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Dio Chrysostom
(Encyclopedia) Dio ChrysostomDio Chrysostomdīo [key]Dio Chrysostomkrĭsˈəstəm, krĭsŏsˈ– [key], d. after a.d. 112, Greek Sophist and orator [Chrysostom=golden-mouthed], b. Prusa (modern Bursa) in…Pelopidas
(Encyclopedia) PelopidasPelopidaspĭlŏpˈĭdəs [key], d. 364 b.c., Theban general. When the Spartans seized the citadel of Thebes (now Thívai) in 382, he fled to Athens and prepared the coup that…Lycurgus, founder of the Spartan constitution
(Encyclopedia) LycurgusLycurguslīkûrˈgəs [key], traditional name of the founder of the Spartan constitution. The earliest mention of him is in Herodotus. Nothing is known of his life—when he lived or…Draco, Athenian politician and law codifier
(Encyclopedia) DracoDracodrāˈkō [key] or DraconDracodrāˈkŏn [key], fl. 621 b.c., Athenian politician and law codifier. Of his codification of Athenian customary law only the section dealing with…Aeschines
(Encyclopedia) AeschinesAeschinesĕˈskĭnēz [key], c.390–314? b.c., Athenian orator, rival of Demosthenes. Aeschines rose from humble circumstances and became powerful in politics because of his…essay
(Encyclopedia) essay, relatively short literary composition in prose, in which a writer discusses a topic, usually restricted in scope, or tries to persuade the reader to accept a particular point of…Bucephalus
Bucephalus was the favorite horse of world-beating Macedonian Alexander the Great. According to the historian Plutarch, as a boy Alexander tamed the wild Bucephalus by turning his head towards the…Marcellus
(Encyclopedia) MarcellusMarcellusmärsĕlˈəs [key], principal plebeian family of the ancient Roman gens Claudia. Marcus Claudius Marcellus, c.268–208 b.c., was consul five times. In his first…Eclipse Lit
by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Eclipses have played an important part in literature from the early Chinese poets to Milton and Twain. Related Links Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2003Quiz: Eclipse…Marc Antony
Latin name: Marcus AntoniusAntony was a daring general in the army of Julius Caesar who rose to become one of Caesar's closest colleagues. After Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C., Antony jumped into…Trending
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