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pltnt's fatueal history, [Book V. 
FoREia^f Authors quoted. — King Juba^ Hecatseus^ 
Hellanicus^, Damastes'*, Dicsearclius^, Bseton^, Timosthenes^, 
Philonides ^, Zenagoras^, Astynomus^^, Stapliylus^\ Aris- 
toteles^^, Aristocritus^^, Dionysius^^, Eplioms^^, Eratos- 
thenes^^, Hipparclms^^, Pansetius^^, Serapion^^ of Antioch, 
Callimaclius^^, Agathocles^\ Polybius'^^, Tim§eus^^ tlie 
mathematician, Herodotus^"^, Myrsilns^^, Alexander Poly- 
histor^^, Metrodorus^^, Posidonius^^, who wrote the Peri- 
plus and the Periegesis, Sotades^^, Periander^^, Aristar- 
^ Jiaba II., king of Mauritania. After the defeat of his father at 
Thapsus, he was carried a prisoner to Rome, though quite a child, and 
compelled to grace the conqueror's triumph. Augustus Csesar after- 
wards restored to him his kingdom, and gave him in marriage Cleopatra, 
or Selene, the daugliter of Antony and Cleopatra. To his hterary pur- 
suits he is chiefly indebted for his reputation. His works are continually 
quoted by PHny, who regards his authority with the utmost deference. 
Among his numerous works he seems to have written a History of 
Africa, Assyria, Arabia, and Home ; as also Treatises on the Stage, 
Music, Grrammar, and Painting. 2 Qf Miletus. See end of B. iv. 
3 See end of B. iv. ^ See end of B. iv. * See end of B. ii. 
^ He was employed by Alexander the Grreat in measuring distances in 
his marches. He wrote a work upon this subject, entitled, " Distances 
of the Marches of Alexander." 7 gee end of B. iv. 
s See end of B. iv. ^ See end of B. iv. 
1^ See end of B. iv. See end of B. iv. 
^2 See end of B. ii. gee end of B. iv. 
1'* Of Chalcis. See end of B. iv. See end of B. iv. 
See end of B. ii. See end of B. ii. 
Of Rhodes, the friend of P. Scipio ^mihanus and Lselius. He was 
the head of the Stoic School at Athens, where he died. His principal 
work was a Treatise on Moral Duties, which served as a model for Cicero 
in the composition of his work, " De Officiis." He also wrote a work on 
tlie philosophical sects. 
19 See end of B. ii. 20 gee end of B. iv. 
21 See end of B. iv. 22 gge end of B. iv. 
23 See end of B. ii. 24 gge end of B. ii. 
25 See end of B. iv. 26 gge end of B. iii. 
27 gee end of B. iii. 28 gg^ g^j^j 
29 There are four literary persons mentioned of this name. 1. An 
Athenian comic poet of the middle comedy. 2. A native of Maronsea, 
in Thrace, or else of Crete, who wrote lascivious and abusive verses, and 
was at last put to death by order of Ptolemy Philadelphus. He was the 
inventor of the Sotadean verse, or Ionic a Majore, Tetrameter Brachyca- 
talectic. 3. An Athenian Philosopher, who wrote a book on mysteries. 
4. A Byzantine philosopher, of whom nothing whatever is known. 
30 There were two writers of this name, before the time of PHny. 1. 
