“Strabo,” stra´bo. His geography is contained in seventeen books. It gives descriptions of the physical features of the country, accounts of political events, and notices of the chief cities and men. “Plutarch.” His “Parallel Lives” is a history of forty-eight different Greeks and Romans. They are arranged in pairs, and each pair is followed by a comparison of the two men. “Appianus,” ap-pi-a´nus. The author of a history of Rome. “Dion Cassius.” (A. D. 155.) The grandson of Dion Chrysostomus. “Herodianus,” he´ro-di-a=´=nus. “Epiktetus,” ep´ic-te=´=tus. Few circumstances of his life are known. Only those of his works collected by Arrian are extant. As a teacher it is said that no one was able to resist his appeals to turn their minds to the good. “Hierapolis,” hi´e-rap=´=o-lis. “Longinus,” lon-gi´nus. The most distinguished adherent of the Platonic philosophy in the third century. His learning was so great that he was called “a living library.” He taught many years at Athens, but at last left to go to Palmyra, as the teacher of Zenobia. When she was afterward defeated by the Romans and captured, Longinus was put to death (273). “Lucian.” See notes in THE CHAUTAUQUAN for May, 1883. “Samosata,” sa-mos´a-ta. P. 270.—“Thesmopolis,” thes-mop´o-lis. “Sappho,” sap´pho. “Domitian,” do-mish´ĭ-an. P. 271.—“Pliny,” plĭn´ĭ. (61?-115?) The nephew of the elder Pliny. His life was largely spent in literary pursuits. His works extant are the _Panegyricus_, an eulogium on Trajan, and his letters. “Seleukidæ,” se-leu´ci-dæ. So named from Seleucus, the first ruler of the Syrian kingdom, one of the four into which Alexander’s kingdom was divided on his death. P. 272.—“Archon Eponymus,” ar´chon e-pon´y-mus. The first in rank of the nine Athenian Archons, so called because the year was named after him. “Favorinus,” fav´o-ri=´=nus. He is known as a friend of Plutarch and Herodes. Although he wrote much, none of his books have come down to us. “Herodes,” he-ro´des. “Mnesikles,” mnes´i-cles. The architect of the Propylæa. “Ilissus,” i-lis´sus. A small river of Attica. Translations of Greek inscriptions: “This is Athens the former city of Theseus.” “Here stands the city of Adrian, not of Theseus.” P. 273.—“Stymphalus,” stym-pha´lus. A lake of Arcadia. “Patræ,” pa´træ. P. 275.—“Pliny.” (23-75.) Although he held various civil and military positions, and during his whole life was the intimate friend and adviser of Vespasian, he applied himself so incessantly to study that he left one hundred and sixty volumes of notes. Pliny, the younger, says that the lives of those who have devoted themselves to study seem to have been passed in idleness and sleep when compared with the wonderful activity of his uncle. The only work of value come down to us is his “Historia Naturalis.” “Lebadeia,” leb´a-dei=´=a. “Stoa Pœkile.” The painted porch, so-called from the variety of curious pictures which it contained.