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9 · Classical Mythology and Ancient History (page 3 of 3)

`98B(PATROCLUS):32A44` male persons from classical history (PATROCLUS)❧miser

III iii 92Patroclo sordidior As sordid as Patroclus

`98B(PATTAECION)` male persons from classical history (PATTAECION)

III i 33Pattaecione calumniosior A worse blackmailer than Pattaecion

`98B(PAUSANIAS)68` male persons from classical history (PAUSANIAS) - death of person from classical history

I ii 83Excubias agere in Naupacto To keep watch in Naupactus

`98B(PAUSON)` male persons from classical history (PAUSON)

IV iii 60Pausone mendicior As poor as Pauson

`98B(PERDIX)` male persons from classical history (PERDIX)

II ii 29Perdicis crura Legs like Mr Partridge

`98B(PERICLES)5` non-aggressive activities of Pericles

III ii 81Ad id quod erat opus For a necessary purpose

`98B(PERILLUS)68` death of Perillus: he is thrown into a heated bronze bull by order of Phalaris

I x 86Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris

`98B(PHANUS)` male persons from classical history (PHANUS)

II vii 70Phani ostium Phanus' front door

`98B(PHIDIAS)3(+9)` male persons from classical history (PHIDIAS) - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached (+ belonging to Roman history)

V ii 43Ut Phidiae signum Like a statue by Phidias

`98B(PHILIPPIDES)` male persons from classical history (PHILIPPIDES)

`98B(PHILO JUDAEUS)` male persons from classical history (PHILO JUDAEUS)

II vii 71Aut Plato philonissat aut Philo platonissat Either Plato philonizes or Philo platonizes

`98B(PHILONIDES)` male persons from classical history (PHILONIDES)

`98B(PHRYGIUS)(+8)` male persons from classical history (PHRYGIUS) (+ belonging to Greek history)

IV x 73Ut Phrygius amavit Pieriam As Phrygius loved Pieria

`98B(PHRYNICHUS)` male persons from classical history (PHRYNICHUS)

III vi 11Phrynichi lucta Fighting like Phrynichus

`98B(PHRYNONDAS)` male persons from classical history (PHRYNONDAS)

III vii 22Phrynondas alter Another Phrynondas

`98B(PISANDER)` male persons from classical history (PISANDER)

I ix 3Timidior Pisandro As big a coward as Pisander

`98B(PLANCUS, TITUS MUNATIUS)` male persons from classical history (PLANCUS, TITUS MUNATIUS)

IV v 83Nisi crura fracta etc. Unless his legs are broken

`98B(PLATO)` male persons from classical history (PLATO)

II vii 71Aut Plato philonissat aut Philo platonissat Either Plato philonizes or Philo platonizes

`98B(PLATO)3` male persons from classical history (PLATO) - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached

III vi 32Numeris Platonicis obscurius As obscure as Plato's math

`98B(PLATO)68(+8)` male persons from classical history (PLATO) - death of person from classical history (+ belonging to Greek history)

IV x 65Pediculi Platonis Plato's lice

`98B(POLYCRATES)` (story of) Polycrates, tyrant of Samos

`98B(PORSENA)` (story of) Porsena

I vii 88Bona Porsenae Porsena's property

`98B(PROMERUS)` male persons from classical history (PROMERUS)

II vii 88Promeri canes Promerus' hounds

`98B(PRONOMUS)` male persons from classical history (PRONOMUS)

IV ii 17Pronomi barba Pronomus' beard

`98B(PSAPHO)` male persons from classical history (PSAPHO)

I ii 100Psaphonis aves Psapho's birds

`98B(PTOLEMY II)2` (story of) Ptolemy Philadelphus - love-affairs of person from classical history

III iv 90In antrum haud legitimum stimulum impingis To push the goad into an unlawful hole

`98B(PTOLEMY II)4` (story of) Ptolemy Philadelphus - aggressive relationships of person from classical history

III iv 90In antrum haud legitimum stimulum impingis To push the goad into an unlawful hole

`98B(PYRRHANDER)` male persons from classical history (PYRRHANDER)

III iii 5Pyrrhandri commentum One of Pyrrhander's tricks

`98B(PYRRHIAS)` male persons from classical history (PYRRHIAS)

II iv 1Nemo bene merito bovem immolavit praeter Pyrrhiam Nobody sacrificed an ox to his benefactor except Pyrrhias

`98B(PYTHAGORAS)3(+0)` Pythagoras, the philosopher - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached (+ variant)

IV iii 72Taciturnior Pythagoreis As silent as Pythagoreans

`98B(ROSCIUS)` male persons from classical history (ROSCIUS)

IV vii 69Roscius A Roscius

`98B(SALACON)3` male persons from classical history (SALACON) - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached

V i 79Salacones Salacons

`98B(SAMBICUS)6` male persons from classical history (SAMBICUS) - suffering, misfortune of person from classical history

I i 80Graviora Sambico patitur He suffers worse tortures than Sambicus

`98B(SARDANAPALUS)` (story of) Sardanapalus

III vii 27Sardanapalus A Sardanapalus

`98B(SARDANAPALUS)3` (story of) Sardanapalus - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached

`98B(SCAEVOLA, C.M.)61` Gaius Mucius Scaevola before Porsena: he thrusts his right hand into the flames (the body of the king's secretary who erroneously had been killed instead of Porsena may be seen lying on the ground)

III vi 13Prudens in flammam mitto manum To put one's hand in the flame intentionally

`98B(SELLUS)` male persons from classical history (SELLUS)

IV iv 28Sellissare To act like Sellus

`98B(SERTORIUS, Q.)51` Quintus Sertorius orders two men to pull the hair from a horse's tail: one tries to pull all the hairs in one time, and fails, the other pulls the hairs one by one and succeeds (an example of the advantage of perseverance over violence)

I viii 95Caudae pilos equinae paulatim vellere To pull out the mare's tail slowly hair by hair

`98B(SEVEN SAGES)` the seven wise men of Greece: Bias, Chilon, Cleobulus, Periander (alternatively Myson), Pittacus, Solon, Thales

`98B(SIMON)` male persons from classical history (SIMON)

II v 49Novi Simonem et Simon me I know Simon and Simon knows me

`98B(SIMONIDES)` male persons from classical history (SIMONIDES)

II ix 12Simonidis cantilenae Songs of Simonides

`98B(SOCRATES)3` (story of) Socrates - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached

V i 56Socratis gallus: aut callus Socrates' cockerel or hide

`98B(SOPHOCLES)3` male persons from classical history (SOPHOCLES) - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached

II iii 30Sophocles. Laudiceni Sophocleses. Laodiceans

`98B(SOTADES)68` male persons from classical history (SOTADES) - death of person from classical history

III iv 90In antrum haud legitimum stimulum impingis To push the goad into an unlawful hole

`98B(SOTERICHUS)` male persons from classical history (SOTERICHUS)

IV iv 41Soterichi lecti Couches of Soterichus

`98B(STESICHORUS)` male persons from classical history (STESICHORUS)

`98B(STRATONICUS)` male persons from classical history (STRATONICUS)

IV i 56Alia res sceptrum, alia plectrum A sceptre is one thing, a plectrum is another

`98B(STROBILI)` male persons from classical history (STROBILI)

I ii 68Fortuniatur Strobilis Carcini Luckier than the Strobili of Carcinus

`98B(SUFFENUS)` male persons from classical history (SUFFENUS)

II v 12Ne mihi Suffenus essem Not to be my own Suffenus

`98B(SYLOSON)4` male persons from classical history (SYLOSON) - aggressive relationships of person from classical history

I x 85Opera Sylosontis ampla regio Plenty of room thanks to Syloson

`98B(SYLOSON)5` male persons from classical history (SYLOSON) - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history

I x 84Sylosontis chlamys Syloson's cloak

`98B(TELEGORAS)` male persons from classical history (TELEGORAS)

IV v 10Citius Telegorae donarim I would sooner give it to Telegoras

`98B(TELEMACHUS)` male persons from classical history (TELEMACHUS)

IV i 55Telemachi olla A Telemachus pot

`98B(TELENICUS)` male persons from classical history (TELENICUS)

`98B(TERMERUS)` male persons from classical history (TERMERUS)

I i 89Termeria mala Termerian evils

`98B(THALES)` male persons from classical history (THALES)

III vii 26Homo Thales A man like Thales

`98B(THEAGENES)` male persons from classical history (THEAGENES)

`98B(THEOCRINES)` male persons from classical history (THEOCRINES)

IV iii 39Tragicus Theocrines A Theocrines, the tragic actor

`98B(THEON)` male persons from classical history (THEON)

II ii 55Dente Theonino rodi To be gnawed with Theon's tooth

`98B(THERICLES)` male persons from classical history (THERICLES)

III iii 53Thericlei amicus A friend of the Thericleian

`98B(THRASYBULUS)` male persons from classical history (THRASYBULUS)

II viii 93Thrasybulo Dionysium dictis esse similem You say that Dionysius is like Thrasybulus

`98B(TIBERIUS)` male persons from classical history (TIBERIUS)

II x 39Lutum sanguine maceratum Clay kneaded with blood

`98B(TITIUS)` male persons from classical history (TITIUS)

I x 77Idem Accii quod Titii Accius and Titius take alike

`98B(TITIUS, S.)` male persons from classical history (TITIUS, S.)

V ii 42Titius The 'Titius'

`98B(TORQUATUS, T.M.)42` Torquatus has his son beheaded because he has fought an enemy in single combat against the strict orders of his father

I x 87Manliana imperia Manlian orders

`98B(TUBERTUS, A.P.)41` A. Postumius Tubertus has his son decapitated for fighting against his orders

I x 87Manliana imperia Manlian orders

`98B(TYTTYGIAS)` male persons from classical history (TYTTYGIAS)

II vii 57Novit haec Pylaea et Tyttygias Pylaea knows this and Tyttygias

`98B(VATINIUS)6` male persons from classical history (VATINIUS) - suffering, misfortune of person from classical history

II ii 94Odium Vatinianum Hate worthy of Vatinius

`98B(ZALEUCUS)61` the judgement of Zaleucus: when Zaleucus' son is sentenced to be blinded in both eyes, Zaleucus has one of his son's eyes plucked out and one of his own

II x 63Zaleuci lex A law of Zaleucus

`98B(ZENO)` male persons from classical history (ZENO)

IV vii 27Zenonium est et lentem coquere You are a Zeno even if you are cooking lentils

`98B(ZENO)5` male persons from classical history (ZENO) - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history

I x 83Zenone moderatior As temperate as Zeno

`98B(ZEUXIS)51` the painting contest between Zeuxis and Parrhasius: birds try to pick the grapes on Zeuxis' painting, but Zeuxis himself is deceived by the curtain on Parrhasius' painting

II iii 50Tanquam in speculo. Tanquam in tabula As though in a mirror. As though in a picture

`98B(ZOILUS)4(+8)` male persons from classical history (ZOILUS) - aggressive relationships of person from classical history (+ belonging to Greek history)

II v 8Zoili Zoilus and his like

`98B(ZOPHYRUS)` male persons from classical history (ZOPHYRUS)

II x 64Zopyri talenta The talents of Zopyrus

`98C(ACCO)` female persons from classical history (ACCO)

II ii 99Accissare To feign indifference

`98C(ARSINOE II)2` (story of) Arsinoe II - love-affairs of person from classical history

III iv 90In antrum haud legitimum stimulum impingis To push the goad into an unlawful hole

`98C(CLEOPATRA)4` (story of) Cleopatra - aggressive relationships of person from classical history

II x 22Mulierum exitia Women's woes

`98C(CLEOPATRA)68` death of Cleopatra: she commits suicide by holding to her breast an asp, which she has taken from a basket of figs

III vi 36Naaera et Charmione Naaera and Charmione

`98C(GELLO)` female persons from classical history (GELLO)

II viii 28Liberorum amantior quam Gello As fond of children as Gello

`98C(HYPSAEA)` female persons from classical history (HYPSAEA)

I iii 58Hypsea caecior As blind as Hypsea

`98C(NAAERA & CHARMIONE)` female persons from classical history (NAAERA & CHARMIONE)

III vi 36Naaera et Charmione Naaera and Charmione

`98C(PHRYNE)` (story of) Phryne

IV viii 62Lecythem habet in malis She has the bottle by her chops

`98C(PIERIA)(+8)` female persons from classical history (PIERIA) (+ belonging to Greek history)

IV x 73Ut Phrygius amavit Pieriam As Phrygius loved Pieria

`98C(PTOLEMAIS)3` female persons from classical history (PTOLEMAIS) - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached

III vi 7Ptolemaica lis Ptolemaic dispute

`98C(RHODOPIS)` the courtesan Rhodopis

II ix 58Omnia similia They're all the same

`98C(SPARTAN WOMEN)` (story of) the women of Sparta

IV iii 17Solae Lacaenae viros pariunt Only Spartan women produce men

`98C(TUCCIA)51` the Vestal virgin Tuccia, accused of fornication, carries water in a sieve to prove her chastity

I iv 60Cribro aquam haurire To draw water in a sieve

`98Β(TELLENIS)`

II vi 8Cane Tellenis cantilenas Sing Tellen's songs