Thomas Stanley, translator (1665) Claudius Aelianus His Various History. Arguments of the Chapters
The Arguments of the
CHAPTERS.
The First Book.
1 | Of the Polypus. |
2 | Of Spiders. |
3 | Of the Ægyptian Frogs. |
4 | Of the Ægyptian Dog. |
5 | Of the Sea-Fox. |
6 | Of Sea-Tortoises. |
7 | Of wild Swine. |
8 | Of the Phalangium. |
9 | Of the Lion, sick. |
10 | How the Cretan Goats cure themselves when shot. |
11 | That Mice have Præscience. |
12 | Of Pismires. |
13 | Of Gelo. |
14 | Of the Swan. |
15 | Of Pigeons. |
16 | Of Socrates drinking Hemlock. |
17 | Of a very little Chariot, and an Elegiack Distich. |
18 | Of Women vain in apparel. |
19 | The Luxury of the Sybarites, Colophonians, and Corinthians. |
20 | Of Dionysius his Sacrilege. |
21 | How Ismenias without dishonour adored the King of Persia. |
22 | The gifts which the Kings of Persia used to bestow upon Embassadours. |
23 | Of Gorgias and Protagoras. |
24 | Of the Contest betwixt Hercules and Lepreas. |
25 | Of Alexander's magnificence to Phocion, and his to Alexander. |
26 | Of Aglais a great eater. |
27 | Other great eaters. |
28 | Diet of Fish much esteemed by the Rhodians. |
29 | Of an Ewe which eaned a Lion. |
30 | That Galetes was beloved of Ptolomee not more for his beauty then his prudence |
31 | The Persian custome of presenting Gifts to the King. |
32 | Of Water presented as a gift to the King of Persia. |
33 | Of an extraordinary great Pomegranate presented to the same King. |
34 | Of a Father, who accused his Son of a Capital crime. |
The Second Book.
1 | How Socrates taught Alcibiades confidence not to be daunted at the people. |
2 | Of Pictures praised amiss. |
3 | Of Alexander not giving due commendations of a Picture. |
4 | Of the Friendship betwixt Chariton and Melanippus, and the Tyrant's mercy towards them. |
5 | Of well husbanding Time, and that among the Lacedemonians Walking was not permitted. |
6 | An instance that we ought not to please the Vulgar. |
7 | That the Thebans expose not Children. |
8 | Of Xenocles and Euripides contending at the Olympick Games. |
9 | Decrees of the Athenians against some Revolters. |
10 | Timotheus, having heard Plato discourse, judged himself to be leß happy. |
11 | What Socrates said of those that were put to death by the Thirty Tyrants. |
12 | Of Themistocles giving over Prodigality. |
13 | Of Socrates abused in a Comedy by Aristophanes. |
14 | Of a Plane-tree beloved of Xerxes. |
15 | Of those who besmeared the Seats of the Lacedemonian Ephori with Soot. |
16 | Of Phocion. |
17 | Of the wisedome of the Persian Magi, and of Ochus. |
18 | Of magnificent Suppers. |
19 | Of Alexander, who would be called a God. |
20 | Of the meekneß of King Antigonus. |
21 | Of Pausanias his friendship with Agatho the Poet. |
22 | That the Matineans were just Law-makers. |
23 | That Nicodorus the Wrastler became a Law-giver. |
24 | That Milo was strong in Body, but not in Mind. |
25 | That the sixth of the Month Thargelion was fortunate to the Greeks. |
26 | Of Hyperborean Apollo, and certain wonders concerning Pythagoras. |
27 | That Anniceris was a good Charioteer ; and that he who bestows much pains upon little things, neglects the greater. |
28 | Uppon what occasion Cock-fighting was first instituted. |
29 | How Pittacus made an Embleme of Fortune. |
30 | Of Plato. |
31 | That no Barbarian is impious. |
32 | How Hercules his name was changed, and of the Oracle of Apollo concerning it. |
33 | Of the Images of Rivers. |
34 | Of Old age. |
35 | That Sleep is the Brother of Death ; and of the decease of Gorgias. |
36 | Of Socrates falling sick in his old age. |
37 | Of a Law which prohibited the sick to drink Wine. |
38 | A Law of the Romans and other people not allowing Wine to all persons, nor of all ages. |
39 | The Law of the Cretans concerning Learning. |
40 | That Beasts love not Wine, and of some Beasts that will be drunk. |
41 | Of some who were lovers of Drink, and great Drinkers. |
42 | Of Plato's renown, and of his Laws for equal Distribution. |
43 | Certain eminent persons among the Grecians very poor. |
44 | A description of a Picture made by Theon a Painter. |
The Third Book.
1 | Thessalian Tempe described. |
2 | Of Anaxagoras bearing the death of his Children with courage. |
3 | Of Xenophon bearing the death of his Son unmovedly. |
4 | That Dio was not troubled at the loß of his Son. |
5 | Antigonus seeing his Son dead, was nothing troubled. |
6 | Of the Magnanimity of Crates. |
7 | Of the Calumny of the Vulgar. |
8 | That Phrynichus was chosen General for a certain Poem. |
9 | Of Love. |
10 | Of Lacedemonian Friendship. |
11 | Of the Soul. |
12 | Of Friendship amongst the Lacedemonians. |
13 | Of the Drunkenneß of the Tayprians. |
14 | Of the Drunkenneß of the Byzantines. |
15 | Of the Drunkenneß of the Argives, Corinthians, Thracians and Illyrians. |
16 | A comparison betwixt the two Generals, Demetrius and Timotheus. |
17 | That Philosophy is not inconsistent with Political Government, and that some Philosophers have governed Commonwealths. |
18 | Of the Discourse betwixt Midas the Phrygian, and Silenus ; and the incredible relations of Midas. |
19 | Of the dissension between Aristotle and Plato. |
20 | Of Lysander, and some Gifts presented to him. |
21 | Of the Magnanimity of Themistocles. |
22 | Of the Piety of Æneas, and compaßion of the Greeks to the Trojans. |
23 | Of Alexander. |
24 | How much Xenophon was delighted with Bravery. |
25 | Of Leonides, and three hundred more, who gave themselves up to death voluntarily for the preservation of Greece. |
26 | Of Pindarus the Tyrant. |
27 | Of Plato's Poverty, and how he betook himself to Philosophy. |
28 | How Socrates reformed the Pride of Alcibiades. |
29 | Of the Poverty and Pride of Diogenes. |
30 | Of certain persons extremely Modest. |
31 | Of the diligence of Nicias in his Art. |
32 | Of Alexander and Hercules, learning to play on the Lute. |
33 | Of Satyrus a Player on the Flute. |
34 | A Law common to the Romans and Lacedemonians. |
35 | That it was not permitted to laugh in the Academy. |
36 | Why Aristotle left Athens. |
37 | A Law of the Ceans concerning Old men. |
38 | Some things first found out at Athens. |
39 | What things some of old did eat. |
40 | Of Satyrs, Tityri, and Silenes. |
41 | Many Surnames of Bacchus. |
42 | Of certain Women that fell Mad. |
43 | Of a Lutenist murdered by the Sybarites. |
44 | Of one who might have aßisted his Companion, but would not: And of another that did aßist, but unfortunately. |
45 | An Oracle given to Philip. |
46 | A Law of the Stagirites. |
47 | Of Timotheus and some others, whom their Vertues availed nothing. |
The Fourth Book.
1 | Several Customes of Nations and People. |
2 | Of the difference betwixt Nicostratus, who plaied upon the Lute onely, and Laodocus, who both plaid and sung to the Lute. |
3 | Of Polygnotus and Dionysius, Painters. |
4 | A Theban Law concerning Artificers and Painters. |
5 | Persons that were mindful of Benefits. |
6 | An Oracle concerning the Athenians. |
7 | That sometimes the Dead rest not even after Death ; and of Pausanias. |
8 | Of the Vicißitudes of Fortune. |
9 | Of the Humility of Plato, and Ingratitude of Aristotle. |
What respect Pericles had for the Athenian people. | |
11 | Of the Luxury of Socrates. |
12 | Of the Picture of Helena drawn by Zeuxis. |
13 | The saying and happineß of Epicurus. |
14 | Of sparing and keeping Riches. |
15 | Of some who in sickneß learned Musick and other Sciences, in which recovering they became eminent. |
Qualities of some of the Ancients. | |
17 | Wonders and Opinions of Pythagoras. |
18 | Of the respect and honour which Dionysius gave to Plato. |
19 | That Philip honoured Learning ; and of Aristotle. |
Of Democritus, and of the Renown of him, Theophrastus, Hippocrates, and others. | |
21 | Of those who were beloved of Socrates and Plato. |
22 | Of the Luxury of the Athenians. |
Of certain Prodigal persons. | |
24 | How Friendship may be best preserved. |
25 | Of the strange Madneß of Thrasyllus. |
26 | Of Electra. |
Of the gift of Pamphaes and Diotimus. | |
28 | That Pherecydes fell into a Phthiriasis because of his Atheism. |
29 | That Alexander ridiculously believed there are infinite Worlds. |
The Fifth Book.
1 | That Tachos died upon using more delicate Diet. |
2 | Pherecydes how he died. |
3 | Of Hercules his Pillars. |
4 | Of some Trees growing in Delus. |
5 | Of Epaminondas his Indigence and Magnanimity. |
6 | Of the voluntary death of Calanus. |
7 | Of Anacharsis. |
8 | How some have born Scoffs. |
9 | Of Aristotle. |
10 | The number of some Ships and Arms which the Athenians left. |
11 | The Cruelty of a King of Thrace towards his Children. |
12 | That Demades was fined for making a Decree, that Alexander should be accounted a God. |
13 | That the Athenians were inclined to Novelties. |
14 | An Attick Law concerning the Interrment of Bodies, and killing of Oxen. |
15 | Places of Judicature in Athens for Murthers. |
16 | That a little Boy was condemned for Sacrilege. |
17 | Of the Superstition of the Athenians. |
18 | Of a Woman with child condemned to death. |
19 | How Æschylus condemned for Impiety was preserved. |
20 | Of the Fasting of the Tarentines and Rhegians. |
21 | That Medea did not kill her own Children. |
The Sixth Book.
1 | Of the Wrath, Inhumanity, Contempt, Injustice, and Violence of some towards others. |
2 | Of the Valour of the Son of Harmatidias. |
3 | Of Isadas a Boy. |
4 | Of him that was betrothed to the Daughter of Lysander. |
5 | Of the Athenian Embassadours. |
6 | Laconick Laws. |
7 | Of the Earthquake which happened at Sparta. |
8 | Of the Murther of Artaxerxes. |
9 | Of a Treasure sought by the Delphians in the Pythian Temple. |
10 | A Law concerning Citizens made by Pericles. |
11 | Of Gelo offering to resign the Government. |
12 | Of the Happineß of Dionysius, and what end it had. |
13 | Of Tyrannical Governments in Greece, which have continued in Posterities. |
14 | Of a Conspiracy against Darius. |
The Seventh Book.
1 | Of Semiramis, and how she obtained the Assyrian Empire. |
2 | Of the Luxury of Strato and Nicocles. |
3 | A Consolatory Saying of Aristippus. |
4 | Of the praise of a Mill. |
5 | Of the hand-labour of Ulysses and Achilles in many things. |
6 | The answer of a Scythian concerning Cold. |
7 | Of Demosthenes his Watchfulneß. |
8 | Of Alexander's grief at Hephæstion's Death. |
9 | Of a Modest Woman. |
10 | Of the Wife of Socrates. |
11 | Of the Shoes of the Roman Women. |
12 | An Apophthegm of Lysander or Philip concerning Perjury. |
13 | Of the Tolerance of Agesilaus. |
14 | Of Philosophers that went to War, and administered Civil Government. |
15 | How the Mitylenæans revenged themselves upon their revolted Confederates. |
16 | Of Rome, Remus, Romulus, and Servia. |
17 | Of Eudoxus coming to Sicily. |
18 | That the Ægyptians are courageous in Torments ; and of the Indian Women. |
19 | Of Solon's Stratagem against the Megareans, and how afterwards he overcame them by Argument. |
20 | Of an old man, a Cean, that Died his Hair. |
21 | Of the sedulity and care of Cæsar and Pompey, to learn such things were are requisite to govern rightly. |
The Eighth Book.
1 | Of Socrates his Dæmon. |
2 | Of Hipparchus his Wisedome, his care of Learned men ; and of Homer's Poems. |
3 | The Athenian Custome of killing an Oxe, and of the Diipolian and Buphonian Festival. |
4 | Of the Luxury of Poliarchus. |
5 | Of Neleus and Medon, and the Twelve Ionian Cities. |
6 | Of the ignorance of Learning and Institution amongst the Barbarians. |
7 | Of the Marriages solemnized by Alexander, after his Victory over Darius. |
8 | Of the Art of Painting. |
9 | Of a Tyrant killed by his Friend. |
10 | Of Solon, and the Laws written by him and Draco. |
11 | Of the decay and dissolution of things, and of the World it self. |
12 | Of Demosthenes, Æschines, Theophrastus, and Demochares. |
13 | Of some who never laughed. |
14 | Of the death of Diogenes. |
15 | Of the Moderation of Philip upon a Victory ; and of what he would be minded continually. |
16 | Of Solon and Pisistratus. |
17 | Of Oenycinus Monarch of the Zanclæans. |
18 | Of Euthymus and the Hero in Temese, and a Proverb. |
19 | The Epitaph of Anaxagoras, and his Altar. |
The Ninth Book.
1 | That Hiero loved Learning, and was liberal, and lived friendly with his Brothers. |
2 | Of the Victory of Taurosthenes. |
3 | Of the Luxury and Pride of Alexander and some others. |
4 | Of the diligence of Polycrates in hearing Anacreon, and of his Jealousie. |
5 | Of Hiero and Themistocles. |
6 | Of Pericles and his Sons dying of the Pestilence. |
7 | Of Socrates his Equanimity in all things. |
8 | Of Dionysius his Incontinence. |
9 | That Demetrius also was Incontinent. |
10 | Of Plato's little valuing Life. |
11 | Of Parrhasius the Painter. |
12 | Of the Epicureans banished by the Romans and Messenians. |
13 | Of the Gluttony and exceßive Fatneß of Dionysius. |
14 | Of the extraordinary Leanneß of Philetas. |
15 | Of Homer. |
16 | Of Italy, and of Mares both Man and Horse. |
17 | Of Demosthenes his Pride. |
18 | Of Themistocles. |
19 | That Demosthenes refused, being called by Diogenes to goe into a Cook's Shop. |
20 | Of Aristippus. |
21 | Of Theramenes. |
22 | Of some that studied Medicine. |
23 | Of Aristotle being sick. |
24 | Of the Luxury of Smindyrides. |
25 | How Pisistratus behaved himself towards his Citizens. |
26 | Of Zeno and Antigonus. |
27 | Ingenuity of Manners. |
28 | Of Diogenes. |
29 | That Socrates was fearleß, and despised Gifts. |
30 | Of the Providence of Anaxarchus. |
31 | Of a Wrastler who, having gained the Victory, died before he was Crowned. |
32 | Of the Statues of Phryne a Curtizan, and of the Mares of Cimon. |
33 | The Answer of a young man to his Father, demanding what he had learned. |
34 | Of persons richly clad. |
35 | Of Antisthenes taking pride in a torn Cloak. |
36 | Of Antigonus and a Lutenist. |
37 | How Anaxarchus derided Alexander, who would be esteemed a God. |
38 | Of Alexander, and the Harp of Paris. |
39 | Of ridiculous and extravagant affections. |
40 | Of the Pilots of the Carthaginian Ships. |
41 | Of Pausanias and Simonides. |
42 | Of Artaxerxes and Darius. |
The Tenth Book.
1 | Of Pherenice admitted to behold the Olympick Games. |
2 | Of the Continency of Eubatas. |
3 | Properties of some Creatures. |
4 | Of Alexander's quickneß in action. |
5 | Of Tyrants, out of Æsop's Writing. |
6 | Of Little men. |
7 | Of some Astronomers, and of the Great Year. |
8 | Of Benefits. |
9 | That Philoxenus was a Glutton. |
10 | Of the ancient Painters. |
11 | Of Diogenes having a pain in his Shoulder. |
12 | An Apophthegm of Archytas concerning Men. |
13 | That Archilochus defamed himself. |
14 | Of Idleneß. |
15 | Of those who were betrothed to the Daughters of Aristides and Lysander. |
16 | Of Antisthenes and Diogenes. |
17 | Of those who grew rich by publick Imployments. |
18 | Of Syracusian Daphnis, and of Bucolick Verses. |
19 | Of Eurydamus. |
20 | Of Agesilaus. |
21 | Of Plato. |
22 | Of Dioxippus. |
The Eleventh Book.
1 | Of Oricadmus and the Art of Wrastling. |
2 | Of the Verses of Orœbantius, Dares and Melisander. |
3 | Of Icchus, and Wrastling. |
4 | Of the Baldneß of Agathocles. |
5 | Of some persons unjustly condemned for Sacrilege. |
6 | Of an Adulterer. |
7 | Of Lysander and Alcibiades. |
8 | Of the death of Hipparchus. |
9 | Of certain excellent persons, Indigent, yet would not accept Gifts. |
10 | Of Zoilus. |
11 | Of Dionysius the Sicilian. |
12 | Of a Marchpane sent by Alcibiades to Socrates. |
13 | Of one in Sicily very sharp-sighted. |
The Twelfth Book.
1 | Of Aspasia. |
2 | Of the Muses. |
3 | Of Epaminondas, and Daiphantus, and Iolaidas. |
4 | Of Sesostris. |
5 | Of Lais. |
6 | Of the Parents of Marius and Cato. |
7 | Of Alexander and Hephæstion. |
8 | Of the Treachery of Cleomenes to Archonides. |
9 | How Timesias forook his Country voluntarily. |
10 | That the Æginetæ first coyned Money. |
11 | Of the Pallantian Hill, and of the Temple and Altar dedicated to Feaver. |
12 | Of an Adulterer apprehended in Crete. |
13 | How Gnathæna the Curtizan silenced a great Talker. |
14 | Of persons excellent in Beauty. |
15 | Of certain excellent persons who delighted to play with Children. |
16 | Persons whom Alexander hated for their Vertue. |
17 | Of Demetrius going to the House of a Curtizan. |
18 | That Phaon was beautiful. |
19 | Of Sappho. |
20 | Of the Nightingale and Swallow. |
21 | Of the Lacedemonian Women. |
22 | Of the Strength of Titormus and Milo, and of a certain Proverb. |
23 | Of the Boldneß of the Celtæ. |
24 | Of the luxurious Diet and Gluttony of Smindyrides. |
25 | Many who improv'd and benefitted the most excellent persons. |
26 | Of some persons addicted to Wine. |
27 | That Hercules was mild towards his Adversaries. |
28 | Of the Leocorium at Athens. |
29 | What Plato said of the Exceß of the Agrigentines. |
30 | Of the Drunkenneß of the Tarentines, and the Luxury of the Cyrenæans. |
31 | Of several kinds of Greek Wines. |
32 | Of the Vest and Shoes of Pythagoras, Empedocles, Hippias, and Gorgias. |
33 | That the Romans would not allow the Treachery of Pyrrhus his Physician. |
34 | Of the Loves of Pausanias, and of Apelles. |
35 | Of the Perianders, Miltiades, Sibylls, and the Bacides. |
36 | Of the number of the Children of Niobe. |
37 | Of the want of Victual to which Alexander was reduced ; and that some Towns were taken by Smoke. |
38 | Of the Horses, and some Customes of the Sacæ. |
39 | Of the Boldeß of Perdiccas, and of the Lioneß. |
40 | Of the Provisions which followed Xerxes. |
41 | Of Protogenes the Painter. |
42 | Of certain Men who were suckled by Beasts. |
43 | Certain persons who of obscure became very eminent. |
44 | Of those who lived a long time in the Quarries of Sicily. |
45 | Of Midas, Plato, and Pindar, their infancy. |
46 | Of a Sign which portended that Dionysius should be King. |
47 | Of Aristomache Wife of Dio. |
48 | Of Homer's Poems. |
49 | That Phocion forgave Injuries. |
50 | Of the Lacedmonians not addicting themselves to Learning. |
51 | Of the Pride of Menecrates, and how Philip derided him. |
52 | To what kind of persons Isocrates compared Athens. |
53 | Of several occasions of great Wars. |
54 | How Aristotle endeavoured to appease Alexander's Anger. |
55 | Of those who among the Libyans were slain by Elephants, either in Hunting or in War. |
56 | What Diogenes said of the Megareans. |
57 | Of the Prodigies which appeared to the Thebans, when Alexander brought his Forces against their City. |
58 | Of Dioxippus. |
59 | Of Truth and Beneficence. |
60 | Of Dionysius and Philip. |
61 | Of honour given to the Wind Boreas. |
62 | A Persian Law concerning those who give the King Advice. |
63 | Of Archedice a Curtezan. |
64 | Of Alexander dead. |
The Thirteenth Book.
1 | Of Atalanta. |
2 | How Macareus was punished for Cruelty. |
3 | Of the Monument of Belus, and the unfortunate sign which happened to Xerxes there. |
4 | Of Euripides drunk at a Feast. |
5 | Of Laius. |
6 | The properties of Arcadian, Thatian, and Achæan Wines. |
7 | Of the taking of Thebes by Alexander, and of Pindar. |
8 | Of Lysander. |
9 | Of Lamia. |
10 | Of Dionysius marrying two Wives in one Day. |
11 | Of the conquest over the Persians, and of Isocrates. |
12 | How Meton freed himself from an expedition ; and of the madneß of Ulysses. |
13 | Of the Munificence of Ptolemee. |
14 | Of the Verses and Poetry of Homer. |
15 | Of some persons extraordinary foolish. |
16 | Of the Apolloniats and of their Country, and of Epidamnum. |
17 | A Proverb, and of Phrynichus. |
18 | Of Dionysius. |
19 | What Cleomenes said of Homer and Hesiod. |
20 | Of one who died chearfully through willingneß to see some of the dead. |
21 | Of Phrygian Harmony. |
22 | Of the Temple and Statue of Homer. |
23 | Of Lycurgus the Lacedemonian. |
24 | Of some who have been harmed by Laws, which they themselves made. |
25 | Of Pindar in a contest worsted by Corinna. |
26 | How Diogenes in extreme indigence comforted himself. |
27 | Of Socrates. |
28 | Of the Servant of Diogenes torn in pieces by Dogs. |
29 | Of Hope. |
30 | Of Olympias grieving for Alexander's death, and want of burial. |
31 | That Xenocrates was Compaßionate. |
32 | How Socrates refelled the boasting of a Curtizan. |
33 | Of the fortune of Rhodopis a Curtizan. |
34 | Of Dionysius. |
35 | What natural remedies the Hart, being not well, useth. |
36 | Of the death of Eurydice, Daughter of Philip. |
37 | Of Gelo, and those who conspired against him. |
38 | Of Alcibiades. |
39 | Of Ephialtes. |
40 | Of Themistocles. |
41 | Of Phocion. |
42 | Of Epaminondas. |
43 | Of Timotheus. |
44 | Of the emulation betwixt Themistocles and Aristides. |
45 | Of the Cruelty of Dionysius. |
46 | Of the Gratitude of a Dragon. |
The Fourteenth Book.
1 | How Aristotle stood affected as to love of Glory. |
2 | Of Agesilaus, and the Barbarians breaking their Oaths. |
3 | Of Prodigality. |
4 | Of Aristides dying of the biting of a Weezel. |
5 | What persons the Athenians chose for Government. |
6 | Aristippus his opinion concerning chearfulneß. |
7 | A Lacedemonian Law concerning the Complexion and Constitution of the Body, and such as are too Fat. |
8 | How Polycletus and Hippomachus argued the common people of Ignorance. |
9 | Of the Patience of Xenocrates. |
10 | How Phocion retorted upon Demades. |
11 | How a King ought to behave himself towards his Subjects. |
12 | How the Persian King employed himself whilest he travelled. |
13 | Of the Tragedies of Agatho. |
14 | Of Stratonicus a Lutenist. |
15 | Of the Discourses of Socrates. |
16 | Of the ambition of Hipponicus. |
17 | Of Archelaus, and of the Pictures of Zeuxis. |
18 | How one that was angry threatned to punish his Servant. |
19 | Of the Modesty of Archytas in speaking. |
20 | Of a ridiculous Story. |
21 | Of the Poet Syagrus. |
22 | Of a Tyrant forbidding his Subjects to talk together. |
23 | Of Clinias and of Achilles, who used to repress anger by Musick. |
24 | Of some persons who have nothing valued Money in regard of their Countrymen. And of some who slew their Creditors. |
25 | How one persuaded a State to concord. |
26 | Of Antagoras railing at Arcesilaus. |
27 | Of Agesilaus. |
28 | Of Pytheas an Oratour. |
29 | That Lysander brought wealth into Sparta. |
30 | How Hanno would have Deified himself. |
31 | Of Ptolemee surnamed Tryphon. |
32 | Of Pimandridas, who praised not his Son for gathering together Riches. |
33 | Of Plato and Diogenes. |
34 | Of whom the Ægyptians learned Laws, and of their Judges. |
35 | Of Lais. |
36 | That they are ridiculous who think highly of themselves because of their Parents. |
37 | Of Statues and Images. |
38 | Of Epaminondas and Pelopidas. |
39 | How Antalcidas found fault with a Present perfumed with Unguent. |
40 | Of the Cruelty of Alexander Tyrant of the Pheræans. |
41 | Of Apollodorus his Madneß in Wine. |
42 | A Sentence of Xenocrates. |
43 | Of Ptolemee and Berenice. |
44 | A Lacedemonian Law concerning Covetousneß. |
45 | Of certain Women worthy praise. |
46 | Of the Battel of the Magnetes against the Ephesians. |
47 | Of Zeuxis his Picture of Helen, and of Nicostratus a Painter. |
48 | Persons of whom Alexander was jealous. |
49 | Why Philip made the Sons of the noblest Persons wait on him. |
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