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PROXENUS — I. PROXENUS Boeotus, magnâ apud Thebanos auctoritate et rei bellicae experientiâ; hospes Xenophontis, captus a Tissapherne. Vide Polyaen. l. 7. c. 18. §. 1. II. PROXENUS Commentar. fecit de Republ. Lacedaemon. teste Athenaeô, l. 6. Item de… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Proxenus of Atarneus — is most famous for being Aristotle s guardian after the death of his parents. Proxenus educated Aristotle for a couple of years before sending him to Athens to Plato s Academy.Proxenus had married Aristotle s older sister Arimneste, whereby they… … Wikipedia
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Hospitium — (Gr. ξενία, προξενία), hospitality, among the Greeks and Romans, was of a twofold character: private and public.PrivateIn Homeric times all strangers without exception, were regarded as being under the protection of Zeus Xenios, the god of… … Wikipedia
Dinarchus — or Dinarch (Corinth, c. 361 BC – c. 291 BC) was a logographer (speech writer) in Ancient Greece. He was the last of the ten Attic orators included in the Alexandrian Canon compiled by Aristophanes of Byzantium and Aristarchus of Samothrace in the … Wikipedia
Ten Thousand (Greek) — Route of Xenophon and the Ten Thousand. The Ten Thousand (Ancient Greek: Οι Μύριοι) were a group of mercenary units, mainly Greek, drawn up by Cyrus the Younger to attempt to wrest the throne of the Persian Empire from his brother, Artaxerxes II … Wikipedia
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Pindar — For other uses, see Pindar (disambiguation). Pindar, Roman copy of Greek 5th century BC bust (Museo Archeologica Nazionale, Naples) Pindar (Ancient Greek: Πίνδαρος, Pindaros, pronounced [píndaros]; Latin: Pindarus … Wikipedia
Callisthenes — of Olynthus (in Greek polytonic|Καλλισθένης; ca. 360 328 BC) was a Greek historian. He was the son of Hero and Proxenus of Atarneus, which made him the great nephew of Aristotle by his sister Arimneste. They first met when Aristotle tutored… … Wikipedia
