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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Callippus (search)
Callippus 3. Of Athens, a son of Moerocles, a brave commander of the Athenians in the war against the Gauls, B. C. 279. He was stationed with his Athenians at Thermopylae to guard the pass. (Paus. 1.3.4, 10.20.3.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Cambaules (search)
Cambaules （*Kambau/lhs), the leader of a horde of Gauls before they invaded Greece in B. C. 279. The barbarians were at first few in number, but when they reached Thrace their forces had increased to such an extent, that they were divided into three great armies, which were placed under Cerethrius, Brennus, and Bolgius; and Cambaules is no longer heard of. (Paus. 10.19.4.) [L.
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Deme'trius (search)
e'trius 6. Of BYZANTIUM, a Greek historian, was the author of two works (D. L. 5.83), the one containing an account of the migration of the Gauls from Europe to Asia, in thirteen books, and the other a history of Ptolemy Philadelphus and Antiochus Soter, and of their administration of Libya. From the contents of these works we may infer, with some probability, that Demetrius lived either shortly after or during the reign of those kings, under whom the migration of the Gauls took place, in B. C. 279. (Schmidt, de Fontibus Veterum in enarrand. Exped. Gallorum, p. 14, &c.) Deme'trius 7. Of BYZANTIUM, a Peripatetic philosopher (D. L. 5.83), who is probably the same as the Demetrius (Id. 2.20) beloved and instructed by Crito, and wrote a work which is sometimes called peri/ poihtw=n, and sometimes teri/ poihma/twn (unless they were different works), the fourth book of which is quoted by Athenaeus (x. p. 452, comp. xii. p. 548, xiv. p. 633). This is the only work mentioned by ancient wr
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Deme'trius (search)
Deme'trius 6. Of BYZANTIUM, a Greek historian, was the author of two works (D. L. 5.83), the one containing an account of the migration of the Gauls from Europe to Asia, in thirteen books, and the other a history of Ptolemy Philadelphus and Antiochus Soter, and of their administration of Libya. From the contents of these works we may infer, with some probability, that Demetrius lived either shortly after or during the reign of those kings, under whom the migration of the Gauls took place, in B. C. 279. (Schmidt, de Fontibus Veterum in enarrand. Exped. Gallorum, p. 14, &c.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Dolabella (search)
Dolabella 1. P. Cornelius Dolabella Maximus, was consul in B. C. 283 with Cn. Domitius Calvinus, and in that year conquered the Senones, who had defeated the praetor L. Caecilius, and murdered the Roman ambassadors. Owing to the loss of the consular Fasti for that time we do not hear of his triumph, though he undoubtedly celebrated his victory by a triumph. In B. C. 279 he, together with C. Fabricius and Q. Aemilius, went to Pyrrhus as ambassadors to effect an exchange of prisoners. (Eutrop. 2.6; Florus, 1.13; Appian, Samnit. 6, Gall. 11; Dionys. Excerpt, p. 2344, ed. Reiske, and p. 75, ed. Frankfurt.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Hecatomnus (search)
oney to raise mercenary troops. (Diod. 15.2.) No notice, however, seems to have been taken of this act of treachery, a circumstance for which the dis organised state of the Persian monarchy will fully account : and Hecatomnus continued to hold possession of Caria in a state of virtual independence until his death. The date of this cannot be ascer tained with certainty, but we learn from Isocrates (Panegyr. p. 74 d) that he was still ruling in B. C. 380. Clinton has suggested that the date B. C. 279, assigned by Pliny for the death of Maussolus, was in fact that of the commencement of his reign, and the death of his father, Hecatomnus. (Plin. Nat. 36.6.) He left three sons, Maussolus, Idrieus, and Pixodarus, all of whom, in their turn, succeeded him in the sovereignty; and two daughters, Artemisia and Ada, who were married, according to the Asiatic custom, to their brothers Maussolus and Idrieus. (Strab. xiv. p.6.56; Arr. Anab. 1.23.) Hecatomnus was a native of Mylasa, and made that c
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), La'chares (search)
m by Polyaenus (3.7.1), that being pursued by some horsemen of Demetrius, he escaped from them by dropping gold pieces along the road as he fled. According to the same author, he remained at Thebes until it was taken by Demetrius, when he fled from thence to Delphi, and afterwards to Thrace. Here he was again in danger of falling into the hands of his enemy, Demetrius having invaded Thrace during the captivity of Lysimachus, and besieged the town of Sestos, in which Lachares then happened to be; but he once more succeeded in making his escape to Lysimachia. (Polyaen. 3.7. §§ 2, 3.) We again hear of him at Cassandrea as late as B. C. 279, when he was expelled from that city by Apollodorus, on a charge of having conspired to betray it into the hands of Antiochus. (Id. 6.7.2.) Hence it appears clear that Pausanias is mistaken when he states that Lachares was murdered soon after his escape from Athens, for the sake of the wealth he was supposed to have accumulated. (Paus. 1.25.7.) [E.H.
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Leonno'rius (search)
Leonno'rius one of the leaders of the Gauls in their invasion of Macedonia and the adjoining countries. When the main body under Brennus marched southwards into Macedonia and Greece (B. C. 279), Leonnorius and Lutarius led a detachment, 20,000 strong, into Thrace, where they ravaged the country to the shores of the Hellespont, compelled the Byzantines to pay them tribute, and made themselves masters of Lysimachia. The rich Asiatic shores of the Hellespont afforded them a tempting prospect; and while Leonnorius returned to Byzantium, in order to compel the inhabitants of that city to give him the means of transporting his troops to Asia, Lutarius contrived to capture a few vessels, with which he conveyed all the force remaining under his command across the Hellespont. While Leonnorius was still before Byzantium, Nicomedes, king of Bithynia, being in want of support in his war with Antiochus, agreed to take him and his troops, as well as those of Lutarius, into his pay, and furnished t
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
Pyrrhus received the ambassadors in the most distinguished manner, and attempted particularly to gain the favour of Fabricius; that he offered the ambassador the most splendid presents, and endeavoured to persuade him to enter into his service, and accompany him to Greece; but that the sturdy Roman was proof against all his seductions, and rejected all his offers. The result of the embassy is differently stated by the ancient writers. [PYRRHUS.] The war was renewed in the following year, B. C. 279, when Fabricius again served as legate, and shared in the defeat at the battle of Asculum, in which he is said to have received a wound. (Oros. 4.1; Flor. 1.18, where he is erroneously called consul.) Next year, B. C. 278, he was elected consul a second time with Q. Aemilius Papus. The victories which Pyrrhus had previously gained were purchased so dearly, that he was unwilling to risk another battle against the Romans, especially when commanded by Fabricius; the Romans too, who were anxio
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Mago (search)
Mago 4. Commander of a Carthaginian fleet, which, according to Justin, was despatched to the assistance of the Romans during the war with Pyrrhus, apparently soon after the battle of Asculum (B. C. 279). The Roman senate having declined the proffered aid, Mago sailed away to the south of Italy, where he had an interview with Pyrrhus himself, in which he endeavoured to sound that monarch in regard to his views on Sicily. (Justin, 18.2.) It was probably part of the same fleet which we find mentioned as besieging Rhegium and guarding the straits of Messana, to prevent the passage of Pyrrhus. (Diod. Exc. Hoesclel. 22.9, p. 496.)
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