Agrippa, Menenius, consul 503 b.c., mediator between the plebs and the nobles in 493 b.c., in which year he died.
Atilius Regulus. See [note on Serranus, chap. 10].
[Chapter 20.] Philus, a sceptical academician, one of the circle of Scipio Africanus the younger.
Laelius, the intimate friend of the younger Africanus.
Crassus, the famous financier, triumvir with Caesar and Pompey.
[Chapter 22.] Crates. See [Florida 14] for some account of him. The rest of the poem on his wallet is preserved by Diog. Laert. vi. 5. 1, but is scarcely worth quoting.
Antisthenes, the founder of the Cynic school of philosophy, flourished circa 366 b.c. He was the teacher of Diogenes.
[Chapter 24.] Lollianus Avitus. See [note on Claudius Maximus, chap. 1].
Anacharsis, a Scythian prince who travelled far in search of knowledge. He came to Athens in the time of Solon and created a great impression by his wisdom.
Meletides (or more properly Melitides) was an Athenian of proverbial stupidity, whose name was synonymous for blockhead. Eustathius on Odyss. x. 552, says that he could not count above five or distinguish between his father and mother!