Nicander
historical figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
Nicander the Laconian
spoken of as
1 expressionNicander the Laconian1 mention
Anabasis (Greek)
for while engaged in some intrigue at the court of Seuthes in Thrace he was killed by Nicander the Laconian.
in the texts
De Anima
Author cited for the report on Celtic tomb-vigil customs.
and the Celts, for the same cause, pass the night at the barrows of brave men, as Nicander affirms) — we no more truly suffer the dead in dreams than the living;
Scorpiace
A Greek poet-naturalist referenced as having written about and depicted the scorpion.
Nicander writes of it, and paints it.
Anabasis
Laconian who kills Dexippus during an intrigue in Thrace.
for while engaged in some intrigue at the court of Seuthes in Thrace he was killed by Nicander the Laconian.