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- α3213Ἀπίκιος ΜάρκοςMarcus ApiciusSource: Aelian fr. 113 Domingo-Forasté (110 Hercher). For Apicius see already alpha 3207, and again alpha 3214. [1] cf. beta 326, esp. the chronological note there. [2] The scholar Quintus Asconius Pedianus; cf. alpha …
- μ217ΜάρκοςMarcus [Apicius]Aelian fr. 114 Domingo-Forasté (111 Hercher). On Apicius see already alpha 3207, alpha 3213, etc. [1] The genitals, evidently.
- α3214ἈπίκιοςApicius… of the manuscripts.) For aphua, "sprats", see alpha 4660. For Apicius, see also, already, alpha 3207 and alpha 3213.
- α3207ἈπίκιοςApiciusNicholas Purcell in OCD(4) p.117, s.v. Apicius: 'proverbial cognomen of several Roman connoisseurs of luxury, especially in food, in particular M. Gavius Apicius (PIR(2) G91 [...] in the Tiberian period, i.e. early 1st cent. …
- μ215ΜάρκοςMarcus, Marcus AureliusFor Marcus Aurelius (161-180 CE), the last of the five so-called "good" emperors, see also mu 214 and mu 216; Herbert Benario's DIR entry (web address 1); A.R. Birley and R.B. Rutherford in OCD(4) …
- μ218ΜάρκοςMarcus… whom see Andrew Drummond in OCD(4) p.893, s.v. Manlius Capitolinus, Marcus. [1] The 'Celts' here are the Gauls, who attacked Rome in 390 BCE. Marcus Manlius supposedly saved the city after being alerted by …
- μ214ΜάρκοςMarcus[1] i.e. Marcus Aurelius, emperor 161-180 CE. See generally OCD(4) pp.210-11; and again mu 215 and mu 216. [2] The anecdote is drawn from Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 2.9. This "Alexander" is Alexander …
- μ216ΜάρκοςMarcus, Markos… below), this entry refers to the emperor commonly known as Marcus Aurelius, reigned 161-180 CE; see already mu 214 and mu 215. [1] Marcus Aurelius here seems to be confused with his predecessor and …
- μ1065ΜίλιονMilion, milestone… the Arsenale, they were installed on the exterior of San Marco in the mid-thirteenth century. For a full account of these masterpieces of ancient sculpture, see Vlad 1979. [7] Azôtius and Byzas were legendary …
- β239ΒενετιανόςBenetianos, VenetianusIn Marcus Aurelius: see pi 2224.
- ε3571Εὔλυτοςeasily released, in a relaxed manner, with equanimity[1] Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 3.5.2, already at alpha 1903.
- α830Ἀκενόσπουδονshunning of vain pursuits… extracted from the quotation given. [1] cf. delta 1147. [2] Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 1.6.1.
- α1903Ἀνακλητικόνsummoning-call, clarion-call[1] Gloss not paralleled in other lexica. [2] Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 3.5.2; again at epsilon 3571.
- η546ἩρωδιανόςHerodianos, Herodianus, Herodian… Herodianos(4); OCD4 Herodian(1). [2] alpha 3422: Apollonius. [3] mu 214: Marcus Aurelius, ruled AD 161-180. [4] delta 1171: Dionysius. [5] phi 447: Philo.
- δ52ΔαμόφιλοςDamophilus, Damophilos… evidently Didius Julianus, who was advanced to the consulship by Marcus Aurelius in 175 (and who became emperor himself, for nine weeks, in 193).
- α2488Ἀνθεκτέονone must cleave to… examples of this idiom in, especially, philosophical writers (Plato, Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius).
- α3480Ἀποπληξίαapoplexy… Eutropius, Breviarium 8.10. On Lucius [sic] Verus, adoptive brother of Marcus Aurelius and co-emperor with him 161-169, see generally OCD(4) p.1543. In modern-day terms his death was caused by a stroke. [3] For this …
- α528ἈδριανόςHadrian, Adrianos, Adrian, Hadrianos, Hadrianus, Adrianus… of the Sophists 2.10. [1] [eta 545] Herodes. [2] a.k.a. Marcus Aurelius [mu 214]. [3] [alpha 3902] Aristides. [4] [kappa 2007] Commodus.
- γ32ΓαληνόςGalenos, Galenus, Galen… 129. See generally RE Galenos; OCD4 Galen; PIR2 G24. [1] Marcus (Aurelius), reigned 161-180 (mu 214, mu 215, mu 216); Commodus, reigned 180-192 (kappa 2007); Pertinax, reigned 192-193. See V. Nutton, 'The Chronology of …
- ε3574Εὐμάρειαconvenience… differently, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (2499). [2] Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.3.2 (web address 1). [3] The quotation (Greek Anthology 7.413.3-4) is from the epigram on Hipparchia (cf. iota 517), wife of …
- ε3759Εὐσυνείδητοςconscientious, honest… means almost exactly what the gloss says, is used by Marcus Aurelius (Meditations 6.30.4) and Christian writers.
- κ1225ΚεδίκιοςKedikios, Caedicius… -- a context which makes it clear that this is Marcus Caedicius (cf. Plutarch, Camillus 14, 30).
- α2984Ἀπέθανενdied… usual euphemisms (alpha 2967, alpha 2970 etc.). [2] alpha 3311 (Marcus Aurelius).
- ε2875Ἐπτοημένοςexcited… from somewhere; extant possibilities are numerous, including Polybius 8.19.2 and Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.19.1.
- κ1199ΚαῖσαρCaesar… The Suda's own source for it is indeterminable. [4] a.k.a. Marcus Aurelius, 161-180: see mu 214. [5] In 192 CE; see kappa 2007, phi 700. [6] This second paragraph of the entry is presented …
- κ2254Κωμάσαιto carouse… quoted already at alpha 2196. The general in question was Marcus Claudius Marcellus (consul 152 BCE), and the context is the so-called "Fiery Wars" in the Iberian peninsula of the mid second century BCE. …
- α835ἈκέραιονuncorruptedThis quotation from Marcus Aurelius (Antoninus), Meditations 2.14.1-2, does not illustrate the transmitted headword a)ke/raion (cf. alpha 834), used by him only at 6.30.1 in a list of adjectives for simple goodness, but a)kariai=os, …
- α2196Ἀνδρωνῖτιςmen's chamber, men's quarters… C2 BCE) in kappa 2254, the general in question being Marcus Claudius Marcellus (consul 152 BCE). The source is Polybius fr. 110 Büttner-Wobst; cf. 35.2.2 (web address 1). Although the surviving fragments of Polybius …
- δ1057Δικαϊκόνinclined to justice… adjective, accusative singular, is extracted from the quotation given. [1] Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 9.22.1-2, here compressed.
- κ2155ΚότταςCotta… family; notably that of three brothers -- Gaius, Lucius, and Marcus -- all active in the first half of the first century BCE; see OCD(4) p.212. If the present passage concerns one of these, …