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INDEX OF NAMES, THINGS AND PLACES

[Roman Numerals indicate Books; Arabic, Chapters.]

Abæ: a city of Phocis, having an oracle

of Apollo, IV, 24.

Abaris: a philosopher who was said to
have flown from Scythia to Athens,
riding on a broomstick, VII, 10.
Abdera: a city of Thrace, home of De-
mocritus, VIII, 7.

Abinna: Libyan promontory, V, 1.
Acarnania: now Carnia, VII, 25.
Acesines: river of India tributary of Hy-
daspes (now Chinab), II, 17.

Achæa: V, 18, 26; VI, 35; VII, 10;
pro-consul of, VIII, 23; tombs of
Achæans at Troy, IV, 11; III, 19; IV,
13, 16; VII, 36.

Acharnæ a town of Attica, IV, 21.
Achelous river in Ætolia, VII, 25, 26.
Achilles III, 20; interview with his
ghost, IV, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16; cuts
off his hair, VII, 36; tomb at Troy, IV,
23; beauty, III, 19; his shield, II, 22.
Acrisius King in Argos, father of
Danaë, VIII, 7.

Adonis Hall of Adonis, in imperial pal-
ace at Rome, VII, 32.

Adrastea (Nemesis), I, 25; governs
transmigrations, VIII, 7.

Adriatic sea, IV, 24; V, 11; VIII, 15.

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Eacidæ descendants of Eacus, espe-
cially Achilles, V, 26.

Eacus: judge in Hades, VII, 31.

Egæ: city of Cilicia where Apollonius
was educated, I, 3, 7-13; II, 14; III, 16.
Ægæan sea, I, 24; IV, 6, 24.
Ægina: island, IV, 25.

Egospotami: city in Chersonese, I, 2.
Ælianus: Nero's prætorian prefect, se-

cret friend of A, VII, 16-20, 22, 28, 32,
40; earlier friendship, VII, 18.
Æolis opposite Lesbos, IV, 13, 16;
music, I, 30.

Eolus: god of the winds, III, 14; VII,
14.

Eschines: son of Lysanias, Socratic phi-
losopher, avaricious, I, 35.

Eschylus: improvements in tragedy, VI,
11.

Esculapius: son of Apollo, receives and
transmits his medicines, III, 44; ap-
pears, I, 7-13; initiated at Athens,
IV, 18; sung by Sophocles, III, 17;

temple at Ægæ, I, 17; and at Crete, IV,
34; and Pergamum, ÍV, 1, 18, 34.
Æsop: his merits as fabulist, V, 14; ori-
gin of his talent, V, 15, 16; fable of
lion, VII, 30.

Etna: Mt., V, 14, 16.

Africa: deserts a refuge for philosophers
under Nero, VII, 4.

Agraulus temple at Athens, IV, 21.
Agrigentum: city of Sicily, now Gir-
genti; I, 1; VIII, 7.

Ajax: III, 19; his tomb, IV, 13; painted
by Timomachus, II, 22; elephant named
for him, II, 24.

Alcestis: revived by Hercules, IV, 45.
Alcibiades: VIII. 29.

Alcinous: king of Phæacians, IV, 20.
Alcmæon: matricide, IV, 38; VII, 25.
Alexander: son of Philip, I, 35; captures

Rock of Aornus, II, 10; did not climb
Mt. Nysa, II, 9; nor conquer Indian
Sages, II, 33; fought with Porus, II,
12, 20, 21, 42; fleet at Patala, III, 53;
wished to rebuild Thebes, VII, 2, 3;
Aristander his diviner, VIII, 7; statue
at Taxila, II, 24; historians in error,
II, 9; son of Jupiter Ammon, II, 43.
Alexandria: V, 24-26, 43.

Alous: his sons bind Mars, VII, 26.
Alpheus river of Elis, VIII, 15, 18.

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Amasis: Egyptian king, V, 42.

Amœbeus: actor imitated by Nero, V, 7.
Amphiaraus: son of Oicles and father
of Alcmæon, VII, 25; utters oracles
in visions at Athens, II, 37; IV, 24.
Amphictyons: council at Pylæ in charge
of Thessalians, IV, 23.

Amymone: a daughter of Danaus, I, 25.
Anaxagoras: of Clazomene; watches on
Mt. Mimas, II, 5; spends money on
sheep, I, 13; prophesies, I, 2; VIII, 7.
Anchises loved by Venus, VI, 40.
Andromeda I, 25.
Animals: sacrificed by barbarians, VIII,
7; and by Egyptians, V, 21; their voices
intelligible, I, 20, 38'; III, 9.

Anthesteria: feast of flowers held in
honor of Bacchus at Athens in Febru-
ary and March, IV, 21.

Antigone: tragedy written by Nero, IV,
39.

Antioch city in Syria, I, 16, 17, 18, 31; luxurious, III, 58; riotous, VI, 38. Antiochus: Soter, king of Syria, I, 38. Antisthenes: from Paros, descendant of Priam, Apollonius' disciple, IV, 12, 13, 16.

Antisthenes follower of Socrates, IV, 25. Antium: city of Italy, VIII, 12, 20; favorite resort of Emperor Hadrian, VIII, 20.

Ants: dig gold in Ethiopia and guard it, VI, 1, 2. Anytus: 11, 13. Aornus: rock in India over which birds cannot fly, II, 10.

an accuser of Socrates, VII,

Apes: III, 50; gather pepper for Indians, III, 4.

Aphrodite see Venus.

Apis: Egyptian deity, III, 3. Apollo: his oxen, V, 15; stops Orpheus' oracles, IV, 15; temples at Amyclæ, III, 14; Antioch, I, 16; Delos, VIII, 14; Delphi, II, 43; III, 42; VI, 10, 11, 14, 15; VII, 14; VIII, 7, 22; Grynea, IV, 14; Colophon and Branchidæ, IV, 1; god of eloquence, IV, 38. Apollonius of Tyana: his birth, family,

and youth, I, 4 et seq.; doings at Aspendus, I, 15; at Antioch, I, 16, 17; at Nineveh, I, 19; in Mesopotamia, I, 20; in Media, I, 21-24; at Babylon, I, 25-41; journey over Caucasus, II, 1–5; through India, II, 6-17; visit with Phraotes, II, 18-41; journey to Sages from Taxila, II, 42-III, 9; sojourn with Sages, III, 10-51; return by Persian gulf to Babylon, thence to Ionia, III, 52-58; honored in Ionia, IV, 1; doings at Ephesus, IV, 2-4, 10; at Smyrna, IV, 5-9; goes to Greece, IV, 11; doings on the way, IV, 11-16; at Athens, IV, 17-22; in Thessaly, IV, 23; in temples of Greece on Isthmus, IV, 24; at Corinth, IV, 25, 26; at Olympia, IV, 27-31; at Sparta, IV, 31-33; in Crete, IV, 34; in Italy, IV, 35-38; at Rome, IV, 39-46; goes to Spain, IV, 47; doings at Cadiz, V, 1-10; in Sicily, V, 11-17; in Greece, V, 18-20; at Rhodes, V, 21-23; at Alexandria, V, 24 42; journey to Ethiopia, V, 43; doings in Ethiopia, VI, 2-27; return to Alexan dria, VI, 28; interviews with Titus, VI, 29-34; other travels, and doings in them, VI, 35-43; opposes Domitian, VII, 4-9; being summoned goes to Rome, VII, 10-16; interviews there with Ælianus, VII, 16-20; in prison,

VII, 21-30, 36-42; interview with Domitian, VII, 31-34; trial, VIII, 1-7; acquitted, returns to Greece, VIII, 10-15; doings at Olympia, VIII, 15–18; elsewhere in Greece, VIII, 19-23; in Asia Minor, VIII, 24-28; his death, VIII, 29, 30; his apparition, VIII, 31. Generosity to brother and relatives: I, 13; VIII, 7; never visited Scythia, I, 13; steersman in previous existence, III, 23; what he did then, III, 24; VI, 21; despises wealth, VIII, 7; friend of Scopelianus, I, 23, 24; his disciples, I, 18; IV, 11, 12, 25, 37, 47; V, 21, 43; VIII, 21, 22; mode of life, I, 8; VIII, 7; silent five years, I, 14, 15; his philosophy, VI, 16; follower of Pythagoras, I, 32; IV, 16; VII, 11; VIII, 7; more divine, I, 2; style of discourse, I, 10; predictions, IV, 4, 6, 18, 24, 34, 43; VII, 12, 18, 19, 30, 37; VI, 3, 13; VII, 9, 10, 41; VIII, 23, 26, 31; raises the dead, IV, 45; supernatural knowledge, I, 10, 12, 22, 39; II, 23, 24; IV, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 16, 20, 34; V, 5, 10, 11, 24, 30, 42; VI, 3, 5, 39, 41; VII, 10, 38, 41; VIII, 23, 27; knew languages without learning them, I, 19; understood language of animals, I, 20; IV, 3; V, 42; interpreted dreams, I, 23; IV, 34; instantaneous transit from Smyrna to Ephesus, IV, 10; from Rome to Puteoli, VIII, 10, 12; commands demons, IV, 10, 20, 25; II, 4; VI, 43; turns writings blank, IV, 44; could not be confined against his will, IV, 44; VI, 27; VII, 35, 38; VIII, 5, 13; impressed strangers, I, 21, 28, 31; IV, 1, V, 24; VII, 31, 32; his books on sacrifices, III, 41; IV, 19; on astrology, III, 41; his letters, I, 2, 3, 7, 23, 24, 32; III 51; IV, 5, 22, 26, 27, 46; V, 2, 10, 39, 40, 41; VI, 27, 29, 31, 33; VII, 8, 31, 35, 42; VIII, 20, 27, 28; hymn to memory, I, 14; addresses to the Egyptians, III, 15; last will, I, 3; VII, 35; defense prepared for trial before Domitian, III, 18; VIII, 7, 8; mode of speaking, I, 17; III, 36; VIII, 6; his statues and temple, VIII, 59; I, 5; prayers, IV, 40; I, 11; declared soul immortal, VIII, 31. Conversations: with Elianus at Rome on preparing his defense, VII, 18-20; with an Assyrian youth on care of health, I, 9; with Vardanes on mode of sacrifice, I, 31; on plan of travel, I, 32; on gifts, I, 36, 41; of the eunuch's punishment, I, 37; on mode of strengthening his power, I, 38; on marvels, judging and treasures, I, 39; on travelling, I, 41; with Canus at Rhodes on flute-playing, V, 21; in prison, on riches, VII,

23; on Athene, VII, 24; on his de-
fense, VII, 28; with prefect of Cilicia,
I, 12; with Damis (see Damis), with
Demetrius at Puteoli, that philosopher
should not fear death, VII, 11-14; with
disciples, I, 18; IV, 11, 23, 37; with
Domitian, VII, 32-34; with Euxenus,
on choice of philosophy, I, 7, 8; with
his brother, I, 13; with priest at Athens
concerning initiation, IV, 18; with a
treasure-seeker, VI, 39; with the man
in love with a statue, VI, 40; with
Iarchas concerning the Brahmins, III,
16; on self-knowledge, III, 18; on
Iarchas' previous existence, III, 19-21;
on his own, III, 23, 24; on the youth
who hated philosophy, III, 22; concern-
ing justice, III, 25; concerning the In-
dian king, III, 26, 30; on the number
of the Sages, III, 30; on the elements
and the world, III, 34, 35; on divina-
tion, III, 42; on wonders of India,
III, 45-47; with Phraotes on philoso-
phy, II, 29, 30; on the Greeks, III, 29,
30, 31; with Isagoras on national
assemblies, VIII, 18; with young men
on the Eleans, IV, 29; on commerce,
IV, 32; on riches and learning, V, 22;
on voracity, V, 23; on taste for study,
VI, 36; on Athene, VIII, 16; with
the Spartans on reverence for gods,
heroes, and men, IV, 31; with Menippus
on his bride, IV, 25; with a trader on
hypocrisy, V, 20; with an Arcadian boy
in prison, VII, 42; with Nilus, VI,
15-17; with Philolaus, not to fear
Nero's cruelty, IV, 36; with Phraotes
on his mode of life, II, 25; on the study
of philosophy in India, II, 29, 30; on
Phraotes' history, II, 31, 32; on the
Sages of India, II, 33; on total absti-
nence, II, 35-37; on judging, II, 38, 39;
of the journey from Taxila, II, 40; with
the proconsul of Achaia on the portent,
VIII, 23; with a Babylonian revenue-
officer, I, 20; with a priest on sacrifices,
I, 10, 11; how true sacrifice is offered,
V, 25; with the satrap of Media, I, 21;
with the Babylonian gate-keepers, I, 27;
with the court-clerk, VIII, 2; with a
Syracusan spy in prison, VII, 36; with
Telesinus on philosophy, IV, 20; with
Thespesio on philosophy, VI, 10-12, and
on slander, VI, 13, and on worship of
the gods, VI, 19, and on Spartan insti-
tutions, VI, 20, and on justice, VI, 21;
with Tigellinus concerning his own
knowledge, IV, 44; with Timasion, VI,
3, and concerning the Memphian homi-
cide, VI, 5; with Titus, VI, 30-32; with
a tribune, VII, 21; with Vespasian,
Euphrates, and Dion on the empire, V,

His discourses: at Ephesus on com-
munity of goods, IV, 2; at Smyrna on
concord, IV, 8; concerning his interview
with the ghost of Achilles, IV, 16; at
Athens on correcting the Dionysia, IV,
21; at Olympia on Milo's statue, IV, 28;
on the virtues, IV, 31; that tyrants
should not be feared, IV, 38; on Nero's
shamelessness, V, 7; on Æsop, V, 14,
15; on volcanoes, V, 16, 17; at Alexan-
dria, on rioting, V, 26; on Greek money-
making, VI, 2; on Sardian fables, VI,
37; at Smyrna on Necessity and Fate,
VII, 9; VIII, 7; on consoling the
wretched, VII, 26; at Ephesus on the
death of Domitian, VIII, 26.

Arabs pearl-fishing, III, 57; understand
language of birds and animals, I, 20, 38.
Arcadians: beautiful, VIII, 7; boy al-
leged to have been sacrificed, VII, 11,
20, 32; VIII, 5, 7.

Arcadia: description, VIII, 7; subdued by
Pelops, III, 31.

Archelaus: king of Cappadocia, I, 12.
Archilochus: philosopher, threw away his
shield, II, 7; his saying on patience,
VII, 26.

Archytas: of Tarentum, a Pythagorean,
VI, 31.

Arginusæ islands off the coast of Asia

Minor, where the Athenian fleet de-
feated the Spartans 406 B. C., IV, 32.
Argolis subdued by Pelops, III, 31; cos-
tume, III, 25.

Argos city in Argolis, VI, 30; VIII, 15.
Aricia grove near Rome, IV, 36; V, 46.
Aristander: a Lycian, Alexander's divin-
er, VIII, 7.

Aristides of Athens, son of Lysimachus,
just, VI, 21; banished on that account,
VII, 21.

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Aristippus of Cyrene, philosopher, avari-
cious, I, 35.

Aristogiton: see Harmodius.

Aristotle saying disapproved, V, 36.
Armenia: II, 2; I, 19, 20, 38.
Arsaces a king of Armenia, II, 2.
Art: originates in adornment, VII, 11, 17,
18; all arts practiced for gain, VIII, 7.
Artaphernes: besieged Eretria, I, 25.
Artaxerxes: Mnemon, son of Darius, I,
28.

Artaxerxes: son of Xerxes, I, 29.

Artemisia queen of Caria accompanied
Xerxes, IV, 22.

Asbama: pool near Tyana sacred to

Asclepiada: physicians taught by Esculapius, III, 41; their visits, VI, 35. Aspendus: city of Pamphylia, famine, I, 15.

Asses wild in India, III, 2; in Ethiopia, VI, 24.

Assyrians plant indoor gardens, VII, 32; legends, I, 16.

Astyages: the Mede, VIII, 7.

Athene (Minerva) her ægis, VIII, 7; gives birth to dragon for Athenians, VII, 24; removes mist from Diomedes' eyes, VII, 32; claimed as mother by Domitian, VII, 24; favors Hercules, VIII, 7; born of Zeus, VI, 19; guardian of Athens, III, 14; IV, 22; foreseeing, II, 43; her statues, VI, 19; her temple at Lindus, VIII, 30.

Athens: badly built, II, 23; crowded at season of Mysteries, IV, 17; philosophers sun themselves naked there, IV, 17; VI, 6; burnt by Xerxes, I, 25; Acropolis, III, 13; IV, 17, 22; altars of the unknown gods, VI, 3, 5; gap in pronaos of Parthenon draws in birds, II, 10; palace porch, IV, 20; amphitheatre under citadel, IV, 22; mild climate, V, 6; language, I, 17. Athenians: by popular vote have Eschylus' plays acted again after his death, VI, 11; meet Apollonius, VIII, 15; had degenerated, VI, 21; imitated by Gaditani, V, 4; fight for freedom of Greece, VII, 37; fond of sacrifices, IV, 19; effeminate dancing, IV, 21; flock to amphitheatre, IV, 21; watch gladiator shows there, IV, 22; impose excessive tribute on allies, VI, 20, 22; ruined thereby (id).

Athletes rely on sorcery for success, VII, 39.

Athos: Mt., I, 25; II, 5; IV, 40.

Atlas: Mt., II, 13.

Atridæ V, 26.

Augeas: king of Elis, VIII, 7.

Augustus emperor, V, 7, 21.

Aulis city of Boeotia, III, 6; VIII, 19. Aurora mother of Memnon, VI, 4. Babylon described, I, 23-40; region abounds in wormwood, I, 21. Bacchus repulsed by Indian Sages, II, 32; III, 13; Assyrian, II, 9; Bacchus, son of the river Indus, II, 9; temples at Limnæ, III, 14; at Nysa, II, 2, 7-9; controversies concerning his identity, II, 9; Theban Bacchus, son of Zeus and Semele, II, 9.

Bactra city on Oxus river, now Balka, V, 33.

Barking men in Ethiopia, VI, 1, 2.
Beans: Indian compared with Egyptian,
III, 5.

Bears: care for their young, II, 14; hunted at Babylon, I, 37.

Black sea: II, 2; III, 55.

Bætica district of Spain, V, 6; very fertile, V, 9; its prefect conspires against Nero, V, 10.

Bætis river in Spain near Cadiz, V, 6. Balara: trading station on Persian gulf, III, 56.

Bassus a vicious Corinthian, IV, 26. Biblus: small island in Persian gulf, III, 53.

Blest islands of the, off N. W. coast of Africa, V, 3.

Boeotia: VIII, 15, 19, 23.

Boreas related to the Athenians, IV, 21. Brahmans: see Sages of India.

Buffalos: boagroi, or wild oxen, in text; animals of Ethiopia, VI, 24; of India, III, 50.

Byssus: "fine linen,” of India, made from poplar-like tree, II, 20.

Cabiri: divinities worshipped in Samothrace, II, 43.

Cadiz (Gadeira in text) II, 33; IV, 47;
V, 1 et seq.; celebrates death joyfully,
V, 4.
Caducians: barbarians living between
Nineveh and Babylon, I, 19.

Caius the emperor, "Caligula," V, 32.
Calchas: the Seer of the Iliad, I, 22.
Callicratidas: commander of Athenian
fleet in sea-fight at Arginusæ islands,
IV, 32.

Callisthenes: Olynthian, philosopher, slain
by Alexander, VII, 2, 3.
Calpe: now Gibraltar, V, 1.

Calumniators and their dupes, VI, 13.
Calypso: VII, 10, 41; VIII, 11.
Camels: white, in India, II, 40; racing, II,
6; their nature, I, 41; mode of travel,
II, 1; ridden by Apollonius, II, 8, 17;
III, 10, 50, 51; V, 43; VI, 4.
Canus: a flute-player at Rhodes, V, 21.
Caphareus: cape in Euboea, I, 24.
Capitol at Rome, V, 30; VIII, 7.
Cappadocia: I, 4.

Carians: I, 21; II, 2; fed sheep on figs,
III, 55; doubtful reputation as slaves,
III, 25; queen with Xerxes expedition,
IV, 21.

Carmani: coast tribe of India, III, 55.

Carthage: IV, 32.

Cassander of Macedon, I, 35.
Castalian fountain, VI, 10.

Catana Sicilian city, now Catania, V, 14.
Cataracts of Nile, and mountains caus-
ing them (Catadoupoi in text), II, 18;
III 20; VI 1, 17, 23, 26, 27.
Catarrh or influenza, epidemic at Rome,
IV, 44.

Caucasus mountains, I, 41; II, 2-9, 18;
III, 4, 16, 20.

Celts: V, 2, 3; VII, 4; VIII, 7.

Cenchreæ: harbor of Corinth, IV, 25.
Cephisus river in Boeotia, VI, 10.
Ceres: (Demeter), V, 20.
Charonea: battle, VII, 2, 3.

Chaldæan soothsayers mercenary, VI, 41.
Charybdis: I, 34; V, 11.

Chios island, V, 21; shaken by earth-
quake, IV, 6.

Chrysippus stoic philosopher, his dis-
ciples at Ægæ, I, 7.

Cicada: locusts, called happy by Deme-
trius, VII, 11.

Cicero: villa at Puteoli, VII, 11.

Cilicia I, 8-15; II, 2; VI, 35; wealthy
Cilician, VII, 23.

Cinnamon in India, III, 4; found by
means of goats, (id).

Cissia region in Media, described, I, 24;
inhabited by Eretrians, I, 23.
Citharon: Mt., IV, 22.

Clarus city in Ionia with oracle of Apol-
lo, IV, 14.

Claudius: emperor, V, 27, 29, 32.
Clemens: consular slain by Domitian,
VIII, 25.

Clepsydra: water-clock used at trials,
VIII, 2, 4, 6.

Cloak: Attic (tribon) worn by Apollo-
nius, II, 40; charlatan's disguise, IV,
35; philosophic garb, V, 38; VI, 3; VII,
15.

Clouds their wonderful forms, II, 22.
Clytiada diviners, V, 25.

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Conscience: power of, VII, 14.
Cophen: river in India (now Cabool),
tributary of Indus, II, 6, 8, 9.
Corcyræan youth healed IV, 20.
Corinth: IV, 25, 26; VII, 10; VIII, 7, 15;
gladiator shows, IV, 22.

Cotys: king of Thrace, VII, 2, 3.
Crates cynic philosopher, opposes Al-
exander, VII, 2, 3; throws patrimony
into the sea, I, 13.
Creon: V, 7.

Cresphontes: V, 7.

Crete: IV, 34; Apollonius said to have
died there, VIII, 30; earthquake, IV,
34; nurse of Zeus, IV, 34.

Crisæan: bay south of Phocis, now gulf
of Salona, V, 18.

Crocodiles of Indus and Nile, II, 19;
VI, 1.

Croesus: VI, 37; VIII, 21.
Crotona: IV, 28.

Ctesiphon in Assyria, I, 21.

Cyclops attacked by Ulysses, IV, 36;
VI, 11.

Cycnus slain by Achilles, IV, 11.
Cydnus river at Tarsus, I, 7; VI, 43.
Cydonia city of Crete, IV, 34.
Cyllene mountain in Arcadia, VI, 20.
Cyparissus an Assyrian youth, I, 16.
Cyprus III, 58; VII, 12.

Cyrus son of Darius, I, 28; had Silanus
as diviner, VIII, 7.
Dædalus: VI, 4.

Damis: of Nineveh, companion of Apol-
lonius' travels, I, 19; VII, 13; de-
scribes them, I, 3; VIII, 29; his mem-
oranda entitled "Droppings from the
Manger" (Ekphatnismata), I, 19; his
learning, I, 19; offers himself as com-
panion, I, 19; admitted by the Sages,
III, 34; jokes with them on his pre-
science, III, 42; shows peevishness, IV,
15; assists Apollonius, IV, 37, 38, 46;
V, 13; VI, 3, 5, 43; frightened by cata-
racts VI, 26; sole companion of Apollo-
nius to Rome, VII, 10; conversation on
length of stay in Babylon, I, 22, 40;
on a dream, I, 23; on Damophyle, I,
30; on eunuchs, I, 34; on accepting
money, I, 35; on study of the gods, II,
5; on wine-drinking, II, 7; on horses
and elephants, II, 11, 15; on animals'
love for their young, II, 14; on painting
and imitation, II, 22; on the Isthmian
canal, V, 7; on dying for philosophy,
VII, 11-15; on change of dress, VII,
15; on consoling prisoners; VII, 22; on

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