36.9; cf. under alpha 870. [2] Polybius 13.9.4. 'The king' in this episode is Antiochus III, encountering (in 205 BCE) the Gerraeans …
- α3352Ἀποκινδυνεύοντεςengaging in a hopeless venture… grounds for an attribution to John of Antioch, drawing on Cassius Dio.
- α1999Ἀνάπαισταanapaests… below), with scholion; cf. rho 3. [3] An approximation of Cassius Dio 9.39.8, on the people of Tarentum (a city in southern Italy, cf. tau 112). [4] See generally OCD(4) p.945.
- α2695ἈντίοχοςAntiochos, AntiochusAn extract from Cassius Dio 77.19.1-2, via Xiphilinus, pertaining to events of the year 215 AD. See also alpha 2880. [1] LSJ s.v. ignores this sense of the adverb kunhdo/n, but it (kappa 2704) …
- γ212Γεφυρίζωνabusing, catcalling… before Sulla's siege of Athens. Adler, following de Boor, suggests Cassius Dio or John of Antioch; not accepted by Roberto as a fr. of John.
- α3375Ἀπολαβόντεςhaving intercepted… as an approximation of Antiquities of the Jews 5.227. [3] Cassius Dio 62.23.
- α1935Ἀναλεξάμενοςhaving reviewed, having recovered… - and Appian has Bannon); again at beta 320. [5] Cassius Dio 75.13.2; again at sigma 182. For Alexander, see alpha 1121.