GLIMPSES OF ANCIENT GREEK LIFE.
[1.] “Alcmæonid,” alc-meˈo-nid. One of the tribe of the Alcmæonidæ, a noble family of Athens. It received its name from Alcmæon, a great-grandson of Nestor. The story of the sacrilege brought upon the family by Megacles is given on page 11 of “Brief History of Greece.” Clisthenes was their most famous member in after years.
[2.] “Recouped,” re-koopˈed. Recompensed.
[3.] “Leech.” The word comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for healer, physician, but in this sense is now almost obsolete.
[4.] “A-gesˌi-laˈus.” “Cle-omˈe-nes.” See “Brief History of Greece.”
[5.] “Oligarchies,” olˈi-garchˌies. Governments in the control of a few persons.
[6.] “Cyrene,” cy-reˈne. A maritime city in Northern Africa, founded by a Greek colony; beautiful for situation, and of great mercantile importance. “It was built on a high terrace of the Cyrenæan table-land, about nine miles from the coast of Appolonia, which became its port. The road which connected the city with the harbor, a vast necropolis, and ruins of streets, temples, theaters, tombs, and remnants of art, are still visible. The site of the ancient city has been identified with the modern Grennah.”
[7.] “Æginetan,” æg-i-neˈtan. Pertaining to the island and city of Ægina.
[8.] “Dicasts.” The dicasts in ancient Athens exercised the functions of our jurymen, rather than of the judges of courts.