“Dipylum.” A gate on the northwestern side of the city wall. So called because consisting of two gates. It is the only one whose site is absolutely certain.
“Speusippus,” speu-sipˈpus. An Athenian philosopher. A nephew of Plato, whom he succeeded as president of the First Academy.
“Xenocrates,” xe-nocˈra-tes. (396-314 B. C.) A philosopher who succeeded Speusippus as president of the Academy.
“Polemon,” polˈe-mon. The Athenian philosopher who succeeded Xenocrates as president of the Academy.
P. 46.—“Autochthon,” au-tokˈthon; “Phratries,” phrāˈtres; “Apollo Patrôus,” pa-trôˈus.
“Ion,” iˈon. Fabled to have been the ancestor of the Ionians, from whom they took their name.
P. 48.—“Lucian,” lūˈshan. See page 65 of History. “Menippus,” me-nipˈpus; “Strepsiades,” strep-siˈa-des.
P. 50.—“Ion.” Of Ephesus. One of Plato’s dialogues is named from him.
P. 51.—“Tyrtæus,” tyr-tæˈus.
P. 52.—“Lesbian,” lesˈbi-an. From Lesbos. A large island off the coast of Asia Minor.