P. 3—“Simmias,” sim´mi-as. The two principal speakers, besides Socrates, in Plato’s “Phædon” are Simmias and his brother.
P. 3—“Tarentine,” ta-ren´tine; “Spin´tha-rus.”
P. 3—“Grote.” (1794-1871.) An English historian, famous chiefly for his History of Greece.
P. 4—“Lysis,” ly´sis. An eminent philosopher driven out of Italy about 510 B. C., during the persecution of the Pythagorean club. He spent the remainder of his life in Thebes, where he was held in the greatest honor.
P. 4—“Pythagorean Brotherhood,” pyth´a-gō´re-an. See p. 119, Vol. 1, Timayenis. As a political and social power the brotherhood died out before the death of Pythagoras, though the sect still lived and kept up their religious observances.
P. 4—“Kadmeia,” cad-me´a.
P. 5—“Polybius,” po-lyb´i-us. (204-122 B. C.) A Grecian historian.
P. 6—“Leuktra,” luke´tra; “Mantineia,” man´ti-nei´a; “Megalopolis,” meg´a-lop´o-lis; “Kleombrotus,” kle-om´bro-tus; “Agesilaus,” a-ges-i-la´us; “Kithæron,” ci-thæ´ron; “Naxos,” nax´os; “Chabrias,” cha´bri-as.
P. 7—“Timotheus,” ti-mo´the-us. The son of the famous general Conon.
P. 7—“Tegyra,” te-gy´ra; “Harmost,” har´most; “Orchomenus,” or-chom´e-nus; “Polemarch,” pōl´e-march.