Index of Persons
(A few short biographical notes are added to supplement the information given in the text.)
- Acca Larentia, XVIII 6
- Adonis, XIX 49
- Aemilius, XIX 128
- Alcinous, XIX 49
- Alexander, XVIII 65; XIX 22
- Amasis, King of Egypt, 572–528 b.c., XIX 12
- Anaxilaus, XIX 20
- Anaximander, XVIII 213
- Androcydes, XVII 240
- Antiochus, name of twelve successive kings of Syria, 280–65 b.c., XVIII 294
- Antonius, M., XIX 22
- Aquilius, C., XVII 2
- Archebius, unknown author, XVIII 294
- Archelaus, king of Macedonia, 413–399 b.c., XVIII 22
- Aristander, XVII 243
- Aristoteles, XVIII 335
- Ateius Capito, legal writer under Augustus and Tiberius, XVIII 108
- Atilius Regulus, Consul 257 and 256 b.c., defeated and taken prisoner by Carthaginians in Africa, XVIII 27
- Attalus, Philometor, king of Cappadocia, 138–133 b.c., wrote treatise on gardening, XVIII 22
- Augeas, mythical king in Elis, XVII 50
- Augustus, XVIII 37, 94, 114, 139; XIX 44, 128
- Balbillus, governor of Egypt a.d. 55, XIX 3
- Caecina Largus, XVII 5
- Caesar, XVII 244; XVIII 211, 214, 234, 237, 246 f., 250 f., 255 f., 270, 309 ff.; XIX 23, 40, 145
- Calippus, XVIII 302
- Cassius, C., XVII 244
- Cato, M. Porcius, 234–147 b.c., wrote Res Rustica, XVII 33, et passim
- Catulus, Q., defeated Cimbri 103 b.c., XVII 2; XIX 23
- Ceres, XVIII 12
- Cicero, XVII 38; XVIII 224, 228
- Cicerones, XVIII 10
- Cimbri, XVII 2
- Cincinnatus, Quintius, dictator 458 b.c., defeated Aequians, XVIII 28
- Cleopatra, XIX 22
- Columella, agricultural writer, 1st cent. a.d., XVII 151 f., 162; XVIII 70; XIX 68
- Conon, astronomer mentioned by Propertius and Virgil, XVII 312
- Cornelius Cethegus, XIX 156
- Crassus, orator, consul 95 b.c., XVII 2 ff.
- Crateuas, XIX 165
- Criton, XVIII 312
- Curius, M’., friend of Cicero, XIX 87; see also Manius
- Damasus, XVIII 341
- Darius, XVIII 144
- Democritus, philosopher of Abdera, 460–361 b.c., XVII 23, 62; XVIII 47, 61, 231, 273, 312, 321, 341
- Domitius Ahenobarbus, consul 69 b.c., XVIII 2 ff.
- Dositheus, XVIII 312
- Ennius, XVIII 84
- Epicurus, XIX 51
- Epidius, XVII 243
- Euctemon, astronomer, XVIII 213
- Eudoxus of Cnidos, astronomer, geometrician and physician, pupil of Plato, XVIII 213, 312