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165.Il.15, 189.

165.Il.15, 189.

166.Tim.31A, 55C.

166.Tim.31A, 55C.

167.Reading, with Madvig (partly anticipated by Emperius) ... ὃ μὴ κοινῶς ποιὸν ἢ ἰδίως ἐστίν· ὁ δὲ κόσμος οὐ λέγεται κοινῶς εἶναι ποιός· ἰδίως τοίνυν ...

167.Reading, with Madvig (partly anticipated by Emperius) ... ὃ μὴ κοινῶς ποιὸν ἢ ἰδίως ἐστίν· ὁ δὲ κόσμος οὐ λέγεται κοινῶς εἶναι ποιός· ἰδίως τοίνυν ...

168.See e. g.De Caelo, 1, 6, 275 b 29, and Burnet,Early Greek Philosophy, p. 397 note; see also p. 270 foll.

168.See e. g.De Caelo, 1, 6, 275 b 29, and Burnet,Early Greek Philosophy, p. 397 note; see also p. 270 foll.

169.Inserting κάτω, with Meziriac.

169.Inserting κάτω, with Meziriac.

170.Il.13, 1 foll.

170.Il.13, 1 foll.

171.See p.115.

171.See p.115.

172.Tim.55E, foll.

172.Tim.55E, foll.

173.There is a play on the words for ‘fire’, ‘Pyramid’.

173.There is a play on the words for ‘fire’, ‘Pyramid’.

174.Soph.249B.

174.Soph.249B.

175.Is. et Osir.c. 12.

175.Is. et Osir.c. 12.

176.De Caelo, 2, 4, 286 b 10.

176.De Caelo, 2, 4, 286 b 10.

177.Tim.55C.

177.Tim.55C.

178.Tim.57C.

178.Tim.57C.

179.Tim.52E.

179.Tim.52E.

180.Fr. 925.

180.Fr. 925.

181.See p.70.

181.See p.70.

182.W. and D.124.

182.W. and D.124.

183.W. and D.122.

183.W. and D.122.

184.μᾶλλον δὲ ὄντα. Cp. Plato,Philebus, 33, διὰ μνήμης πᾶν ἔστι τὸ γεγονός.

184.μᾶλλον δὲ ὄντα. Cp. Plato,Philebus, 33, διὰ μνήμης πᾶν ἔστι τὸ γεγονός.

185.See Thuc. 1, 12.

185.See Thuc. 1, 12.

186.Fr. 963.

186.Fr. 963.

187.Bacchae, 297-8.

187.Bacchae, 297-8.

188.Fr. 75.

188.Fr. 75.

189.The text is corrupt, but probably contained ὁμίχλην. Cp. Plato,Sympos.736A.

189.The text is corrupt, but probably contained ὁμίχλην. Cp. Plato,Sympos.736A.

190.Theogon.117.

190.Theogon.117.

191.Fr. 371.

191.Fr. 371.

192.Meteor.1, 3, 340 b 29.

192.Meteor.1, 3, 340 b 29.

193.Cyclops, I. 332-3 (Shelley’s tr.).

193.Cyclops, I. 332-3 (Shelley’s tr.).

194.Phaedo, 97C.

194.Phaedo, 97C.

195.1, 25, where the work is ascribed to Glaucus.

195.1, 25, where the work is ascribed to Glaucus.

196.Od.9, 393.

196.Od.9, 393.

197.Rep.6, 18, 507C.

197.Rep.6, 18, 507C.

198.Cp. Plato,Laws, 716E.

198.Cp. Plato,Laws, 716E.

199.See p.313.

199.See p.313.

200.On the proverb ‘Post Lesbium Cantorem’.

200.On the proverb ‘Post Lesbium Cantorem’.

201.i. e. in the battle of Amphipolis. See Thuc. 5, 10 and Plut.Life of Nicias, c. 9.

201.i. e. in the battle of Amphipolis. See Thuc. 5, 10 and Plut.Life of Nicias, c. 9.

202.Orestes, 420.

202.Orestes, 420.

203.3, 38.

203.3, 38.

204.See Pausanias, 4, 17.

204.See Pausanias, 4, 17.

205.Fr. 969.

205.Fr. 969.

206.The author of this famous line is unknown.

206.The author of this famous line is unknown.

207.Fr. 57.

207.Fr. 57.

208.Minos, 319C.

208.Minos, 319C.

209.No specific passage can be identified with the words in the text. For the sequel cp.Timaeus, 30A.

209.No specific passage can be identified with the words in the text. For the sequel cp.Timaeus, 30A.

210.Cp.Rep.6, 508A.

210.Cp.Rep.6, 508A.

211.See p.181n. 1.

211.See p.181n. 1.

212.This line is a continuation of the quotation from Melanthius above.

212.This line is a continuation of the quotation from Melanthius above.

213.Cp. Aesch.Cho.313, &c.

213.Cp. Aesch.Cho.313, &c.

214.Quoted several times as from Pindar (see Fr. 77), but perhaps rather Simonides.

214.Quoted several times as from Pindar (see Fr. 77), but perhaps rather Simonides.

215.Il.15, 641.

215.Il.15, 641.

216.Cp. Aristot.Poet.c. 9.

216.Cp. Aristot.Poet.c. 9.

217.W. and D.266, 265.

217.W. and D.266, 265.

218.Laws, 5, 728C.

218.Laws, 5, 728C.

219.i.e. under Roman law. See Smith’sDict. Ant.,s.v.Crux.

219.i.e. under Roman law. See Smith’sDict. Ant.,s.v.Crux.

220.Rep.406B.

220.Rep.406B.

221.See H. Richards inClass. Rev.vol. 29, p. 235, and, for the quotation, theLife of Lucullus, c. 1.

221.See H. Richards inClass. Rev.vol. 29, p. 235, and, for the quotation, theLife of Lucullus, c. 1.

222.Fr. 42, and see Jebb’s Introd. to theElectraof Sophocles.

222.Fr. 42, and see Jebb’s Introd. to theElectraof Sophocles.

223.SeeLife of Aristides, c. 6. also Dion Chrys.Orat.64.

223.SeeLife of Aristides, c. 6. also Dion Chrys.Orat.64.

224.SeeLife of Cimon, c. 6.

224.SeeLife of Cimon, c. 6.

225.Again quoted,De Curiosit.520A.

225.Again quoted,De Curiosit.520A.

226.Eur.Ino, Fr. 403.

226.Eur.Ino, Fr. 403.

227.Fr. 970.

227.Fr. 970.

228.See Herod. 2, 134.

228.See Herod. 2, 134.

229.i. e. Polyphemus. SeeOd.9, 375 foll.

229.i. e. Polyphemus. SeeOd.9, 375 foll.

230.See Herod. 66, 74, and Pausan. 4, 252, and 8, 18.

230.See Herod. 66, 74, and Pausan. 4, 252, and 8, 18.

231.From an unknown poet; Euphorion and Arctinus are suggested.

231.From an unknown poet; Euphorion and Arctinus are suggested.

232.Fr. 123.

232.Fr. 123.

233.Hence a proverb applied to what was second-rate.

233.Hence a proverb applied to what was second-rate.

234.Arist.H. A.9, 3, 610 b 29.

234.Arist.H. A.9, 3, 610 b 29.

235.See Thuc. 2, 48; alsoPlague and Pestilence in Literature and Art, by Raymond Crawfurd, M.D., chap. 2 and Appendix.

235.See Thuc. 2, 48; alsoPlague and Pestilence in Literature and Art, by Raymond Crawfurd, M.D., chap. 2 and Appendix.

236.Cp. Plato,Laws, 4, 715A.

236.Cp. Plato,Laws, 4, 715A.

237.Fr. 41.

237.Fr. 41.

238.Il.6, 146.

238.Il.6, 146.

239.Fr. 211.

239.Fr. 211.

240.W. and D.735-6.

240.W. and D.735-6.

241.Eur. Fr. 970.

241.Eur. Fr. 970.

242.I have transposed the verbs as suggested in Wyttenbach’s Commentary.

242.I have transposed the verbs as suggested in Wyttenbach’s Commentary.

243.Cp. Dante,Purg.3, 19 foll. The idea is Pythagorean (seeQuaest. Graec.40, p. 300).

243.Cp. Dante,Purg.3, 19 foll. The idea is Pythagorean (seeQuaest. Graec.40, p. 300).

244.Cp. Plato,Gorg.524D.

244.Cp. Plato,Gorg.524D.

245.See H. Richards inClass. Rev., vol. 29, p. 236.

245.See H. Richards inClass. Rev., vol. 29, p. 236.

246.Cp. p. 215, n. 1.

246.Cp. p. 215, n. 1.

247.Cp. p. 89.

247.Cp. p. 89.

248.Probably a Sibylline verse. See Suetonius,Life of Vespasian.

248.Probably a Sibylline verse. See Suetonius,Life of Vespasian.

249.Reading ἅτε δή with C. F. Hermann.

249.Reading ἅτε δή with C. F. Hermann.

250.Cp. Aristot.Hist. Anim.2, 14, 505 b 13, and 10, 37, 621 a 6.

250.Cp. Aristot.Hist. Anim.2, 14, 505 b 13, and 10, 37, 621 a 6.

251.Where it is ascribed to Themistius. It was reclaimed for Plutarch by Wyttenbach in the Preface to his edition of theDe Sera Numinum Vindicta—Leiden 1772.

251.Where it is ascribed to Themistius. It was reclaimed for Plutarch by Wyttenbach in the Preface to his edition of theDe Sera Numinum Vindicta—Leiden 1772.

252.In the Dialogue (Ne suaviter quidem, c. 26) in which the Epicureans are attacked, the ‘hope of eternal existence’ or ‘desire to be’, is spoken of as the ‘oldest and greatest of loves’.

252.In the Dialogue (Ne suaviter quidem, c. 26) in which the Epicureans are attacked, the ‘hope of eternal existence’ or ‘desire to be’, is spoken of as the ‘oldest and greatest of loves’.

253.θάνατος—ἀναθεῖν εἰς θεόν.

253.θάνατος—ἀναθεῖν εἰς θεόν.

254.γένεσις—γῆ, νεῦσις. Cp. p. 210, l. 6.

254.γένεσις—γῆ, νεῦσις. Cp. p. 210, l. 6.

255.γενέθλιον—γένεσις ἄθλων.

255.γενέθλιον—γένεσις ἄθλων.

256.Reading ἂν δὲ ἔρῃ, καὶ σώματος for ἂν δὲ ἔρημαι σώματος. See the Lex.-Plat.s.v.ἔρομαι.

256.Reading ἂν δὲ ἔρῃ, καὶ σώματος for ἂν δὲ ἔρημαι σώματος. See the Lex.-Plat.s.v.ἔρομαι.

257.e.g.Od.1, 423.

257.e.g.Od.1, 423.

258.τελευτᾶν—τελεῖσθαι.

258.τελευτᾶν—τελεῖσθαι.

259.Od.12, 432 foll.

259.Od.12, 432 foll.

260.W. and D.42.

260.W. and D.42.

261.Fr. 122.

261.Fr. 122.

262.Polybius (6, 56) points to ‘Deisidaimonia’ as the force which has held the Roman Commonwealth together, and kept the Romans honest.

262.Polybius (6, 56) points to ‘Deisidaimonia’ as the force which has held the Roman Commonwealth together, and kept the Romans honest.

263.See Nauck, p. 910 (Hercules speaks).

263.See Nauck, p. 910 (Hercules speaks).

264.δεῖμα—δέω: τάρβος—ταράσσω.

264.δεῖμα—δέω: τάρβος—ταράσσω.

265.Cf. Aristot.Eth. Nic.3, 7.

265.Cf. Aristot.Eth. Nic.3, 7.

266.Eur.Or.211-12.

266.Eur.Or.211-12.

267.Nauck, p. 910, Fragm. 375 (probably from Aeschylus).

267.Nauck, p. 910, Fragm. 375 (probably from Aeschylus).

268.Eur.Tro.759.

268.Eur.Tro.759.

269.Meineke 4, p. 670.

269.Meineke 4, p. 670.

270.Fr. 95.

270.Fr. 95.

271.Nauck, Fragm. adespota, 376.

271.Nauck, Fragm. adespota, 376.

272.Dem.de Cor., s. 97.

272.Dem.de Cor., s. 97.

273.A difficult passage. I follow W.’s suggested restoration.

273.A difficult passage. I follow W.’s suggested restoration.

274.Tim.47C, &c.

274.Tim.47C, &c.

275.Pyth.1, 25.

275.Pyth.1, 25.

276.Or perhaps ‘that which knows no wrath’.

276.Or perhaps ‘that which knows no wrath’.

277.Fr. 143, quoted twice elsewhere by Plutarch.

277.Fr. 143, quoted twice elsewhere by Plutarch.

278.Pythag.Carm. Aur.42.

278.Pythag.Carm. Aur.42.

279.SeeLife of T. Q. Flamin.c. 20.

279.SeeLife of T. Q. Flamin.c. 20.

280.Life of Nicias, c. 23. Thuc. 7, 50, 86.

280.Life of Nicias, c. 23. Thuc. 7, 50, 86.

281.i.e. as the moon plunges into the shadow of the earth. See p.269.

281.i.e. as the moon plunges into the shadow of the earth. See p.269.

282.Archilochus, Fr. 54, Bergk.

282.Archilochus, Fr. 54, Bergk.

283.Nauck, Fragm. adespota, 377.

283.Nauck, Fragm. adespota, 377.

284.W. and D.465 foll.

284.W. and D.465 foll.

285.Il.7, 193 foll.

285.Il.7, 193 foll.

286.Il.2, 382, 414.

286.Il.2, 382, 414.

287.1 Maccab. 2, 32 foll.

287.1 Maccab. 2, 32 foll.

288.Soph.O. T.4.

288.Soph.O. T.4.

289.See p.123.

289.See p.123.

290.In the main from Wyttenbach’s reconstruction of this desperate passage.

290.In the main from Wyttenbach’s reconstruction of this desperate passage.

291.Il.24, 604.

291.Il.24, 604.

292.Il.24, 212.

292.Il.24, 212.

293.Cp. Menander, Fragm. ofDemiurgus, Meineke 4, p. 102.

293.Cp. Menander, Fragm. ofDemiurgus, Meineke 4, p. 102.

294.Soph.Ant.291.

294.Soph.Ant.291.

295.Il.22, 20.

295.Il.22, 20.

296.Plat.Tim.40E.

296.Plat.Tim.40E.

297.See Strabo, 4, c. 4.

297.See Strabo, 4, c. 4.

298.Cp. p. 183.

298.Cp. p. 183.

299.Herod. 7, 114.

299.Herod. 7, 114.

300.Crat.403A, 404B.

300.Crat.403A, 404B.

301.Cp. Arist.Rhet.2, 23, 27, 1400 b 5, where the Eleatae are named.

301.Cp. Arist.Rhet.2, 23, 27, 1400 b 5, where the Eleatae are named.

302.In c. 22 Apollonides is made to state the angular diameter of the moon at 12 ‘fingers’, i. e. one degree.

302.In c. 22 Apollonides is made to state the angular diameter of the moon at 12 ‘fingers’, i. e. one degree.

303.See Note (1), p.309.

303.See Note (1), p.309.

304.See Note (2), p.309.

304.See Note (2), p.309.

305.Arist.Probl.12, 3.

305.Arist.Probl.12, 3.

306.See Note (3), p.309.

306.See Note (3), p.309.

307.See Aristarchus,Magnitudes and Distances, Hypothesis 2.

307.See Aristarchus,Magnitudes and Distances, Hypothesis 2.

308.See the HomericHymn to Hermes, 99-100, where the moon is the daughter of Pallas (‘the Pallantean orb sublime’, Shelley), cp. p. 294.

308.See the HomericHymn to Hermes, 99-100, where the moon is the daughter of Pallas (‘the Pallantean orb sublime’, Shelley), cp. p. 294.

309.As Homer,Od.23, 330; 24, 539; Hesiod,Theog.515.

309.As Homer,Od.23, 330; 24, 539; Hesiod,Theog.515.

310.e. g.Il.10, 394. Cp. Heraclides Ponticus, 15.

310.e. g.Il.10, 394. Cp. Heraclides Ponticus, 15.

311.P. V.349.

311.P. V.349.

312.Fr. 88.

312.Fr. 88.

313.W. reads μένειν (E has κινεῖν), but renders by ‘cieri’.

313.W. reads μένειν (E has κινεῖν), but renders by ‘cieri’.

314.Fr. 733.

314.Fr. 733.

315.See note (4), p.310.

315.See note (4), p.310.

316.Professor Henry Jackson has pointed out that the words form a hexameter line. For the Greek word see p.291. Its introduction here is due to M. Bernardakis.

316.Professor Henry Jackson has pointed out that the words form a hexameter line. For the Greek word see p.291. Its introduction here is due to M. Bernardakis.

317.Reading τῇ γῇ, with Madvig.

317.Reading τῇ γῇ, with Madvig.

318.See note (5), p.310.

318.See note (5), p.310.

319.αἰρομένη MSS.

319.αἰρομένη MSS.

320.Prop. 7.

320.Prop. 7.

321.See note (6), p.310.

321.See note (6), p.310.

322.Cf.Il.9, 63.

322.Cf.Il.9, 63.

323.Reading ὅλως (Emperius, ap. Ed. Teub.), for ὅμως.

323.Reading ὅλως (Emperius, ap. Ed. Teub.), for ὅμως.

324.See additional note, p.312.

324.See additional note, p.312.

325.See e. g.Tim.32C.

325.See e. g.Tim.32C.

326.Theog.120, 195.

326.Theog.120, 195.

327.Pindar, Fr. 57: see p.179.

327.Pindar, Fr. 57: see p.179.

328.Reading ἕξει, with Emperius.

328.Reading ἕξει, with Emperius.

329.See note (7), p.310.

329.See note (7), p.310.

330.Reading ᾀἱδίου, with Emperius.

330.Reading ᾀἱδίου, with Emperius.

331.Ion Chius, Fr. 57 (Nauck).

331.Ion Chius, Fr. 57 (Nauck).

332.Reading διίησιν, with Madvig.

332.Reading διίησιν, with Madvig.

333.I have followed the paraphrase of the Greek words suggested by Wyttenbach. For the physical facts see Ganot’sPhysics, 516.

333.I have followed the paraphrase of the Greek words suggested by Wyttenbach. For the physical facts see Ganot’sPhysics, 516.

334.Timaeus, 46A-C(Plato does not discuss plane folding mirrors).

334.Timaeus, 46A-C(Plato does not discuss plane folding mirrors).

335.Reading χωρεῖν for χωροῦντες.

335.Reading χωρεῖν for χωροῦντες.

336.Kepler has supplied such a diagram (in his translation, p. 131).

336.Kepler has supplied such a diagram (in his translation, p. 131).

337.See p.253.

337.See p.253.


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