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Isocrates
(Encyclopedia) IsocratesIsocratesīsŏkˈrətēz [key], 436–338 b.c., one of the Ten Attic Orators. He was a pupil of Socrates and of the Sophists. Perhaps the greatest teacher in Greek history, he taught…Brewer's: Isocrates
The French Isocrates. Fléchier, Bishop of Nismes (1632-1710). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894IsoldeIsobars A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…Ephorus
(Encyclopedia) EphorusEphorusĕfˈərəs [key], c.405–330 b.c., Greek historian, b. Cyme in Aeolis; pupil of Isocrates. His chief work is a universal history, in 30 books, of which only fragments survive…Zoilus
(Encyclopedia) ZoilusZoiluszōˈĭləs [key], c.400–c.320 b.c., Greek rhetorician and philosopher of Amphipolis. He is called Homeromastix [scourge of Homer], because of his denunciations of Homer as a…Lycurgus, one of the Ten Attic Orators
(Encyclopedia) Lycurgus, c.396–c.325 b.c., one of the Ten Attic Orators of the Alexandrian canon; pupil of Isocrates. A capable and honored public official, he administered the state finances from…Theopompus
(Encyclopedia) TheopompusTheopompusthēˌōpŏmˈpəs [key], fl. 4th cent. b.c., Greek historian and rhetorician, b. Chios. He studied with the orator Isocrates and became a friend of both Philip and…Evagoras
(Encyclopedia) EvagorasEvagorasĭvăgˈərəs [key], d. c.374 b.c., despot of Cyprus. Exiled in his youth, he returned (411 b.c.) and made good his claim as ruler of Salamis. By 410 b.c. he had spread his…Brewer's: Isobars
Lines on a map connecting places which have the same mean barometric pressure. The closer the isobars are the stronger the wind, the farther the lighter. (Greek, baros, weight.) Source:…Brewer's: Isolde
(2 syl.). Wife of King Mark, of Cornwall, who had an illicit affection for Sir Tristram, Mark's nephew. Isolde the White, Sir Tristram's wife. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Zoilos
(Latin, Zoilus). The sword of Zoilos. The pen of a critic. Zoilos was a literary Thersites, shrewd, witty, and spiteful. He was nicknamed Homeromastix (Homer's scourge), because he…Trending
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