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  1. κ1594ΚικέρωνCicero[1] M. Tullius Cicero, consul 63 BCE; see generally OCD(4) s.v. Tullius Cicero, Marcus. [2] Phi 567 (on the alleged atrocities perpetrated by Fulvia on the head of the dead Cicero).Matched in noteshighshort
  2. ε3317ἘτιμησάμηνI (would have) estimated the penalty… the 40s BC. That Antony (cf. under iota 399) 'killed Cicero' (kappa 1594), in December 43, is an over-simplification. After Antony had marked him down for proscription, Cicero was tracked down and killed by …Matched in noteshighshort
  3. λ686Λούκιος Σέργιος ΚατιλῖνοςLucius Sergius Catilina… he launched against the Roman Republic during the year of Cicero's consulship (63 BCE), see generally Ernst Badian in OCD(4) s.v. 'Sergius(RE 23) Catilina', with bibliography. The main sources for the conspiracy are the …Matched in noteshighmedium
  4. μ1290ΜουρήναςMurena… its best-attested bearer, consul in 62 BCE (and eponym of Cicero's speech pro Murena, see OCD4 s.v. Licinius Murena, Lucius.Matched in noteshighshort
  5. μ93Μαλακόνsoft, feeble… as Adler notes, was connected by Tiberius Hemsterhuys (1685-1766) with Cicero (kappa 1594). [On the murder of Cicero, 7 December 43 BCE, see Plutarch, Cicero 48.5: "he stretched his neck out of the litter …Matched in noteshighshort
  6. χ573ΧρυσόγονοςChrysogonos, Chrysogonus… see e.g. Plutarch, Alkibiades 32.2 (athlete/musician; web address 1) and Cicero 3.4 (a freedman of Sulla; web address 2).Matched in noteshighshort
  7. ι314Ἰλιὰς κακῶνIliad of evils, Iliad of woes… Lexicon iota108 Theodoridis; Zenobius 4.43; etc. (In Latin Ilias malorum: Cicero and others.) cf. iota 313.Matched in noteshighshort
  8. α1044ἈκύλλιοςAquillius, Aquilius… put to death by Mithridates; Gaius Aquil(l)ius Gallus, praetor with Cicero in 66 BCE, lawyer.Matched in noteshighshort
  9. η308Ἡμερόλεγδονby count of days… also e.g. Aristotle, History of Animals 575a27; Lucian, Lexiphanes 9; Cicero, Letters to Atticus 4.15.3 -- web address 2.) The Suda lacks the gloss (to\ kaq' e(ka/sthn h(me/ran e)cariqmei=n "to count day by day") …Matched in noteshighshort
  10. ε2767Ἐπιχαιρεκακίαspite, Schadenfreude[1] Diogenes Laertius 7.114. Compare Cicero's definition of malevolentia in Tusculan Disputations 4.9.20: 'voluptas ex malo alterius sine emolumento suo'. See also in the discussion of pleasures at eta 97; and for the cognate …Matched in noteshighshort
  11. κ1327Κενόσπουδοςzealous pursuit of frivolities… Aurelius, and Clement of Alexandria. [2] Used, among others, by Cicero, Letters to Atticus 9.1.1 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort
  12. α4184Ἀσκώνιος ΠαιδιανόςAskonios Paidianos, Asconius Pedianus… 3213. Quintus Asconius Pedianus (3-88 CE) wrote a commentary on Cicero's speeches; OCD(4) 181-2, under Asconius.Matched in noteshighshort
  13. δ962Διεσπαθηκόταhaving squandered away… see Hesychius delta1325, with the gloss a)selgw=s a)nali/skein; cf. Plutarch, Cicero 27.6 (polla\ th=s ou)si/as diaspaqh/sas). The form diaspaqi/zw is attested in Johannes Laurentius Lydus, De magistratibus populi Romani 2.19 (passive at 1.36). cf. …Matched in noteshighshort
  14. δ1607Δυσδιόρθωτοςhard to be set right… extensively used from the first century BCE onwards. See also Cicero, Letters to Atticus 13.21a.1: "not yet revised" (of a book).Matched in noteshighshort
  15. α2424Ἀνὴρ ἀνδρὸς διαφέρειone man differs from another.… 67 BCE on the basis of the legislation proposed by Cicero in the De lege manilia, his maiden voyage as an orator ad populum.Matched in noteshighshort
  16. β561ΒροῦτοςBrutus… letters (lost Greek ones, not the Latin ones included in Cicero's Ad M. Brutum) and the epitome of Polybius must come ultimately from Plutarch's Brutus 2 and 4. [2] A cross-reference to delta 421 …Matched in noteshighshort
  17. κ2770ΚυρσίλοςKyrsilos, Cyrsilus… address 1). Develin 64 suggests that "Kyrsilos" (via Demosthenes, in Cicero as well as here) is a derogatory nickname.Matched in noteshighshort
  18. μ699Μεταλαγχάνειcomes late and misses a share (?)… fighter and a keen guest." The exchange between Pompey and Cicero in the Civil War is probably also based on the proverb. Pompey complains that the other has chosen a side late in the …Matched in noteshighshort
  19. α4148Ἀσίννιος ΠωλίωνAsinnios Polion, Asinius Pollio… and its course down at least to the death of Cicero (for whom he had profound contempt throughout his life), and probably the battle of Philippi. If he covered Greek history it can only …Matched in noteshighshort
  20. λ384Λειποναῦταιnavy-deserters… 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 (Leiden 1998) 51.Matched in noteshighshort
  21. κ400ΚαρνεάδηςKarneades, Carneades… No works survive, but his thought is cited extensively by Cicero, among others, probably through preservation by Karneades' student and successor as head of the Academy, Clitomachus. From what is preserved, he seems to …Matched in noteshighshort
  22. κ469ΚάστωρCastor, Kastor… with the Galatian ruler Castor, on whom see Strabo 12.5.3; Cicero, Pro Rege Deiotaro. (On Deiotarus himself see OCD4 s.v.) [3] delta 1209.Matched in noteshighmedium
  23. κ77Καθῆκονdue action; what is appropriate… Stoic philosophy, see Stobaeus, Extracts 2.85, 13ff. (ed. Wachsmuth) and Cicero, De finibus 3.33-34.] [2] The version of Diog.Laert. 7.108 is quite different here and the interpretation of the passage is controversial. For two …Matched in noteshighmedium
  24. δ870Δίδυμον ξύλονtwo-pronged timber, gallows… slave (cf. furcifer) (as by Plautus, Persa 5,2,71, Casina 2,6,37; Cicero, On divination 1.26.55; Livy 2.36.1; etc.); and the gallows, corresponding to Greek di/dumon cu/lon. This meaning is common in juridical sources: see Digest …Matched in noteshighshort
  25. κ2712ΚυνισμόςCynicism… 79; Diogenes Laertius 7.87; Stobaeus, Eclogae 2.62.7-8, 77.16-19 (ed. Wachsmuth); Cicero, de finibus 3.61. [4] This passage reproduces, with minor changes, Diogenes Laertius 6.104-105. The Cynic lifestyle described here is attributed to Diogenes of …Matched in noteshighmedium
  26. αι370Αἴτιονcause… to the "perfect" (perfectae) kind of cause also mentioned by Cicero, On Fate 41, in connection with "principal" causes in opposition to auxiliary causes.Matched in noteshighshort
  27. ε3953ἜφοροςEphoros, Ephorus… Isocrates: iota 652. [3] A memorable aphorism much echoed (by Cicero, Quintilian, et al.) but not necessarily reliable in this context: Plato is reported to have said the same about Aristotle and Xenocrates (Diogenes …Matched in noteshighmedium
  28. α4446Αὖλος ΠοστόμιοςAulus Postumius… delegation of philosophers, Carneades, Diogenes, and Critolaus, on the Capitoline (Cicero, Academica 2.137; Gellius, Attic Nights 6.14.8-10; Plutarch, Cato the Elder 22). The philosophers had come to Rome to seek relief for the Athenians …Matched in noteshighmedium
  29. κ246Καλὸν πρᾶγμαfine thing, fine fact… 101); it is repeated in many other Stoic sources (see Cicero, De finibus 3.11; Paradoxa Stoicorum 1. Plutarch, On Stoic Self-contradictions 1038D, 1039C). The thesis that only the wise person is good and fine …Matched in noteshighmedium
  30. κ1711ΚλεάνθηςKleanthes, Cleanthes… fragments are preserved in Diogenes Laertius and Stobaeus, together with Cicero and Seneca.Matched in noteshighmedium

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