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Gabaeus ruler of the Lesser or Hellespontine Phrygia, is mentioned by Xenophon (Xen. Cyrop. 2.1.5)
Gabinia Gens Gens. plebeian. The name does not occur earlier than the second century B. C. There were n
Gabinianus, Sex. Julius Sex. Julius. a celebrated Roman rhetorician, who taught rhetoric in Gaul in the time of Ve
Gabinius 2. A. Gabinius, was tribune of the plebs, in B. C. 139, and introduced the first Lex Tabel
Gabinius 4. A. Gabinius, fought at Chacroneia in the army of Sulla as military tribune, and in the
Gabinius 5. A. Gabinius, of uncertain parentage, was addicted in youth to expensive pleasures, and
Gabinius 6. A. Gabinius Sisenna, the son of No. 5, by his wife Lollia, accompanied his father to Sy
Gabinius 7. P. Gabinius Capito was praetor in B. C. 89, and afterwards propraetor in Achaia, where
Gabinius 8. P. GABINIUS CAPITO (perhaps a son of No.7) was one of the most active of Catiline's acc
Gabrielius prefect of Byzantium, under the emperor Justinian. The Greek Anthology contains an inscrip
Gadatas (*Gada/tas], an Assyrian satrap, revolted to Cyrus, according to Xenophon in the Cyropaede
Gaea or GE (Γαι α or Γῆ), the personification of the earth. She appears in the character of a d
Gaeeochus that is, " the holder of the earth," is a common epithet of Poseidon (Hom. Od. 11.240), an
Gaetulicus a poet of the Greek Anthology, whose epigrams are variously inscribed in the Palatine MS.,
Gaius Of the personal history of this famous jurist scarcely any thing is known. Even the spelli
Gala a Numidian, father of Masinissa, and king of the Massyli. In B. C. 213, when Syphax, king
GALATEIA or GALATIA or GALATIA (Γαλάτεια). 1. A daughter of Nereus and Doris. (Hom. Il. 18.45; Hes. Th. 251.)
GALATEIA or GALATIA or GALATIA. 2. A daughter of Eurytius, and the wife of Lamprus. the son of Pandion, at Pha
Galaton a Greek painter, whose picture, representing Homer vomiting, and other poets gathering up
Galaxius a surname of Apollo in Boeotia, derived from the stream Galaxius. (Procl. apud Phot. p. 98
Galba 10. SER. SULPICIUS GALBA, a grandson of No. 6, and great-grandfather of the emperor Galba.
Galba 11. Sulpicius Galba, a son of No. 10, and grandfather of the emperor Galba, was a man devo
Galba 12. C. Sulpicius Galba, a son of No. 11, and father of the emperor Galba. He was consul in
Galba 2. Ser. Sulpicius Galba, was elected curule aedile in B. C. 208, and three years later he
Galba 3. C. Sulpicius Galba was elected pontifex in B. C. 201, in the place of T. Manlius Torqua
Galba 4. SER. SULPICIUS GALBA was curule aedile in B. C. 188, in which year he dedicated twelve
Galba 6. SER. SULPICIUS, SER. F. GALBA was tribune of the soldiers, and belonged to the second l
Galba 7. SER. SULPICIUS, SER. F. SER. N. GALBA, a son of No. 6, succeeded Calpurnius Piso as pra
Galba 8. C. Sulpicius, SER. F. GALBA, apparently a son of No. 6, and son-in-law of P. Crassus Mu
Galba 9. P. SULPICIUS GALBA was appointed one of the judices in the case of Verres B. C. 70, but
Galba, Ser. Sulpicius Ser. Sulpicius. a Roman emperor, who reigned from June, A. D. 68 to January, A. D. 69. He
Galene a personification of the calm sea, and perhaps identical with Galateia, one of the Nereide
Galenus, Claudius Claudius (Κλαύδιος Γαληνός), commonly called Galen, a very celebrated physician, whose wor
Galeria Fundana Fundana. the second wife of the emperor Vitellius, by whom he had a daughter and a son, Ge
Galerianus, Calpurnius Calpurnius. was a son of C. Piso, who perished immediately after his adoption to the empir
Galeus that is, "the lizard," a son of Apollo and Themisto, the daughter of the Hyperborean king
Galinthias or, as Ovid (Ov. Met. 9.306) calls her, Galanthis, was a daughter of Proetus of Thebes and
Galla 1. First wife of Julius Constantius, son of the emperor Constantius Chlorus by his second
Galla 2. The daughter of the emperor Valentinian I., and second wife of Theodosius the Great. Ac
Galla 3. GALLA PLACIDIA, so named in coins and inscriptions; but by historians more commonly cal
Galla, Sosia Sosia. the wife of C. Silius [SILIUS], involved with him in a charge of treason A. D. 24.
Gallicanus a Roman consular, who, along with Maecenas, rashly slew two soldiers who through curiosity
Gallicanus a rhetorician mentioned by Fronto (p. 128, ed. Niebuhr), where, however, A. Mai remarks th
Gallicanus, Vulcatius Vulcatius. Works Life of Avidius Cassius the name prefixed in the collection, entitled Scr
Galliena We are told by Trebellius Pollio that Celsus [CELSUS], one of the numerous pretenders to t
Galliena 1. That of Vaillant, who supposes that they were minted in some of the rebellious province
Galliena 2. That of Eckhel, who thinks it possible that they may be intended to commemorate some wi
Gallienus with his full name, P. LICINIUS VALERIANUS EGNATIUS GALLIENUS, Roman emperor A. D. 260-268
Gallienus, Q. Julius Q. Julius. We learn from Victor (Epit. 33) that the emperor Gallienus had, in addition to
Gallio, Junius Junius. a Roman rhetorician, and a contemporary and friend of M. Annaeus Seneca, the rheto
Gallio, L. Junius L. Junius. a son of the rhetorician M. Annaeus Seneca, and an elder brother of the philoso
Gallius 1. Q. Gallius, was a candidate for the praetorship in B. C. 64, and accused of ambitus by
Gallius 2. M. Gallius, a son of No. 1. He is called a praetorian; but the year in which he was inv
Gallius 3. Q. Gallius, a son of No. 1, and a brother of No. 2, was praetor urbanus in B. C. 43, an
Gallius 4.Quintius Gallius, so at least his name appears in the best MS., for others read Q. Galli
Gallius 5. C. Gallius, a person otherwise unknown, but who, according to Valerius Maximus (6.1.13)
Gallonius 1. A public crier at Rome, whose wealth and gluttony passed into the proverb " to live lik
Gallonius 2. A Roman eques, appointed governor of Gades by M. Varro, during the civil war in Spain,
Gallus, A. Didius A. Didius. was curator aquarum in the reign of Caligula, A. D. 40. In the reign of Claudiu
Gallus, Aelius Aelius. an intimate friend of the geographer Strabo, was praefect of Egypt in the reign of
Gallus, Aelius Aelius. an ancient writer on pharmacy, frequently quoted by Galen. He is probably the pers
Gallus, Anicius Anicius. 1. L. Anicius Gallus, L. F. M. N., was praetor in B. C. 168, and conducted the wa
Gallus, Anicius Anicius. 2. L. Anicius Gallus, L. F. L. N., was consul in B. C. 160, the year in which the
Gallus, Annius Annius. a Roman general under the emperor Otho in his expedition against the troops of Vit
Gallus, Antipater Antipater. a Roman historian, who lived about the time of the so-called Thirty Tyrants, an
Gallus, Asinius Asinius. 2. C. Asinius Gallus, C. F., a son of C. Asinius Pollio, bore the agnomen of Salo
Gallus, Asinius Asinius. 3. Asinius Gallus, a son of No. 2, was a man proud of his family connection, bein
Gallus, C.? Aelius C.? Aelius. a jurist, contemporary with Cicero and Varro, though probably rather older tha
Gallus, C. Aquillius C. Aquillius. one of the most distinguished of the early Roman jurists--those " veteres "-
Gallus, C. Cestius C. Cestius. with the agnomen Camerinus, a Roman senator of the time of the emperor Tiberiu
Gallus, C. Cornelius C. Cornelius (Eutropius, 7.10, erroneously calls him Cneius), a contemporary of Augustus,
Gallus, Caninius Caninius. 1. L. Caninius Gallus. His praenomen Lucius is not mentioned by Cicero, but is t
Gallus, Caninius Caninius. 2. L. Caninius Gallus, L. F., a son of No. 1, was consul in B. C. 37 with M. Agr
Gallus, Cestius Cestius. a son of the preceding, the governor of Syria (legatus, A. D. 64, 65), under whom
Gallus, Constantius Constantius. or, with his full name, FLAVIUS CLAUDIUS (JULIUS) CONSTANTIUS GALLUS, the son
Gallus, Fadius Fadius. 1. M. Fadius Gallus, an intimate friend of Cicero and Atticus, appears to have bee
Gallus, Fadius Fadius. 2. Q. Fadius Gallus, a brother of No. 1. In B. C. 46 the two brothers had a disput
Gallus, Fadius Fadius. 3. T. Fadius Gallus, was quaestor of Cicero in his consulship, B. C. 63, and tribu
Gallus, Flavius Flavius. was tribune of the soldiers under Antony in his unfortunate campaign against the
Gallus, Glicius Glicius. was denounced to Nero by Quintianus as an accomplice in the conspiracy of Piso; b
Gallus, Herennius Herennius. an actor whom L. Cornelius Balbus, when at Gades, raised to the rank of an eque
Gallus, Herennius Herennius. a Roman general, legate of the first legion of the army on the Rhine (A. D. 69)
Gallus, L. Plotius L. Plotius. a native of Cisalpine Gaul, was the first person that ever set up a school at
Gallus, Nonius Nonius. a Roman general of the time of Augustus, who in B. C. 29 defeated the Treviri and
Gallus, Ogulnius Ogulnius. 1. Q. Ogulnius Gallus, L. F. Q. N., was consul in B. C. 269 with C. Fabius Picto
Gallus, P. Volumnius P. Volumnius. with the agnomen Amintinus, was consul in B. C. 461 with Ser Sulpicius Camer
Gallus, Rubrius Rubrius. a contemporary of the emperor Otho, commanded a detachment of troops at Brixellun
Gallus, Sulpicius Sulpicius. 1. C. Sulpicius Ser. N. Gallus, C. F., was consul in B. C. 243 with C. Fundaniu
Gallus, Sulpicius Sulpicius. 2. C. Sulpicius Gallus., C. F. C. N. In B. C. 170 Spanish ambassadors came to R
Gallus, Sulpicius Sulpicius. 3. Q. Sulpicius Gallus, a son of No. 2, died at an early age, and his death was
Gallus, Sulpicius Sulpicius. 4. C. GALLUS (some read Gallius), a Roman senator mentioned by Cicero (in Verr.
Gallus, Surdinius Surdinius. a wealthy Roman of the time of the emperor Claudius. When Claudius, in A. D. 46
Gallus, Tisienus Tisienus. a Roman general belonging to the party of L. Antonius and Fulvia in their war wi
Gamelii that is, the divinities protecting and presiding over marriage. (Pollux, 1.24; Maxim. Tyr.
Gannascus a chief of the Chauci, a Suevian race settled between the Weser (Visurgis) and the Elbe (A
Gannys distinctly mentioned by Dio Cassius in the thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth chapters of book
Ganymedes . According to Homer and others, he was a son of Tros by Calirrhoe, and a brother of Ilus
Ganymedes . 1. Governor of Aenos, in Thrace, while the town and district belonged to Ptolemy Philopa
Ganymedes 2. A eunuch attached to the Egyptian court, and tutor of Arsinoe, youngest daughter of Pto
Gaos the commander of the Persian fleet, in the great expedition sent by Artaxerxes against Eva
Garanus a shepherd of gigantic bodily strength, who is said to have come from Greece into Italy in
Gargarus a son of Zeus, from whom the town and mountain of Gargara in Mysia were believed to have d
Garidas a Graeco-Roman jurist, said by Nic. Comnenus Papadopoli (who calls him Garidas Leo) to hav
Gauda a Numidian, was son of Mastanabal, grandson of Masinissa, and half-brother to Jugurtha and
Gaudentius the author of an elementary treatise on music, which is written in Greek. No information w
Gaudentius the pupil and friend of Philastrius [PHILASTRIUS], was, upon the death of his master, elec
Gauradas the author of an epigram in the Greek Anthology, in the Doric dialect, of that fanciful ki
Gavius 2. T. Gavius Caepio, a man of wealth and rank, whose son was tribune of the soldiers in th
Gavius 3. L. Gavius, who attended to the business of Brutus in Cappadocia, when Cicero was procon
Gaza, Theodorus Theodorus. one of the latest of the scholars and writers of the Byzantine empire, was a na
Gegania Gens Gens. a very ancient patrician gens, which traced its origin to the mythical Gyas, one of
Gelasius the name of three Greek ecclesiastical writers. There were also two Popes of the name, but
Gelasius 1. Bishop of CAESAREIA, in Palestine, author of a book, Κατὰ Ἀνομοίων, Against the Anomoea
Gelasius 2. Bishop of CAESAREIA, in Palestine. He was sister's son to Cyril of Jerusalem, by whose
Gelasius 3. Of CYZICUS, was the son of a presbyter of the church of Cyzicus, and it was while at ho
Gelimer last king of the Vandals (A. D. 530-534), son of Gelaris, grandson of Genzo, and great-gra
Gellia Gens Gens. plebeian, was of Samnite origin, and afterwards settled at Rome. We find two general
Gellias a citizen of Agrigentum, celebrated for his great wealth and magnificent style of living,
Gellius, Publicius Publicius. a jurist, one of the disciples of Servius Sulpicius. [T. CAESIUS.] From the unu
Gelon . 1. Son of Deinomenes, tyrant of Gela, and afterwards of Syracuse. He was descended from
Gelon 2. Son of Hieron II., king of Syracuse, who died before his father, at the age of more tha
Gelon 3. A native of Epeirus, in the service of Neoptolemus II., king of that country, who took
Gemina one of the ladies who attended the philosophical instructions of Plotinus when he was at R
Geminius 2. A decurio of Terracina, and a personal enemy of C. Marius the elder. The troop of horse
Geminius 3. A zealous partizan of M. Antony, was deputed by the triumvir's friends in Rome to remon
Geminius 4. A Roman eques, put to death at the end of A. D. 33, on a charge of conspiracy against T
Geminus . This name comes down to us in the manuscripts of Proclus, with a circumflex on the penul
Geminus, Antoninus Antoninus. son of M. Aurelius and Faustina, twin brother of the emperor Commodus. He died
Geminus, Ducennius Ducennius. was appointed by Nero, in A. D. 63, one of the three consulars who had to super
Geminus, Fufius Fufius. In B. C. 35, when Octavianus, after subduing the Pannonians, retired to Rome, he l
Geminus, Servilius Servilius. 1. P. Servilius Cn., Q. F. N. GEMINUS, was consul in B. C. 252, with C. Aureliu
Geminus, Servilius Servilius. 2. Cn. Servilius Geminus, P. F. Q. N., a son of No. 1, was consul in B. C. 217,
Geminus, Servilius Servilius. 3. M. Servilius Palex Geminus, C. F. P. N., was elected augur in B. C. 211, in
Geminus, Servilius Servilius. 4. M. Servilius Geminus was consul in A. D. 3, with L. Aelius Lamia (V. Max. 1.
Geminus, Tanusius Tanusius. a Roman historian who seems to have lived about the time of Cicero. The exact na
Geminus, Tullius Tullius. a poet of the Greek Anthology. There are ten epigrams in the Anthology under the
Gemistus, Georgius Georgius (Γεώργιος ὁ Γεμιστός), or GEO'RGIUS PLETHO (ὁ Πλήθων). one of the later and most
Genesius that is, " the father," a surname of Poseidon, under which he had a sanctuary near Lerna,
Genesius, Josephus Josephus. or JOSE'PHUS BYZANTI'NUS, a Byzantine writer who lived in the middle of the tent
Genetaeus a surname of Zeus, which he derived from Cape Genetus on the Euxine, where he was worshipp
Genethlius of Patrae, in Palestine, a Greek rhetorician, who lived between the reigns of the emperors
Genetyllis the protectress of births, occurs both as a surname of Aphrodite (Aristoph. Cl. 52, with t
Genitrix that is, "the mother," is used by Ovid (Ov. Met. 14.536) as a surname of Cybele, in the pl
Genius a protecting spirit, analogous to the guardian angels invoked by the Church of Rome. The b
Gennadius a presbyter of Marseilles, who flourished at the close of the fifth century, is known to u
Gennadius 1. The earlier of the two was a presbyter of the Church of Constantinople, and became bish
Gennadius 2. The second GENNADIUS belongs to the last age of the Byzantine empire, the fall of which
Genseric king of the Vandals, and the most terrible of any of the barbarian invaders of the empire.
Gentius Γέντιος, (or Γενθιος --the latter is, according to Schweighäuser, the reading of all the M
Genucia Gens Gens. patrician, as is clear from the fact of T. Genucius Augurinus having been consul in
Genucius 1. T. Genucius, was tribune of the plebs in B. C. 476; and in conjunction with his colleag
Genucius 2. Cn. Genucius, was tribune of the plebs in B. C. 473, and used the most vehement exertio
Genucius 3. GENUCIUS, a tribune of the people, who was insulted by the Faliscans, against whom, in
Genucius 5. M. Genucius, tribune of the soldiers in B. C. 193, under the consul L. Cornelius Merula
Genucius 6. GENUCIUS, a priest of the Magna Mater, that is, a gallus. A legacy had been left him, a
Georgius historical, the name of several persons mentioned by the Byzantine historians, but none of
Georgius 3. Of ALEXANDRIA. The writer of a life of Chrysostom. Photius gives an account of the work
Georgius 7. Of CAPPADOCIA, a man of bad character, a heretic and a persecutor, and an intruder into
Georgius 16. Of CORCYRA, or CORFU. Two archbishops of the name of George occupied the see of Corcyr
Georgius 17. Of CORCYRA, or CORFU, the younger, was the author of several works, especially of one
Georgius 19. Of CYPRUS, the elder, patriarch of Constantinople from A. D. 678 to 683. He held for a
Georgius 29. Of LAODICEIA, one of the leaders of the Arian, or rather Semi-Arian party in the eccle
Georgius 36. Of NICOMEDEIA. He held the office of chartophylax (record-keeper) in the Great Church
Georgius 1. One of the officers (Theophones describes him as κουράτωρ τῶν Μαρίνης, " steward of the
Georgius 2. Collector of the revenue in the cities of the eastern part of the Byzantine empire. was
Georgius 3. Turmarchus, or commander of a division of the troops of the thema Armeniacum in the six
Georgius 4. Praefectus Militarium Tabularum, in the reign of the emperor Theophilus (who reigned fr
Georgius 5. Brother to the emperor Michael IV., the Paphlagonian, before whose elevation George who
Georgius 6. Distinguished by the title SEBASTUS, lived in the reign of Alexis II. Comnenus, who rei
Georgius literary and ecclesiastical. The following list contains only the principal writers of tha
Georgius AMYRUTZA AMYRUTZA. 4. AMYRUTZA, or AMYRUTZES, a native of Trapezus or Trebizond. He was high in fav
Georgius ARISTINUS ARISTINUS. 6. ARISTINUS, an historian. Joseph, bishop of Modon (who flourished about A. D.
Georgius BRANAS BRANAS. 7. BRANAS (Βρανᾶς), with his brother Demetrius Branas, was engaged, A. D. 1165, in
Georgius BRYENNIUS BRYENNIUS. 8. BRYENNIUS (Βρυέννιος), was governor of the fortresses of Stenimachus and Tza
Georgius BURAPHUS BURAPHUS. 9. BURAPHUS (Βούραφος), the patrician, count of the Thema Obsequium, comprehendi
Georgius CHARTOPHYLAX CHARTOPHYLAX. 11. CHARTOPHYLAX, a writer so called, distinct from either George of Nicomed
Georgius CHUMNUS CHUMNUS. 10. CHUMNUS (Χοῦμνος), one of the officers (ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης) of the court of J
Georgius COCALAS COCALAS. 11. COCALAS (Κωκαλᾶς), a leader of some note on the side of Palaeologus, in the s
Georgius CURTESIUS CURTESIUS. 18. CURTESIUS (Κουρτέση) or SCHOLARIUS, was author of some tracts on grammatica
Georgius DIAERETA DIAERETA. 21. DIAERETA (Διαιρέτης), a monk of Alexandria, of uncertain date. Works Σχόλια
Georgius DROSUS DROSUS. 12. DROSUS (Δρόσος), secretary of Aaron, governor of Baaspracania, on the Armenian
Georgius ELEUSIUS ELEUSIUS. 22. ELEUSIUS. A life of Theodore of Siceon or Syeium, for a time bishop of Anast
Georgius EPARCHUS EPARCHUS. 23. EPARCHUS, so called as being eparch or vicar of Africa. Works An Epistle to
Georgius EUPHORBENUS EUPHORBENUS. 13. EUPHORBENUS CATACALON (Εὐφορβηνὸς Κατακαλών), commanded the fleet of Alex
Georgius GRAMMATICUS GRAMMATICUS. 25. GRAMMATICUS, or the GRAMMARIAN. This name is sometimes given to George Ch
Georgius HAGIOPOLITA HAGIOPOLITA. 26. HAGIOPOLITA, or of JERUSALEM. Allatius cites some passages from a treatis
Georgius HAMARTOLUS HAMARTOLUS. 27. HAMARTOLUS (ἁμαρτωλὸς), or the SINNER a monk who lived about the middle of
Georgius LECAPENUS LECAPENUS. 30. LECAPENUS, a monk of Thessaly, who lived about the middle of the fourteenth
Georgius MANGANES MANGANES. 14. MANGANES or MANCANES (Μαγγάνης or Μαγκάνης), was one of the secretaries of A
Georgius MANIACES MANIACES. 15. MANIACES (Γεώργιος ὁ Μανιακης), the patrician, the son of Gudelius Maniaces,
Georgius MONACHUS MONACHUS. 33. MONACHUS, or THE MONK. Works Many MSS. preserved in the various European lib
Georgius MYTILENAEUS or Georgius of MYTILENE MYTILENAEUS or Georgius of MYTILENE. 35. MYTILENAEUS, or of MYTILENE. Works In Salutiferam
Georgius NOSTONGUS NOSTONGUS. 16. NOSTONGUS (Νοστόγγος), a Byzantine nobleman, to whom the emperor Theodore L
Georgius of Cyprus of Cyprus. 20. Of CYPRUS, the younger, afterwards GREGORIUS, has been said by some to have
Georgius PEGANES PEGANES. 18. PEGANES, military chief of the thema Obsequium, was the chief supporter of Sy
Georgius PERIPATETICUS or Georgius the PERIPATETIC PERIPATETICUS or Georgius the PERIPATETIC. 41. PERIPATETICUS, or ANEPONYMUS, or GREGORIUS
Georgius PISIDA PISIDA. 44. PISIDA (the PISIDIAN). The name of this writer occurs in the genitive case, in
Georgius PROBATA PROBATA. 19. PROBATA Προβατᾶς was sent as ambassador by the emperor Michael IV., the Paphl
Georgius SYNCELLUS SYNCELLUS. 46. SYNCELLUS; termed also ABBAS and MONACHUS, lived in the latter part of the
Georgius SYRACUSANUS SYRACUSANUS. 47. SYRACUSANUS. Some of the hymns in the Menaea, or services for the saints'
Georgius SYRUS SYRUS. 20. SYRUS (Συρος was sent by the emperor Justinian II., with a few ships and 300 so
Georgius TRAPEZUNTIUS TRAPEZUNTIUS. 48. TRAPEZUNTIUS (Τραπεζούντιος) of TRAPEZUS or TREBIZOND. The surname of Ge
Gephyraei an Athenian family or clan, to which Harmodius and Aristogeiton belonged. (Hdt. 5.55.) The
Gerana a Pygmean woman, and wife of their king, Nicodamas, by whom she became the mother of Mopsu
Gerasimus a writer of uncertain date, author of a Chronographia or Chronicon, from which " a passage
Germanicus Caesar Caesar. the elder, a son of Nero Claudius Drusus, was nephew of the emperor Tiberius, and
Germanus 1. One of the commanders of the expedition sent by the emperor Theodosius II., A. D. 441,
Germanus 2. The patrician, a nephew of the emperor Justinian I. He was grown up at the time of Just
Germanus 3. One of the generals of the emperor Tiberius II. The emperor manifested his esteem for h
Germanus 4. The patrician, contemporary with the emperor Mauricius or Maurice, is perhaps the same
Germanus 5. Governor of Edessa (A. D. 587) in the reign of the emperor Maurice, was chosen general
Germanus 7. Of CONSTANTINOPLE, was the son of the patrician Justinian, who was put to death by the
Germanus 8. Of CONSTANTINOPLE, the younger, was born at Anaplus on the Propontis, and before his el
Germanus 9. Of CONSTANTINOPLE, was bishop of Adrianople, and a friend of the emperor Michael Palaeo
Germanus AUTISSIODORENSIS AUTISSIODORENSIS. 6. AUTISSIODORENSIS, or St. Germain of Auxerre, one of the most eminent
Germinus, Paulus Paulus (Παῦλος Γερμῖνος), or PAULUS of MYSIA (Παῦλος ὁ ἐκ Μυσίας), wrote some commentaries
Geron that is, "the old man;" under this name Nereus was worshipped at Gythium in Laconia. (Paus
Gerontius 1. A Roman officer (Ammianus calls him "comes") who embraced the party of Magnentius, and
Gerontius 2. A Briton, one of the two generals appointed by the usurper Constantine to command his a
Gerontius bishop of Nicomedeia. He was ordained or acted as deacon at Milan under Ambrose [AMBROSIUS
Gerostratus king of Aradus, in Phoenicia, was serving, together with the other princes of Phoenicia an
Geryon or GERY'ONES, a son of Chrysaor and Calirrhoe, a fabulous king of Hesperia, who is describ
Gessius an eminent physician, called by Stephanus Byzantinus (s. v. Γέα) ὁ περιφανέστατος ἰατροσοφ
Geta, C. Licinius C. Licinius. consul B. C. 116, was expelled from the senate by the censors of the followin
Geta, Hosidius Hosidius. Works Medea the fabricator of a tragedy entitled Medea, extending to 462 verses,
Geta, L. Septimius L. Septimius. or P. SEPTI'MIUS SEPTI'MIUS, the second son of Septimius Severus and Julia D
Geta, Lusius Lusius. praetorian prefect under Claudius I. A. D. 48. He was superseded during the arrest
Geta, P. Septimius P. Septimius. a brother of Septimius Severus, after having held the offices of quaestor, p
Gigantes . In the story about the Gigantes or giants, we must distinguish the early legends from th
Gildo or GILDON (the first is the usual form in Latin writers, but Claudian, for metrical reason
Gillo 1. Q. Fulvius Gillo, a legate of Scipio Africanus I., in Africa, by whom he was sent to Ca
Gillo 2. CN. FULVIUS (GILLO), probably a son of the preceding, was praetor in B. C. 167, and had
Gillus a Tarentine, ransomed the Persian nobles, who had been sent by Dareius Hystaspis on an exp
Gisco or GISGO (Γίσκων or Γέσκων). 1. A son of the Hamilcar who was killed in the battle of lime
Gisco 2. Son of Hanno, and probably the father of Hamilcar, the adversary of Agathocles. He is m
Gisco 3. Commander of the Carthaginian garrison at Lilybaeum, at the end of the first Punic war.
Gisco 4. Father of Hasdrubal, who was general in Spain, together with Hasdrubal and Mago, the tw
Gisco 5. An officer in the service of Hannibal, of whom a story is told by Plutarch (Fab. Max. 1
Gisco 6. One of the three ambassadors sent by Hannibal to Philip, king of Macedonia, in B. C. 21
Gisco 7. A Carthaginian who came forward in the assembly of the people to harangue against the c
Gisco 8. Son of Hamilcar (which of the many persons of that name we know not) was one of the chi
Gisco 9. Surnamed Strytanus, one of the ambassadors sent from Carthage to Rome, with offers of s
Gitiadas a Lacedaemonian architect, statuary, and poet. He completed the temple of Athena Polioucho
Glaber, P. Varinius P. Varinius. praetor, B. C. 73. He was among the first of the Roman generals sent against
Glabrio a family name of the Acilia Gens at Rome. The Acilii Glabriones were plebeian (Liv. 35.10,
Glaphyra an hetaera, whose charms, it is said, chiefly induced Antony to give the kingdom of Cappad
Glauce . 1. One of the Nereides, the name of Glauce being only a personification of the colour of
Glauce 5. A daughter of king Creon of Corinth. Jason, after deserting Medeia, engaged himself to
Glauce 7. A daughter of Cycnus, who was slain by the Greeks in the Trojan war, whereupon Glauce b
Glaucia a daughter of the rivergod Scamander. When Heracles went to war against Troy, Deimachus, a
Glaucia, C. Servilius C. Servilius. praetor in B. C. 100, co-operated with C. Marius, then consul for the sixth
Glaucias . 1. King of the Illyrians, or rather of the Taulantians, one of the Illyrian tribes. He i
Glaucias 3. (Perhaps the same with the preceding). A follower of Cassander, whom he entrusted with
Glaucias a rhetorician of Athens, who appears to have lived in the first century of our aera, but h
Glaucias a Greek physician, belonging to the sect of the Empirici (Galen, De Meth. Med. 2.7, vol. x
Glaucias a statuary of Aegina, who made the bronze chariot and statue of Gelon, the son of Deinomen
Glaucides one of the chief men of Abydus when it was besieged by Philip V. of Macedon, in B. C. 200,
Glaucides a Greek statuary, one of those who made "athletas, et armatos, et venatores, sacrificantes
Glaucippus a son of the Athenian orator Hyperides, is said by Plutarch (Vit. x. Orat. p. 848), who ca
Glaucon an Athenian mentioned by Teles (ap. Stob. Floril. vol. ii. p. 82. ed Gaisf.), who appears
Glaucon an Athenian, who, together with his brother Glaucus, and Theopompus, father of Macartatus,
Glaucon grammarians. Glaucon 1. An eminent rhapsodist, or expositor of Homer, mentioned by Plato,
Glaucon relatives of Plato. 1. The son of Critias, son of Dropides, was also the brother of Callae
Glaucon 2. The son of Ariston, and brother of Plato, who, besides mentioning him elsewhere, makes
Glaucus . 1. A grandson of Aeolus, son of Sisyphus and Merope, and father of Bellerophontes. (Hom.
Glaucus 3. A Locrian, who is mentioned as one of the writers on cookery (ὀφαρτυτικά, Athen. 7.324
Glaucus 4. Of Rhegium, sometimes mentioned merely as of Italy, wrote on the ancient poets and musi
Glaucus 6. A writer on the geography and antiquities of Arabia, often quoted by Stephanus Byzantin
Glaucus of Carystus, the son of Demylos, was one of the most celebrated Grecian athletes. He was a
Glaucus artists. 1. Of Chios, a statuary in metal, distinguished as the inventor of the art of sol
Glaucus 2. Of Lemnos, a distinguished statuary (Steph. Byz. s. v. Αἰθάλη), is perhaps the same as
Glaucus 3. Of Argos, was the statuary who, in conjunction with Dionysius, made the works which Smi
Glaucus . 1. Called by Arrian (Arr. Anab. 7.14) Glaucias (Γλαυκίας), the name of the physician who
Glaucus 2. Another physician of the same name at Alexandria, who is said to have informed Q. Delli
Glaucus 2. A son of Hippolochus, and grandson of Bellerophontes. He was a Lycian prince, and led h
Glaucus 3. Another physician of the same name, is quoted by Asclepiades Pharmacion (ap. Galen, De
Glaucus 4. A physician, about the end of the first century after Christ, mentioned by Plutarch as
Glaucus 5. A son of the Messenian king Aepytus, whom he succeeded on the throne. He distinguished
Glaucus 6. One of the sons of the Cretan king Minos by Pasiphae or Crete. When yet a boy, while he
Glaucus 7. Of Anthedon in Boeotia, a fisherman, who had the good luck to eat a part of the divine
Glaucus the son of Epicydes, a Lacedaemonian, of whom an anecdote is related by Herodotus (6.86) t
Glaucus . 1. Of Athens; and 2. of Nicopolis, poets of the Greek Anthology, whose epigrams seem to
Glicia or GLY'CIAS, M. CLAU'DIUS, a freedman of P. Claudius Pulcher [CLAUDIUS, No. 13], to whom h
Globulus, P. Servilius P. Servilius. was tribune of the plebs, B. C. 67. When one of his colleagues, C. Cornelius
Glus an Egyptian, was son of Tamos, the admiral of Cyrus the younger. When Menon, the Thessalia
Glycas, Michael Michael (Μιχαὴλ ὁ Γλυκᾶς), a Byzantine historian, was a native either of Constantinople or
Glycera "the sweet one," a favourite name of hetairae. The most celebrated hetairae of this name a
Glycerius one of the phantom emperors of the latest period of the western empire. Before his accessi
Glycis, Joannes Joannes (Ἰωάννης ὁ Γλύκις), or perhaps also GLYCAS (Γλυκᾶς), patriarch of Constantinople f
Glycon . 1. A lyric poet, from whom the Glyconean metre took its name. Nothing remains of him but
Glycon 2. The author of an epigram in the Greek Anthology. (Brunck, Anal. vol. ii. p. 278; Jacobs
Glycon 4. Of Pergamus, a celebrated athlete, on whom Antipater of Thessalonica wrote an epitaph.
Glycon 6. Spiridion, or Scyridicus, a rhetorician mentioned by Quintilian (Inst. 6.1.41), and fre
Glycon . 1. An Athenian sculptor, known to us by his magnificent colossal marble statue of Heracl
Glycon called in some editions of Cicero Glaucon, the physician to the consul, C. Vibius Pansa, w
Gnaeus or CNEIUS, an engraver of gems, contemporary with Dioscorides, in the time of Augustus. Se
Gnathaena a celebrated Greek hetaera, of whom some witty sayings are recorded by Athenaeus (xiii. p.
Gnesippus the son of Cleomachus, a Dorian lyric poet, according to Meineke, whose light and licentio
Gnipho, M. Antonius M. Antonius. a distinguished Roman rhetorician, who lived in the last century before the C
Gnosidicus the fourteenth in descent from Aesculapius, the elder son of Nebrus, the brother of Chrysu
Gobryas . 1. A noble Assyrian, who, in Xenophon's Cyropaedeia, goes over to Cyrus, and renders him
Gobryas 2. A noble Persian, one of the seven conspirators against Smerdis the Magian. When the att
Golgus a son of Adonis and Aphrodite, from whom the town of Golgi, in Cyprus, was believed to hav
Gongylus . 1. Of Eretria, was the agent by whose means Pausanias entered into communication with Xe
Gongylus 2. A Corinthian captain, who in the eighteenth year of the Peloponnesian war, B. C. 414, t
Gordianus I. or Gordianus Africanus I. or Gordianus Africanus. 1. M. Antonius Gordianus, surnamed AFRICANUS, the son of Metius
Gordianus Ii. Ii.. 2. M. Antonius Gordianus, eldest son of the foregoing and of Fabia Orestilia, was bor
Gordianus III. III.. 3. M. Antonius Gordianus, according to most of the authorities consulted by Capitoli
Gordius an ancient king of Phrygia, and father of Midas, is celebrated in history, through the sto
Gordius a Cappadocian by birth, the instrument of Mithridates Eupator VI. in his attempts to annex
Gordius a charioteer, the companion of Elagabalus in his first race, and from that day forward the
Gordys a son of Triptolemus, who assisted in searching after Io, and then settled in Phrygia, whe
Gorgasus a son of Machaon and Anticleia, who, together with his brother Nicomachus, had a sanctuary
Gorgasus one of the sons of Machaon, the son of Aesculapius, by Anticleia, the daughter of Diocles,
Gorge a daughter of Oeneus and Althaea, and the wife of Andraemon. When Artemis metamorphosed he
Gorgias one of Alexander's officers, was among those who were brought reluctantly from Macedonia b
Gorgias of Leontini, a Chalcidian colony in Sicily, was somewhat older than the orator Antiphon (b
Gorgias of Athens, a rhetorician of the time of Cicero. Young M. Cicero, when at Athens, received
Gorgias . 1. A physician at Rome, a friend and contemporary of Galen in the second century after C
Gorgias 2. A surgeon at Alexandria, mentioned in terms of praise by Celsus (De Med. vii. Praef. 14
Gorgias a Lacedaemonian statuary, who flourished in the 87th Olympiad, B. C. 432. (Plin. Nat. 34.8
Gorgidas a Theban, of the party of Epameinondas and Pelopidas. When the first step had been taken t
Gorgion was, according to Xenophon (Xen. Anab. 7.8.8), the son of Hellas, and Gongylus the Eretria
Gorgo and GO'RGONES (Γοργώ and Γόργονες). Homer knows only one Gorgo, who, according to the Odys
Gorgo a lyric poetess, a contemporary and rival of Sappho, who often attacked her in her poems.
Gorgon the author of an historical work Περί τῶν ʼεν Ῥόδῳ θυσιῶν, and of Scholia on Pindar. (Athe
Gorgopas a Spartan, acted as vice-admiral under Hieax and Antalcidas successively, in B. C. 388. Wh
Gorgus . 1. Son of the Messenian hero, Aristomenes, who betrothed him in marriage to the maiden b
Gorgus 2. King of Salamis, in Cyprus, was son of Chersis, and great-grandson of Evelthon, the con
Gorgus 3. A Messenian, son of Eucletus, was distinguished for rank, wealth, and success in gymnas
Gortys 2. A son of Tegeates and Maera, who, according to an Arcadian tradition, buik the town of
Gracchanus, M. Junius M. Junius. assumed his cognomen on account of his friendship with C. Gracchus. (Plin. Nat.
Gracchus 9. (SEMPRONIUS) GRACCHUS, a run-away slave, who gave himself out as a son of Tib. Gracchus
Gracchus 10. SEMIPRONIUS) GRACCHUS, a paramour of Julia, the daughter of Augustus, while she was th
Gracchus 1. TIB SEMPRONIUS, TIB. F. C. N. GRACCHUS, was consul in B. C. 238; and with his colleague
Gracchus 2. TIB. SEMPRONIUS, TIB. F. TIB. N. GRACCHUS, a distinguished general of the second Punic
Gracchus 3. TIB. SEMPRONIUS GRACCHUS. probably a son of No. 2, was elected augur in B. C. 203, when
Gracchus 4. Tib. Sempronius Gracchus, was commander of the allies in the war against the Gauls, und
Gracchus 5. P. Sempronius Gracchus, was tribune of the people in B. C. 189; and in conjunction with
Gracchus 6. TIB. SEMPRONIUS TIB., P. F. N. GRACCHUS, the father of the two illustrious tribunes, Ti
Gracchus 7. Tib. Sempronius Gracchus, the elder son of No. 6. If Plutarch is right, that Tib. Gracc
Gracchus 8. C. Sempronius Gracchus, the brother of No. 7, and son of No. 6, was, according to Pluta
Gracchus, T. Veturius T. Veturius. with the agnomen Sempronianus, was appointed augur in B. C. 174. after the de
Gracilia, Verulana Verulana. a Roman lady who was besieged in the Capitol with Sabinus, the brother of Vespas
Gracilis, Turranius Turranius. a native of Africa, cited by Pliny in his Elenchos or summary of the materials
Gradivus i. e. the striding or marching, a surname of Mars, who is hence called gradivus pater and
Graeae that is, " the old women." were daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. They had grey hair from the
Graeceius a friend of Cicero, who apprised him, on the information of C. Cassius, of a design to sen
Graecinus, Julius Julius. was put to death by Caligula because it was inexpedient for a tyrant to have so vi
Graecus a son of Thessalus, from whom the Greeks derived the name of Γραικοί (Graeci.) (Steph. Byz
Grania Gens Gens. plebeian. Although some of its members, under the republic, rose to senatorial rank
Granianus, Julius Julius. a Roman rhetorician of the time of Alexander Severus, who was instructed by him in
Granicus a river god of Mysia, is described by Hesiod (Hes. Th. 342) as a son of Oceanus and Thetys
Granius 1. Q. Granius, a clerk employed by the auctioneers at Rome to collect the money at sales.
Granius 4. C. Granius, a dramatic poet whose date and history are unknown. From Nonius (s. v. Card
Granius 5. GRANIUS, decurio of Puteoli in B. C. 78. A tax had been imposed on the Italian cities f
Granius 6. P. Granius, a merchant of Puteoli, engaged in the Sicilian trade, who appeared in evide
Granius 7. A. GRANIUS, a native of Putcoli, of equestrian rank at Rome, was killed among the Caesa
Granius 8. Q. Granius, accused Calpurnius Piso in A. D. 24 of treasonable speeches against Tiberiu
Graptus THEODO'RUS and THEO'PHANES, two ecclesiastical writers, commemorated in the Greek church,
Grata 1. Daughter of the emperor Valentinian I. by his second wife, Justina, whom he married, ac
Grata 2. JUSTA GRATA HONORIA, was the daughter of Constantius III., emperor of the West [CONSTAN
Gratianus 1. GRATIANUS FUNARIUS, father of the emperors Valentinian I. and Valens, was born at Cibal
Gratianus 3. Theodosius the Great appears to have had a son Gratianus by his second wife Galla [GALL
Gratianus 4. A usurper, who assumed the purple in Britain, on the murder of the previous usurper, Ma
Gratianus Augustus Augustus. 2. GRATIANUS AUGUSTUS., son of the emperor Valentinian, by his first wife Severa
Gratidia a sister of M. Gratidius [No. 11] of Arpinum, was married to M. Tullius Cicero, the grandf
Gratidianus, M. Marius M. Marius. the son of M. Gratidius [No. 1], but his name shows that he was adopted by one
Gratidius 1. M. Gratidius, proposed in B. C. 115 a lex tabellaria at Arpinum, which was opposed by M
Gratidius 2. M. Gratidius, perhaps a grandson of No. 1, was legate of Q. Cicero in his administratio
Gratius is known only as the accuser of A. Licinius Archias (Cic. pro Arch. 4, 6). The name is som
Gratus a soldier of Caligula's body-guard, who, after the assassination of that emperor, discover
Gratus, Valerius Valerius. procurator of Judaea from A. D. 15 to A. D. 27, and the immediate predecessor of
Gregentius archbishop of Tephar (Τεφὰρ, the Sapphar, Σάπφαρ, of Ptolemy, and the Saphar, Σάφαρ, of Ar
Gregorianus the compiler of the Gregorianus Codex. (Dict. of Ant. s. v. Codex Gregorianus.) Works Greg
Gregorius 3. Of ALEXANDRIA. The Arian prelates who formed the council of Antioch, A. D. 341, appoint
Gregorius 5. Of ANTIOCH, was originally a monk in one of the convents of Constantinople, or in a con
Gregorius 6. Of ARMENIA. The memory of Gregory of Armenia is held in great reverence in the Eastern
Gregorius 7. Of ARMENIA. A second Gregory was patriarch of Armenia about the end of the thirteenth a
Gregorius 9. Of BAETICA, otherwise of ILLIBERIS, so called because he was bishop of Illiberis or Ill
Gregorius 10. Of CAESAREIA. Gregory lived about A. D. 940, at the Cappadocian Caesareia: he was a pr
Gregorius 12. CERAMEUS. Nicephorus of Constantinople gives the name of Gregory to the archbishop of
Gregorius 1. Praefectus Praetorio, apparently in Italy, having Africa also subject to him, near the
Gregorius 13. CHIONIADES lived in the reign of Alexius I. Comnenus (A. D. 1081-1118.) There are exta
Gregorius 21. MONACHUS, the MONK. Gregory is not accurately described by the title Monk, as he lived
Gregorius 22. Of MYTILENE. A homily, In Jesu Passionem, by Gregory of Mytilene, is given by Gretser,
Gregorius 2. Praefectus Annonae under Gratian, A. D. 377. Gothofred is disposed to identify him with
Gregorius 30. PATZO. Nicolaus Comnenus Papadopoli cites the exposition of the Novellae of the later
Gregorius 3. Praefectus Praetorio Galliarum under Gratian, A. D. 383. His prefecture extended over a
Gregorius 38. THESSALONICENSIS. [PALAMAS.] There were several Gregorii among the old Syriac or Arabi
Gregorius a veterinary surgeon, who may perhaps have lived in the fourth or fifth century after Chri
Gregorius 4. Patrician, as Theophanes calls him, of the Byzantine province of Africa at the time of
Gregorius 5. A pretender to the purple in the time of the emperor Leo III., the Isaurian. Intelligen
Gregorius 2. AGRIGENTINUS, or of AGRIGENTUM, one of the most eminent ecclesiastics of the sixth cent
Gregorius Nazianzenus Nazianzenus. the elder, was bishop of Nazianzus in Cappadocia for about forty-five years,
Gregorius Nazianzenus, St. Nazianzenus, St.. surnamed θεόλογος, from his zeal in the defence of the Nicene doctrine,
Gregorius Nyssenus, St. Nyssenus, St.. bishop of Nyssa, in Cappadocia, and a father of the Greek church, was the y
Gregorius of Sicily or Gregorius Asbestas or Gregorius of Sicily of Sicily or Gregorius Asbestas or Gregorius of Sicily. 35. Of SYRACUSE, sometimes called
Gregorius Thaumaturgus, St. Thaumaturgus, St.. or Theodo'rus, St., received the surname of Thaumaturgus from his mirac
Grosphus, Pompeius Pompeius. a Sicilian of great wealth, to whom Horace addressed the ode " Otium dives," &c.
Gryllion an artist, who is mentioned, as then living, in Aristotle's will (D. L. 5.15). The passage
Gryllus Τρύλλος, (the elder son of Xenophon. When the war, which broke out between Elis and Arcadi
Gryne an Amazon, from whom the Gryneian grove in Asia Minor was believed to have derived its nam
Grynus a son of the Mysian Eurypylus, who after his father's death invited Pergamus, the son of N
GRYPS or GRYPHUS or GRYPHUS (Γρύψ), or GRYPHUS, a griffin, a fabulous, bird-like species of animals, dwelli
Gulussa a Numidian, was the second son of Masinissa, and brother to Micipsa and Mastanabal. In B.
Gundamund son of Genzo, and grandson of Genseric, succeeded his uncle Hunneric as king of the Vandal
Gurges, C. Volcatius C. Volcatius. a senator who died suddenly (Plin. Nat. 7.53. s. 54), may perhaps be the sam
Gutta 1. A native of Capua, one of the commanders of the Italian allies, who came to the relief
Gutta 2. TIB. GUTTA, a Roman senator, one of the judices on the trial of Statius Albius Oppianic
Gutta 3. GUTTA, a competitor for the consulship in B. C. 53, with T. Annius Milo. Cn. Pompey sup
Gyas the name of two mythical personages mentioned by Virgil: the one was a Trojan and a compan
Gygaea daughter of Amyntas [. and sister of Alexander I. of Macedonia, was given by her brother i
Gyges the first king of Lydia of the dynasty of the Mermnadae, dethroned Candaules, and succeede
Gyges the ordinary name of the hundred-armed giant, who is sometimes called Gyas or Gyes. (Apoll
Gylippus son of Cleandridas, was left, it would seem, when his father went into exile (B. C. 445) t
Gylis, Gyllis Gyllis (Γῦλις, Τύλλις, Τύλος), or GYLUS, a Spartan, was Polemarch under Agesiläus at the b
Gynaecothoenas that is, " the god feasted by women," a surname of Ares at Tegea. In a war of the Tegeatan
(Gyneus a surname of Apollo, under which he had a temple, an ancient oracle, and a beautiful grove
Gyrton a brother of Phlegyas, who built the town of Gyrton on the Peneius, and from whom it recei