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cities. A revocation of the edict was procured soon afterwards by Scopelianus of Clazomenae, am- 

 bassador from the Greek cities of Asia. , 



« May " (Martial, and Clint), the Sarmatian war, and departure of Domitian from Kome. _ 

 "94, January" (Martial, and Clint.), after "eight months" absence, return of Domitian to 



Ferula glauca of the West Mediterranean countries. The FERVLAEQVE-TRISTES-SCEP 

 TRA PAEDAGOGORVMof Martial a.— is referred here by Tournefort voy. vi. p. 292: F. glauca 

 was observed by Tournefort in Italy and Southern France; is termed "f. communis" by Gouan 

 (Steud ); is known to grow also in Sicily (Pers.). „,._.. 



Bartsia alpina of the mountains of middle and Western Europe. An herb called in Britain 

 Poly-mountain, in medieval Latin "polium montanum " (Prior), and the " Martiahs polmm"— of 

 Apuleius Barbaras 57, may be compared . B. alpina is known to grow on mountains from Switzerland 

 and mount Baldo to Lapland (Crantz, Engl. bot. pi. 361, fl. Dan. pi. 43, and Pers.). 



"95 A. D." (Iren., Euseb., and Clint), the evangelist John living on the island of Patmos, not 

 far from Ephesus. 



Erodium ciconium of the Mediterranean countries. The name stork 1 s-bill having extended to 

 allied species in Britain (Prior), the neA A P l~ I T I C herb prescribed by Asclepiades the younger — 

 (Gal. comp. med. ix. 2) may be compared: E. ciconium was observed by Forskal, and Sibthorp, 

 from Constantinople to the Peloponnesus ; and by Forskal near Cairo in Egypt. Westward, is 

 described by Boccone mus. ii. pi. 83 ; is termed " g. cicuta; folio acu longissima" by Tournefort inst. 

 268; was observed by Desfontaines in Barbary (Steud.) ; and is known to grow also in Italy, Spain, 

 and Southern France (Cav. iv. pi. 95, and Pers.). " E. gruinum " regarded as perhaps not distinct, 

 is termed " g. latifolium longissima acu" by Tournefort inst. 269, was observed by Sibthorp, and 

 Bory, from Constantinople to the Peloponnesus, by Delile near Alexandria in Egypt, is known to grow 

 also in Crete, Italy, North Africa, and Spain (Cav. iv. pi. 88, and Pers.). 



"The same year" (Sueton., Dio, Euseb., and Clint), by Domitian, T. Flavius Clemens consul 

 for this year compelled to abdicate and put to death ; and his niece Flavia Domitilla exiled for being 

 a Christian. T. Flavius Clemens is regarded as the author of the " First epistle of Clemens Ro- 

 manus," and as the bishop of Rome who succeeded Anegkletus and was succeeded by Euarestus. 

 — In the continuation of the series by Irenaeus (Clint, iv. p. 177), Alexander is named as the fifth 

 bishop of Rome, Xystus as " sixth," and Telesphorus as seventh. 



"96 A. D." (Sueton., Dio, and Clint.), Domitian succeeded by Nerva, twelfth Roman emperor. 

 The hieroglyphic ovals of Nerva have been found only on a small temple at Assuan or Syene. 



"97 A. D." (Philostrat, and Clint.), the rhetor Nicetes of Smyrna sent into Gaul. At Rome, 

 Frontinus (aquaed. 102) appointed "curator aquarum." 



"98, Jan. nth, five hours after midnight " (Blair), occultation of the star Spica Virginis by the 

 moon, observed at Rome by Menelaus. 



"Jan. 25th" (Chron. Pasch , and Clint), Nerva succeeded by Trajan, absent at Agrippina 

 (Cologne), as thirteenth Roman emperor. The hieroglyphic ovals of Trajan occur on temples at 

 Dendera, Ombos, and Philas. 



'■ In the reign of Trajan '' (Sm. b. d.), the Greek physician Archigenes practising in Rome. He 

 is mentioned by Juvenal vi. 236 to xiv. 252. 



Valeriana officinalis of middle Europe. Called in Britain valerian, in France "valeriane" 

 (Nugent), in Germany "baldrian" (Grieb) : the OTTUU-. K A PT1 A CO Y prescribed for curling the hair 

 by Archigenes — (Gal. comp. med. i. 3), inducing sleep and strangulation according to the treatise 

 Pharm. delet. 13, or "karpesiou" of Quintus, and Galen fac. simpl. vii. 14 and antid. i. p. 71, growing 

 on the mountains of Pamphylia and brought from Pontus and in great quantities from Syria, resem- 

 bling " phou " in taste and effects but the odour more pi merful, or the " karpesian " of Paulus Aegineta, 

 may be compared : valerian root is enumerated by Alpinus as employed medicinally in Egypt. West- 

 ward, V. officinalis is described by Brunfels append., and Columna (Spreng.) ; and is known to grow 

 in situations more or less moist throughout middle Europe as far as Denmark (fl. Dan. 570, 

 Pers., and A. Dec). The "fetid roots " according to Lindley bring on " as is well known a kind of 

 intoxication in cats, and in large doses occasioning in man scintillations, agitation, and even 

 convulsions." 



Salicornia Indica of the seashore of Western Hindustan. Called in the environs of Bombay 

 " muchoor " (Graham) ; and the A A A : I N A I K N of Archigenes — (Barton, and Spreng. comm. Diosc. 

 p. 453) may be compared with the barilla or Carbonate of soda effloresced on the soil of Northwestern 

 Hindustan (Royle) as well as procured from the ashes of this and other Salsolaceous plants : S. Indica 

 was received by Willdenow act. berol. ii. pi. 4 from Tranquebar (Pers.) ; was observed by Graham 

 "common on salt marshes" in the environs of Bombay, pickled by the natives, and furnishing 

 " alkali used in the manufacture of soap and glass." 



