HEGESIAS 



Hegesias. Greek philosopher. 

 Belonging to the Cyrenaic school, 

 he flourished in Alexandria about 

 320-280 B.C. Surnamed Peisithan- 

 atos, or recommending death, from 

 his gloomy outlook upon life, he 

 regarded the attainment of posi- 

 tive enjoyment as impossible, and 

 declared that death was preferable. 

 According to him, the prevention 

 of pain and indifference to exter- 

 nalities were the objects the wise 

 man should set before him. His 

 treatise entitled Apokarteron, starv- 

 ing oneself to death, had so great 

 an influence on his followers that 

 some of them put an end to their 

 lives. 



Another Hegesias was a sophist 

 and rhetorician, a native of Mag- 

 nesia at the foot of Mt. Sipylus in 

 Asia Minor. He is considered the 

 originator of the Asianic or florid 

 school of oratory. He is also said 

 to have written a life of Alexander 

 the Great. 



Hegesippus (c. 120-180). Chris- 

 tian writer. He was born in Pales- 

 tine, was probably a Jewish 

 Christian, visited Corinth, and 

 appears to have written his books 

 in Rome. He prepared a list of the 

 Roman bishops, and wrote a work 

 called Hypomnemata (Notes or 

 Memorials), the earliest attempt at 

 a history of the Christian Church, 

 of which fragments are preserved in 

 Eusebius. 



Hegesippus is also the name 

 formerly given to the author of a 

 Latin translation, in five books, of 

 Josephus's History of the Jewish 

 War, somewhat condensed and 

 containing additional matter from 

 other sources. The work probably 

 belongs to the 4th century A.D. 

 Unless there is a confusion between 

 this supposed Hegesippus and the 

 Christian writer, it is probable 

 that the name is simply a corrup- 

 tion of the name Josephus, adopted 

 by the author of the translation 



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Heiberg, JOHANN LUDWIO (1791- 

 1860). Danish poet and author. 

 Born at Copenhagen, Dec. 14, 1791, 

 the son of Peter Andreas Heiberg, a 

 well-known author and dramatist, 

 he early turned to literature. In 

 1813 he produced an adaptation of 

 Don Juan, and a romantic drama, 

 Pottemager Walter. He wrote a 

 great number of poetical dramas, 

 vaudevilles, etc., his masterpiece 

 being Elverho (The Elfin Mount). 

 He died Aug. 25, 1860. 



H.E.I.C.S. Abbrev. for Honour- 

 able East India Company's Service. 

 Heidelberg. Town of Baden, 

 Germany. It stands on the Neckar, 

 12 m. from its junction with the 

 Rhine, and 54 m. from Frankfort. 

 It is an important 

 railway centre and I 

 has manufactures, ' 

 but its main in- | 

 terests are his- 

 torical, while its 

 beautiful situation 

 attracts many 

 visitors and resi- 

 dents. Of the 

 buildings the chief 

 is the ruined 

 castle. This stands 

 on a hill above the 

 town, and was, in 



HEIDELBERG 



portions are the Otto Heinrichsbau 

 of the 16th century, a beautiful 

 piece of work, richly decorated 

 with sculptures, and the Friod- 

 richsbau of the 17th. The Fri< d- 

 richsbau was restored between 

 1897-1903, and houses a museum 

 of antiquities. The great tun of 

 Heidelberg, a vat holding 47,000 

 gallons, is in the cellar.-}. The castle 

 has a number of remarkable 

 features, including the chapel. 

 There are beautiful views from the 

 terrace. 



Heidelberg itself stands on the 

 S. bank of the Neckar, with the 

 suburbs of Neuenheim and Hand- 

 schuchsheim on the N. Two 

 bridges, one having a fine gateway, 



1. me Necuar Bridge, with the 



Heidelberg, uermany. 1. me NecKat Bridge, WHO i 

 town and castle. 2. The Friedriehsbau, portion ol the 

 castle built 1601-7. 3. The castle from the north 



its prime, per- 

 haps the largest 

 in .Germany. It 

 dates from the 

 13th century, and 

 was enlarged by 

 several electors 

 palatine who 

 lived here. The 

 elector Charles 

 Louis restored 

 it after the Thirty 

 Years' War, but 

 i t was much 

 damaged by the 

 French in 1693. 

 In 1764 it was 

 struck by light- 

 ning. The chief 



unite the two. The old buildings 

 are in or around the long High 

 Street. These include the churches 

 of S. Peter and the Holy Ghost. 

 The squares include the market 

 place, the Ludwigsplatz, and Bis- 

 marckplatz. There is a town hall, a 

 public promenade, the Anlage,a hall 

 for concerts, etc., and on the mar- 

 ket place a remarkable old house. 

 Heidelberg University was founded 

 in 1386 by the elector Rupert. The 

 present buildings were begun in 

 1712. The new library is a fine 

 erection and houses a most valu- 

 able collection of books and MSS. 

 The university has hospitals, 

 laboratories, and an observatory. 

 In the 17th century it was a strong- 

 hold of Protestantism. 



Heidelberg has manufactures of 

 cigars, leather, etc. It has a service 

 of electric tramways and there is 

 a cable ra Iway from the corn 

 market to the castle. Near the 

 town are some noted beauty spots, 

 especially the Molkenkur and the 

 Heiligenberg with the ruins of an 

 abbey. Heidelberg became im- 

 portant when in the 12th century 

 the count palatine of the Rhine 

 made it his capital. During the 

 Thirty Years' War it was taken, 

 but was restored to the elector in 

 1648. In 1721 the capital was 

 transferred to Mannheim, and in 

 1802 Heidelberg became part oi 

 Baden. Pop. 56,000. 



