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Dionysius in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

The author of a Greek poem in 1186 hexameters, entitled Τῆς Γῆς Οἰκουμένης Περιήγησις, "A Description of the Habitable World." It is not clearly ascertained where he was born. The probability is, however, that he was a native of Charax in Susiana. It is uncertain, also, when he flourished; he belonged, however, according to the general opinion, to ...

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Dinon in Wikipedia

Dinon or Deinon (Greek Δίνων or Δείνων) of Colophon (c. 360 BC – 340 BC) was a Greek historian and chronicler, the author of a history of Persia, the Persica (Greek Περσικα), many fragments of which survive. The Suda mistakenly attributes this work to Dio Cassius. He is the father of Cleitarchus. He takes the history of the near East from where Ct...

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Diodotus I in Wikipedia

Diodotus I Soter (Greek: Διόδοτος Α' ὁ Σωτήρ) (c. 285 BC - c. 239 BC), was Seleucid satrap of Bactria, rebelled against Seleucid rule soon after the death of Antiochus II in c. 255 or 246 BC, and wrested independence for his territory.[1] He died in 239 BC. This event is recorded by Trogus, Prol. 41; Justin xli. 4, 5, where he is called Theodotus;...

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Diogenes of Tarsus in Wikipedia

Diogenes of Tarsus (2nd century BCE[1]) was an Epicurean philosopher, who is described by Strabo[2] as a person clever in composing improvised tragedies. He was the author of several works, which, however, are lost. Among them are: * Select lectures (Greek: Ἐπίλεκτοι σχολαί), which was probably a collection of essays and dissertations.[3] * Epit...

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Dionysius of Byzantium in Wikipedia

Dionysius of Byzantium (Greek ∆ιονύσιος Βυζάντιος, Latin Dionysius Byzantinus) was a Greek geographer of the 2nd century CE. He is known for his Ανάπλους Βοσπόρου Voyage through the Bosporus or De Bospori navigatione, which describes the coastline of the Bosporus and the city of Byzantium (later Constantinople and now İstanbul), described by C. Fo...

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Dionysius the Phocaean in Wikipedia

Dionysius the Phocaean or Dionysius of Phocaea (fl. 494 BC) was a Phocaean admiral of Ancient Greece during the Persian Wars of 5th century BC, and was the commander of the Ionian fleet at the Battle of Lade in 494 BC. Although commanding a formidable force, according to the Greek historian Herodotus, his men were worked so hard in preparing for ba...

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Diocles in Wikipedia

Diocles may refer to: * Diocles, a person in Greek mythology * Roman emperor Diocletian, formerly named Diocles * Diocles of Carystus, Greek physician who lived 4th century BC * Diocles (mathematician), second century BC and the beginning of the first century BC * Diocles of Messenia, winner of the stadion race of the 7th Olympic Games in 752...

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Diodotus II in Wikipedia

Diodotus II (c. 252 BC - c. 223 BC) was a Greco-Bactrian king from c. 239 BC, son of Diodotus I. He is known for concluding a peace treaty with the Parthian king Arsaces, in order to forestall the Seleucid reconquest of both Parthia and Bactria: "Soon after, relieved by the death of Diodotus I, Arsaces made peace and concluded an alliance with hi...

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Diogenianus in Wikipedia

Diogenianus was a Greek grammarian from Heraclea in Pontus (or in Caria) who flourished during the reign of Hadrian. He was the author of an alphabetical lexicon, chiefly of poetical words, abridged from the great lexicon of Pamphilus of Alexandria (AD 50) and other similar works. It was also known by the title IIeptepyO7r~v17Tes (for the use of "i...

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Dionysius in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

A Christian writer, called Areopagīta, from his having been a member of the court of Areopagus at Athens. He was converted to Christianity by St. Paul's preaching (Acts, xvii. 34). He is reported to have been the first bishop of Athens, being appointed to that office by the apostle Paul, and to have suffered martyrdom under Domitian. His fundamenta...

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