1195. Schol. The Пoraμo of Stratis1 were published before the Ecclesiazusæ or the Plutus of Aristophanes I read the last lines here cited, Μη λαβοντες λαμπαδας, Μηδ' αλλο μηδεν εχομενοι Φιλυλλιου· instead of εχομενον. Philyllius is often cited by Athenæus, and hence he appears to have lived contemporary with Stratis. 1 In the Scholiast we read the name uniformly written Στρατις, and in Athenæus Στραττις.—[MATHIAS.] [Published by Mathias in 1814 from a MS. in Gray's hand writing, in the possession of Richard Stonehewer, and never since reprinted. The notes are by Gray.-ED.] BRIEF NOTICES OF SOCRATES AND 3 OF HIS FRIENDS. SOCRATES. ALL which Socrates possessed was not worth three minæ, in which he reckons a house he had in the city.1 Critobulus often prevailed upon him to accompany him to the comedy.2 Xantippe, his wife, the most illtempered of women: he made use of her to exercise his philosophy. He amused himself by dancing when he was fifty years old: his face remarkably ugly, and resembling that of the Sileni or satyrs, with large prominent eyes, a short flat nose turned up, wide nostrils, great mouth, &c. nicknamed & PpоvтITηs. He rarely went out of the walls of Athens; 5 was never out of Attica, but when he served in time of war, and once to the Isthmian games. He was seventy years old, when he died. He left three sons, the eldest a youth, the two youngest children. His intrepid and cheerful behaviour at his trial and death.8 1 Xenophon Economic. 8 Id. Sympos. Compared to a torpedo." 2 Id. Eod. 4 Eod. 5 Plato, Phædrus, p. 230. 8 Plato, Apolog. and Phædo; Xenophon, Memorabil. 9 Plato, Menon. p. 80. Called Prodicus, the sophist, his master.1 Learns, at near fifty years of age, to play on the lyre of Connus, son of Metrobius.2 His mother, Phænarete, married Chæredemus, and had by him a son named Patrocles.3 Seldom used to bathe, and commonly went barefooted.4 He could bear great quantities of wine without being overpowered by it, but did not choose to drink voluntarily.5 2 Id. Euthydem. p. 272. 1 Plato, Menon. p. 96. |