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historiography34
definition31
biography29
ethics29
history28
dialects, grammar, and etymology22
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Κ kappa7
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biography29
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gender and sexuality13
geography13
politics12

27 more

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economics11
medicine10
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daily life9
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imagery6
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clothing5

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Ε epsilon10
Κ kappa7
Λ lambda4
Ι iota3
Μ mu3
Δ delta2
Χ chi1

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Translator

Abram Ring48

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μ171ΜαξέντιοςMaxentios, Maxentius… DiMaio, Jr., DIR entry at web address 1; for Constantine the Great (306-337 AD), Hans Pohlsander at web address 2 (and kappa 2284); for Licinius (308-324 AD), Michael DiMaio, Jr., at web address 3 …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ1708ΚλαύδιοςKlaudios, ClaudiusTiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Caesar Germanicus was the fourth Roman emperor. He lived from 10 BCE to 54 CE and reigned, following his nephew Gaius Caesar (gamma 11, gamma 12), from 40 to 54. …Matched in noteshighlong
ι401Ἰοβιανός

μ171

Μαξέντιος

Maxentios, Maxentius

Emperor of [the] Romans, who wore heavily upon the Romans with his use of a tyrannical rather than imperial manner towards them. He committed adultery unrestrainedly with the wives of free men, killed many people, and…

Μαξέντιος, βασιλεὺς Ῥωμαίων, ὃς κακῶς τοὺς Ῥωμαίους ἐπέτριβε τυραννικῷ μᾶλλον ἢ βασιλικῷ τρόπῳ χρώμενος κατ' αὐτῶν, μοιχεύων ἀνέδην τὰς τῶν ἐλευθέρων γυναῖκας καὶ πολλοὺς ἀναιρῶν…

philosophy

philosophy

5

5

meter and music3

meter and music3

trade and manufacture2

trade and manufacture2

Jovianus, Jovian

… web address 1, and briefly E.D. Hunt in OCD(4) s.v. The present entry draws on George the Monk, Chronicon 549.20-550.3, and John of Antioch fr.181 FHG (4.606), now 273 Roberto. [1] For Julian see …

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ε3777ΕὐτρόπιοςEutropius… Claudian, In Eutropium (web address 1); J.B. Bury History of the Later Roman Empire I.5.2-4 (web address 2); and already epsilon 3776. The first paragraph of the present entry is derived from John of …Matched in noteshighmedium

η17Ἡβηδόνfrom the youth upwards, all of age[1] Likewise in other lexica. The headword -- again at eta 18, and see also under omicron 669 -- is an adverb derived from h(/bh (eta 16); see generally LSJ s.v. In the present …Matched in noteshighshort

ι437ἸουλιανόςIoulianos, Iulianus, Julian… Rowland Smith in OCD(4) s.v. Julian. [1] Actually Julian was the younger son of Julius Constantius who was the half-brother of Constantine the Great (kappa 2284). See the DIR entry by Walter E. Roberts …Matched in noteshighlong

ε123Ἐγκράτειαcontinence, control, self-control… broadly epsilon 122 and epsilon 126. [1] A Stoic definition, from Diogenes Laertius 7.93 (Life of Zeno). [2] Starting here the entry has been adapted from the Commentary on Aristotle's Topica by Alexander of …Matched in noteshighmedium

λ267ΛέωνLeon, Leo… 2: 409 & 411) and for a brief discussion of the Suda's use of Malchus (vol. 1: 125), who is cited twice in this entry. [2] The Greek word for "reputation" here, do/can, links …Matched in noteshighmedium

χ245ΧειρίζωI handle[1] Hesychius chi280 glosses xeiri/zein with dioikei=n. The present entry's xeiri/zw has no substantive gloss; its 'always', instead, can apparently be paralleled (cf. alpha 2520, beta 169, delta 823); but note that ms A …Matched in noteshighmedium

η465ἩράκλειοςHerakleios, Heraclius[1] 'Emperor' translates basileus, the usual equivalent (in the Suda and elsewhere) of the Latin imperator; but in any case Heraclius was the first Byzantine ruler to use basileus as his official title rather …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ2284ΚωνσταντῖνοςConstantine the Great, Constantine IConstantine I, the Great (again kappa 2285); ruled 306-337 CE. For bibliography and discussion of his reign see Hans A. Pohlsander's DIR article at web address 1, the Catholic Encyclopedia article at web address …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ2732Κύντιος Κικιννάτος δικτάτωρQuinctius Cincinnatus the dictator… = EV 1.169.11-170.4; cf. lambda 846. In earlier Greek sources the main surviving authority is Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities (e.g. 10.5.1ff). For Roman references to Cincinnatus, see: Cicero, de Senectute 56, de Finibus …Matched in noteshighmedium

η18Ἡβηδόνfrom the youth upwards[1] For this adverb see already eta 17. [2] There are two instances of h(bhdo/n in Herodotus, 1.172.2 (web address 1) and 6.21.1 (web address 2). Neither of them need to be construed in …Matched in noteshighshort

η660ἩφαιστίωνHephaistion, Hephaestion[1] The closest friend of Alexander the Great (for whom see chiefly alpha 1121, and the Hephaestion page at Livius: web address 1). On Hephaestion (already mentioned under alpha 3898) see generally Brian Bosworth …Matched in noteshighmedium

λ797ΛυκάωνLykaon, Lukaon, Lycaon… at Troy by Achilles in Homer, Iliad 21.34-135; another Trojan, the father of Pandaros (Iliad 2.826-7); and the Arkadian king of the present entry. This version of the Lykaon myth is Nicolaus of Damascus …Matched in noteshighmedium

μ172ΜαξιμῖνοςMaximinus[1] Maximinus Thrax (ruled 235-238), the subject of the first part of this entry (through “u(popteu/wn”), is not to be confused with Maximinus Daia (ruled 305-313) to whom the latter part refers. The De …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1351ΔομετιανόςDomitianos, Domitianus, Domitian… J.B. Campbell's article in OCD(4) s.v. Domitian, as well as the De Imperatoribus Romanis entry (John Donahue) at web address 1. (The Suda has the Dome- spelling, but cf. delta 1354.) [1] tau 691. …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε134Ἐγκύκλιοςcyclical, periodicFor this adjective cf. epsilon 133. [1] Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 7.8.2, says that the Avars (*)/abaroi) called their leaders Khagans or Khans (*xaga/noi: see chi 2, chi 3). [2] The use of e)gku/klion plou=ton …Matched in noteshighshort

κ2007ΚόμοδοςCommodusL. Aurelius Antoninus Commodus was the son of the last of the so-called five "good" emperors, Marcus Aurelius (mu 214), and reigned from 180 to 192. See generally A.R. Birley in OCD(4) s.v., and …Matched in noteshighmedium

κ2666Κύλιξ ῥοπαλωτήclub-shaped cup, kylix rhopalote… also e.g. alphaiota 6, kappa 2665. [1] This is adapted from Cassius Dio 72.18.2, who also describes the preceding performance, wherein Commodus had made a show of killing domestic and exotic animals. This story …Matched in noteshighmedium

λ646ΛογγῖνοςLonginusBernhardy (1853) attributed the substance of this entry to Malchus. Dindorf (1870: 422-3) included it among the fragments of Malchus, and Bury (401 n. 3) acknowledged that this attribution may be correct; it fits …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε3960Ἐφ'on condition thatThe headword phrase e)f' w(=| [the SOL presents only the preposition] is illustrated by both of the quotations provided. For the idiom here see generally LSJ s.v. e)pi/ B.II.3.; see also epsilon 3958, epsilon …Matched in noteshighshort

η12ἨάριζονI was springing, they were springingFor the verb e)ari/zw, related to the noun e)/ar (epsilon 10), see generally LSJ s.v. (web address 1). The present headword is its imperfect active, first person singular or third person plural; either way, …Matched in noteshighshort

η25ᾟ βούλονταιin what way they wantSame entry in other lexica. Theodoridis on Photius s.v. suggests that the headword phrase is quoted from Thucydides (1.31.3 or 8.71.1). Here h(=| is the dative feminine singular of the relative pronoun, and kaqo\ …Matched in noteshighshort

κ2285Κωνσταντῖνος ὁ μέγαςConstantine the Great, Constantine I, Constantinus IFor Constantine see already kappa 2284. [1] The following note about Eunapius is abridged from the introduction to the translation of Eusebius' Life of Constantine in the on-line edition of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, …Matched in noteshighshort

η28Ἡβυλλιῶσαιbeing youthfulThe headword participle is extracted from the quotation given. [1] Aristophanes, Frogs 515-16 (divided between two speakers in modern editions: 'dancing-girls?' 'plucked...'), with comment from the scholia there. The verb h(bullia/w derives from h(ba/w, …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3100ἘρύθριοςErythrios, Erythrius, Eruthrios… n. 52) at web address 1. A letter of instruction from Leo and Anthemius to Erythrius is preserved in Corpus Juris Civilis, Codex (i.e. the Justinian Code) 5.9.6; see web address 2. See also …Matched in noteshighmedium

η19Ἡβήσαντεςhaving come of ageh(bh/santes is a sigmatic aorist active participle from h(ba/w. Compare eta 13 and eta 14 for other forms of this verb. [1] More literally "having come to their peak." For this gloss cf. the …Matched in noteshighmedium

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) …Matched in noteshighmedium

λ693Λοῦτρονwash-water… lambda 694. [1] Aristophanes, Knights 1401 (web address 1), with the glossing of the scholia there. The mss of both Aristophanes and the Suda (and, later still, Eustathius, Commentarii ad Homeri Iliadem 3 p.784 …Matched in noteshighshort

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