Demetrius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Dēmētrĭus, ii, m., Δημήτριος, the name of several Greeks, among whom the most celebrated are,

I Demetrius Poliorcetes, son of Antigonus, and king of Macedonia , Cic. Off. 2, 7 fin. ; Just. 15, 1 sq.; 16, 1 sq.—

II Demetrius Phalereus, a famous orator, a pupil of Theophrastus , Cic. Brut. 9; id. de Or. 2, 23; id. Or. 27 et saep.—

III Demetrius Magnes, a contemporary of Cicero, and author of a work , περὶ ὁμονοίας, Cic. Att. 8, 11 fin.

IV Demetrius Pharius, king of Illyria , Liv. 22, 33, 3.—

V Demetrius Soter, son of Antiochus the Great , Just. 34, 3, 8.—

VI The name of a singer , Hor. S. 1, 10, 79.—

VII A noted cynic , Tac. H. 1, 16; 4, 34; Sen. Ben. 7, 1.—

VIII A comic actor , Juv. 3, 99; Quint. 11, 3, 138.— Also,

IX The title of a comedy by Turpilius , Non. 322, 18; v. Rib. Com. Fr. p. 87 sq.

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